Thousands of similar tunnel systems have been discovered across Europe and despite this, their purpose has been subject to ...

A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.

Roman dodecahedrons have been found across Europe, yet no ancient text explains what they were used for. Over the years, ...

Discover more about Nico Robin from One Piece, including how old she is, her backstory, Devil Fruit powers, and more right here.

Ever since medieval Christians smooshed their mouths together during worship, the kiss has remained a hot topic.

The ancient Southeast Asian practice of tooth blackening was once thought to have emerged ...

Central Germany is among the regions where, as early as the mid-6th millennium BC, farmers displaced the Mesolithic hunter–gatherers from the fertile loess soils. Soon after this migration, however, ...

India is mounting its most comprehensive presence at the Berlinale in recent years, with six films screening across the ...

Medieval Christians in Denmark showed off their wealth in death by buying prestigious graves: the closer to the church, the ...

Likely related to clashes between the kingdoms of Mercia and East Anglia, the site included the remains of a 6-foot-5 man who had undergone brain surgery ...

Long before agriculture, humans were transforming Europe’s wild landscapes. Advanced simulations show that hunting and fire use by Neanderthals and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers reshaped forests and ...

The research, published in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, analyzed 939 adult skeletons from five medieval cemeteries in Denmark, dating from approximately 1050 to 1536 AD. The findings ...