Medieval leper hospital burials found in Lübeck

William M. Mitchell (circa 1826 to circa 1879) was a free-born Black overseer in North Carolina who, after 12 years managing slaves on a plantation, experienced a religious awakening, condemned slaver

Lear Green (circa 1839-1860) was an enslaved African American woman in Baltimore, Maryland, who had herself shipped in a chest to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to escape slavery. Her story is frequently

The German-Soviet War, known in the USSR and today's Russia as the Great Patriotic War or, in Western Europe, as the Eastern Front of the Second World War (1939-45), began in June 1941 with Operation

Chloe Ahmanns Futures After Progress offers a delightful journey into South Baltimores environment and ecology. South Baltimore, due to frequent factory fires, chemical explosions, and aerial pollutan

The Underground Railroad was a decentralized network of White abolitionists, free Blacks, former slaves, Mexicans, Native Americans, and others opposing slavery in the United States who established se

The Battle of Smolensk in August to September 1943 was the second time the Soviet Union and the Third Reich fought over the city on the Dnieper during the Second World War (1939-45). By the summer of

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was one of the most influential dramatists of Elizabethan theatre. Though he is best known for his plays, his poems were very popular in the

The Battle of Kursk (Jul-Aug 1943), which involved nearly 6,000 tanks, was the largest tank battle in history and ended in a decisive victory for the Red Army in WWII (1939-45). Two Axis armies had at

On 5 May 1593, a series of anti-Protestant bills were posted throughout the city of London. One of the bills was written in iambic pentameter and included several references to the works of celebrated

ACHILL ISLAND, IRELAND—When a severe storm recently struck Achill Island in Ireland’s County Mayo, the […] The post Downed Trees Reveal Ancient Irish Monument appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Achill Island, Bronze Age, Cloghmore, cloughmore, County Mayo, Ireland, standing stones

AEGERTEN, SWITZERLAND—Swiss archaeologists gained new insight into Roman engineering and provincial infrastructure when the remains […] The post 2,000-Year-Old Roman Bridge Posts Reemerge from Riverbed appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Aegerten, Bern, Helvetii, Jura, Roman bridge, Switzerland, Thielle, wooden posts

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA—Mummification was practiced by various cultures across the world at different times, perhaps most […] The post World's Oldest Evidence of Mummification Found appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, China, Chinchorro, earliest mummification, hunter gatherer, Indonesia, Mummification, smoke-drying, Vietnam

The alliance system in Europe was one of the causes of the First World War (1914-18), although it did not make war inevitable. In the first decade of the 20th century, the Triple Entente powers of Great Britain, France, and Russia stood against the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy (which remained neutral when war broke out but then joined the Entente powers in 1915). The terms...

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An inscription carved on a rock face high on the Tibetan Plateau records a previously unknown expedition sent by Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259–210 B.C.), the first emperor of unified China and owner of the iconic Terracotta Army that guards his tomb, seeking the elixir of life. Ancient records state that the emperor sent an … Read the full post →"China’s first emperor sought elixir of life in Tibet"

ISLAY, SCOTLAND—BBC News reports that a forgotten medieval castle and royal stronghold were identified at […] The post Forgotten Medieval Castle Discovered on Scottish Isle appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, castle, Finlaggan, Hebrides, Islay, Lords of the Isles, MacDonalds, medieval, Scotland, tower

FERRYLAND, CANADA—CBC reports that an exceptionally rare set of Native American wampum beads were discovered […] The post Rare Wampum Beads Found at Canada's Colony of Avalon appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, colonial America, colony of avalon, ferryland, Lord Baltimore, Native American, Newfoundland, quahog, shell beads, wampum

WADI AL-NASB, EGYPT—An Egyptian archaeological mission working at the Wadi Al-Nasb site in the southern […] The post Dig Uncovers Major Egyptian Mining Site on Sinai Peninsula appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, copper, Egypt, mining, New Kingdom, Sinai Peninsula, smelting, Wadi al-Nasb