- February 4, 2026
LIDAR Detects Traces Of 630,000 Ancient Charcoal Kilns In Poland
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have identified approximately 630,000 ancient charcoal kilns in Poland, highlighting the significant role these structures played in pre-industrial societies.
Unusual Ancient Roman Miniature Spear Puzzles Archaeologists – A Unique Find In Britain
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists and historians are investigating the purpose of unusual ancient Roman miniature weapons. While some of these items appear to
Troublesome Momus: Deity Of Irony, Ridicule, Sarcasm And Harmful Jokes In Greek And Roman Mythology
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Criticism, progress, and laughter are necessary, but their limits must exist. The manner in which the offense is replicated for
Kaupang – Flourishing Viking Trade Hub And Transit Port For North Sea Trade
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The settlement traces found at Kaupang in southern Norway represent the remains of one of the many seasonal market sites
Healing, Purification and Holiness: How Ancient Cultures Used Olive Oil
Getting your audio player ready… Tamara Lewit/The Conversation Today, olive oil is often hailed as helping to protect against disease, but beliefs in its medicinal or
Strange Appetites: Pica in Early Modern Pregnancy
In 1650 the physician Thomas Willis was called to the Falkam household in Oxfordshire on an urgent call. Mrs Falkam, a ‘woman of good family,
Did Sauropods Walk or Waddle?
Four feet long and made of plaster, a lifelike model of Diplodocus carnegii lurks atop one of the cabinets in the Sedgwick Museum of Earth
Indonesia’s Heroic History | History Today
When Indonesia’s former president Suharto died aged 86 in 2008, the nation began a week of mourning and conflicted reflection. It was, wrote the Jakarta
‘The Queenship of Mathilda of Flanders’ by Laura L. Gathagan review
In 2019 I travelled to Caen in Normandy to visit the Abbey of Holy Trinity and accidentally attended a baptism. The church was built by
The Ambassador, the Spy, and the Chocolatier
The prominence of the Dutch in global trade, combined with the industry of their press, made the 18th-century Dutch Republic an unrivalled news hub. Ambassadors
