Smithsonian Magazine12h
Why Were These Women Buried With More Than 270,000 Beads?
At a 5,000-year-old tomb in Spain, researchers found what is likely the largest known collection of beads ever discovered at ...
The Viking age is welcoming a new kind of hero: women
New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place ...
Roman London’s first basilica found under an office block – here’s what it reveals about the ancient city
Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered a well-preserved part of the ancient city of London’s first Roman ...
ZME Science18h
How an Ancient Plant Became the World’s First Birth Control and Rome’s Love Potion. Then Went Extinct Because of It
This medicinal plant was so coveted, it was worth its weight in gold. But this ultimately brought its downfall.
Hidden for Half a Century, Ancient Roman Treasures Return to the Spotlight
Inside the super-private Torlonia Collection of ancient marbles, and the strategy to clean them up and bring them back into ...
New Scientist22h
Pompeii’s streets show how the city adapted to Roman rule
Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the ...