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.
Mother Shipton’s Cave
Mother Shipton’s Cave is a small cave in North Yorkshire, England, associated with the legendary soothsayer and prophetess, Mother Shipton.
The ritual drug habits of the Maya
The Maya and indigenous peoples of Mexico and Central America had access to hallucinogenic substances called entheogens, a form of psychedelics which were used to provoke an altered state of consciousness during spiritual rituals and ceremonies.
Antillia – The phantom island
Antillia, also known as the “Isle of Seven Cities”, is a phantom island in the Antillia Group, reputed to be in the Atlantic Ocean west of Portugal and Spain.
Cibola – The legend of the “Seven Cities of Gold”
The Seven Cities of Gold, also known as the Seven Cities of Cibola, is a legend about a fabled province called Cibola, which held vast cities made entirely from gold.
The origins of dragon mythology
Dragons have appeared independently in the art, mythology and folklore of many cultures and civilisations throughout history.
Sustainability of the Nile since the construction of the Aswan Dam
For thousands of years, the people of North Eastern Africa have relied on the Nile River as their primary source of life sustaining water.
The Native American mound builders
Native American cultures in the region of the Great Lakes, the Ohio River Valley, and the Mississippi River valley, constructed large characteristic mound earthworks over a period of more than 5,000 years in the United States.
Secret to ancient Chinese chemistry formulae deciphered
Researchers have identified the ingredients in formulae for metal from the oldest known technical encyclopaedia, the Kaogong ji.
The role of the Mbuti pygmy woman
The Mbuti Pygmies are nomadic hunters and gatherers that reside in the Ituri rain forest in north-eastern Congo.
The magic sphere of Helios-Apollo
The magic sphere of Helios-Apollo is a marble sphere discovered in 1866 on a hill outside the Temple of Dionysus in Athens, Greece.
The evolution of stone tools
Archaeologists classify stone tools into groups called “Industries”, or Grahame Clark’s “Modes”, with the latter having the general time frame of Pre-Mode 1 to Mode 5.
