The mystery of Tutankhamun’s meteoric iron dagger
In 1922, Egyptian excavators led by Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun, an Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the 18th Dynasty.
Legio V Macedonica – The Last Roman Legion
Throughout the history of the Roman Empire, countless legions were raised and disbanded, but one legion endured the entirety, remaining in service to the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, and marching on into the Middle Ages - The Legio V Macedonica.
The Viking Berserker
In Old Norse sources, Viking berserkers were warriors who fought in a trance-like fury, that later gave rise to the English word, “berserk”.
Rediscovering Gloucester’s lost castle
Gloucester Castle was a Norman-era royal castle, likely constructed by the Anglo-Norman, Roger de Pitres, the post-Norman Conquest Sheriff of Gloucestershire during the reign of William the Conqueror.
The Lost Pyramid of Athribis
Athribis (Tell Atrib), was an ancient city in Lower Egypt, just northeast of Benha on the hill of Kom Sidi Yusuf.
The Vikings in Africa
Throughout the Middle Ages, a movement led by Norse explorers, traders and warriors from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), led to the exploration of distant lands in pursuit of wealth and colonisation.
The Halifax Explosion
Halifax Nova Scotia, on Canada’s Atlantic coast, was a bustling harbour city during the Great War.
New study helps reconstruct lost chapel at Westminster Abbey
A new study, published in the Journal of the British Archaeological Association, reveals the story of how England’s ‘White Queen’, Elizabeth Woodville, once worshipped at the Chapel of St Erasmus.
Dedicated archaeology community launches on Mastodon
Whilst Twitter appears to be going extinct with all the turmoil and public drama, a new haven for archaeology has been launched on the social network, Mastodon.
The dancing plague of 1518
The city of Strasbourg in Alsace (now France) was the site of one of the strangest ‘plagues’ in human history.
Researchers discover lost fragments of the Hipparchus Star Catalogue
Researchers from the CNRS, Sorbonne Université and Tyndale House (affiliated with the University of Cambridge) have discovered fragments of the Hipparchus Star Catalogue, composed by the Greek astronomer Hipparchus during the 2nd century BC.
The women of California’s food canning industry
For women living in California in the early 1930s, the food canning industry was far from a pleasant and fulfilling working environment. Racism, harassment, segregation, and other hardships were part of their daily lives.
Mary and Elizabeth I: Sisters at Odds
The surviving children of the heir-obsessed king Henry VIII were not only girls, but were both declared illegitimate.
Liu Bang – The peasant that become an Emperor
Emperor Gaozu of Han, born Liu Bang, was the founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, reigning in 202–195 BC.
Codex Gigas – “The Devils Bible”
The Codex Gigas is a medieval illuminated manuscript, created in the Benedictine monastery of Podlažice in Bohemia, now a region in the modern-day Czech Republic.
