Tag: ancient
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.
New insights revealed during underwater excavation of Maya salt mines
Archaeologists conducting underwater excavations of Ta’ab Nuk Na (600-800 AD), the largest of 110 submerged Maya sites in Paynes Creek, Belize, have revealed that the salt workers worked from home.
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.
Prehistoric people used crystals to mark burial sites
Early Neolithic people used rock crystals to mark burial sites, according to new study.
Archaeologists uncover pearls and decorated beads in Norse settlement
Archaeologists from Antikva have uncovered pearls and decorated beads in a Norse settlement on the northern side of Seyðisfjörður, Iceland.