Category: Archeology
Take-out restaurants existed in ancient Rome and were called “thermopolia”
Lucy’s baby: The world’s oldest known child, and one who climbed trees
War in the Bronze Age: A study of the oldest battlefield in Europe suggests 2,000 fighters
The crater that is growing in Siberia is a “climate time bomb”
The Lady of Elche, a strange and striking ancient sculpture discovered in Spain in 1897, bears resemblance to Princess Leia
The history of the gymnasium: from a school for naked exercise to wellness empire
The Rai Stones are huge stone wheels used as currency on the island of Yap
Astounding discovery: There was life on Earth some 3.5 billion years ago in oxygen-devoid environment
When Julius Caesar brought the first giraffe to Europe, the perplexed Romans called it a “cameleopard”
The city of Persepolis underscored the immense power of ancient Persia
