Tag: Archeology and human history
Roman cemetery discovered near Eichenkofen – Erding
Anyone who digs into the past in the district of Erding must be careful. Archaeological finds are often only a few centimeters underground – and excavation teams often find what…
Venus von Willendorf came from Lake Garda – knowledge
The 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf was probably made from northern Italian rock. According to a German-Austrian research team, this material or the figure itself was brought across the Alps to…
Charles Dickens’ “Handwriting of the Devil” deciphered – Knowledge
“Even a heavy door only needs a small key,” Charles Dickens once said. For every problem in life, big or small, there is a solution. More than 150 years after…
Exhibition in London’s British Museum on the mystery of Stonehenge – culture
A limestone cylinder decorated all around with spiral and chevron designs, triangles and rhombuses. Massive and enigmatic, it stands behind glass, just a few centimeters from the viewer. The closeness…
Etruscans: New DNA study decodes origin of civilized people – Knowledge
from Carina Seeburg The Etruscans did not simply reveal their secret, which had been guarded for thousands of years. In order to get to the genes of the people, which…
Cave in France: Did Homo Sapiens come to Europe 10,000 years earlier? – Knowledge
According to a study, modern humans lived in Europe around 54,000 years ago – around 10,000 years earlier than previously thought. At least that’s the conclusion drawn by an international…
New museum network “Antiquity in Bavaria” introduces itself – Munich
The new museum network “Antique in Bavaria” presents its first special exhibition on Romans, Celts, Greeks and Etruscans. Since Thursday, the cultural institutions in the Free State have been allowed…
World Heritage in Syria: Destroyed, liberated, exploited
Palmyra’s archway and temple were blown up by IS in 2015. Now Russian experts are celebrating the start of reconstruction with a harp concert. The right sign at the right…
Archaeology: The Myth of the Vikings and their Helms
Archaeologists have found that horned headdresses do not date back to Viking times and were never intended for combat. However, the main finding of the study is much more far-reaching.…
200 years of Heinrich Schliemann: Frank Vorpahl’s new biography – culture
A life and striving as if it were invented by the Saxon fantasy Karl May, that is how it appears this Heinrich Schliemann from Ankershagen in Mecklenburg, who made it…