- September 15, 2024
13th-Century Anti-Vampire CHILD Burial in Poland
Archaeologists in Chełm, Poland, have uncovered two children’s skeletal remains, one of which exhibits signs of an anti-vampire burial, dating back to the 13th century.
Aliens and the Enlightenment | History Today
For millennia everybody knew that human beings enjoy a privileged, unique position at the centre of the universe. That self-confidence began to crack after Nicolaus
Urartian Bronze Artifacts Dedicated to God Haldi Unearthed
Three bronze shields and a ceremonial bronze helmet, dedicated to Haldi, the chief god of the Urartians, were recently discovered during excavations at the historical
‘Mustached’ Burial Mounds Discovered in Kazakhstan
Archaeologists have uncovered ten ancient burial mounds, known as kurgans, in Kazakhstan’s Ulytau region, with some displaying distinctive “mustaches.” These kurgans, which likely date back
Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
Some 2,000 war and merchant ships were sunk in the waters of Southeast Asia during the Second World War, constituting around ten per cent of
How the South Became Republican
On the evening of 1 August 1952 General Dwight D.Eisenhower, the newly nominated Republican presidential nominee, met with his advisers at the Brown Palace Hotel
An Ottoman Winter in Toulon
The Franco-Ottoman alliance, formed in the 1530s between the king of France, François I, and the Turkish ruler of the Ottoman Empire, Kanuni Sultan Süleiman
Justinianic Plague – The First Pandemic? (Video)
The Justinianic Plague, which began in 541 AD, marks the onset of the first historically recorded pandemic. Originating in the Byzantine Empire under Emperor Justinian
X-Ray Dating Creates More Excitement About the Shroud of Turin
The mystery of the Shroud of Turin continues; a piece of cloth that’s got scientists, historians, and believers scratching their heads for centuries. Recently, a
12th-Century Christian Figure Depiction Uncovered
During a routine construction project in the small village in Germany’s Klotzow, in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, a 12th-century boulder with a carved depiction of a
