44 Vintage Photos From The 1950s That Are Even More Striking In Color
From malt shops and jukeboxes to the early civil rights movement and the atomic age, take a trip back in time with these colorized photos from the 1950s. The post 44 Vintage Photos From The 1950s That...
View ArticleArchaeologists Uncover The Oldest Vanilla Pod Ever Found In Europe In A...
Dated to between 1513 and 1666, this vanilla pod unearthed at Vladislav Hall is rewriting historians' understanding of when vanilla first arrived in Europe. The post Archaeologists Uncover The Oldest...
View Article2,000-Year-Old Roman Gladiator Arena Uncovered In Turkey
"[The] triumphal arc, which was built in the 3rd century in memory of the Roman Empire's victory against the Persians, looks magnificent." The post 2,000-Year-Old Roman Gladiator Arena Uncovered In...
View ArticleLife-Size Statues Found Carved Into The Wall Of A Necropolis Just Beneath The...
Archaeologists excavating Pompeii's Porta Sarno necropolis uncovered a relief featuring a pair of statues, a woman and a man standing side by side who were believed to be a couple. The post Life-Size...
View ArticleMeet Roland The Farter, The ‘Indecent’ Royal Flatulist Who Performed For King...
King Henry II was so delighted by the simultaneous jump, whistle, and fart that Roland performed that he awarded his court jester a manor house and 30 acres of land. The post Meet Roland The Farter,...
View ArticleA Volcanic Eruption In Indonesia Led To Napoleon’s Defeat At Waterloo,...
Two months before Napoleon's historic defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia caused heavy rains in Europe that may have ended his rule. The post A Volcanic Eruption In...
View ArticleMedieval Manuscript Featuring Legends Of Merlin And King Arthur Found...
A medieval manuscript containing sequels to the legend of King Arthur was repurposed for bookbinding material in the 16th century and forgotten — until it was rediscovered in the library at the...
View Article‘A Catastrophic Event’: A Mass Grave Of Ancient Roman Legionaries Was Just...
The Roman warriors were apparently killed during a fierce battle in the first century C.E., probably with Germanic tribes. The post ‘A Catastrophic Event’: A Mass Grave Of Ancient Roman Legionaries Was...
View ArticleSkeleton Of Man Crushed By A Boulder While Trying To Flee Vesuvius Eruption...
The victim, who was crushed by an enormous stone while trying to escape, is the latest in a series of discoveries at a previously unexcavated Pompeii site. The post Skeleton Of Man Crushed By A Boulder...
View ArticleArchaeologists Discover Evidence Of A Roman Settlement In Northern Germany —...
The site, located in Delbrück-Bentfeld, boasts at least three distinct Roman farmsteads and ancient artifacts like coins, knives, and pottery shards. The post Archaeologists Discover Evidence Of A...
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