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In Ancient Troy in 2,500 BC Everyone Drank Wine, and a Lot of it |
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For the first time ever, a team of researchers has found chemical evidence that wine was actually drunk in Troy, verifying a conjecture of Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the legendary fortress city in the 19th century. In addition, the researchers from the Universities of Tübingen, Bonn and Jena found that both members of the Trojan elite and the common people also drank wine, which is contrary to the pattern of exclusively elite consumption found elsewhere in the ancient world. |
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3,000-Year-Old Bronze Daggers Used in Ancient Rituals Unearthed in Germany |
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Two remarkably well-preserved daggers from the Bronze Age have been uncovered in a field in the municipality of Kutenholz in the Stade District, located in Lower Saxony, Germany. These artifacts, estimated to be over 3,000 years old, are among the earliest Bronze Age finds in the region. |
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Tracing back the ancient origins of April Fools’ Day |
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On 1 st April every year, people around the world celebrate April Fools’ Day, sometimes called All Fools’ Day, a day when merriment and joviality is supposed to reign and pranks, practical jokes, and hoaxes are socially sanctioned. ?The tradition of April Fools’ Day has been observed for at least five centuries, but evidence suggests it traces back nearly two millennia or more |
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Scientists Say They’ve Found Vast Hidden City Under Egyptian Pyramids |
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In an announcement that has generated a storm of controversy, a team of Italian and Scottish researchers claims to have made a significant discovery beneath the Pyramids of Giza. |
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Legendary Roman Canal, Built by Julius Caesar’s Uncle, Finally Found in France |
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French researchers are investigating what they believe could be the pathway of long-lost Roman canal constructed over 2,000 years ago. This waterway, known as the Marius Canal, was an engineering feat designed to support military operations during the Cimbrian War, a fierce struggle against the Celts for supremacy in lands the Roman Republic was eager to conquer. |
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The Ancient Pagan Origins of Easter |
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Easter is a festival and holiday celebrated by millions of people around the world who honor the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred three days after his crucifixion at Calvary. It is also the day that children excitedly wait for the Easter bunny to arrive and deliver their treats of chocolate eggs. |
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The Strange Merman of Banff: Legendary Lake Monster or Just a Trading Post Treasure? |
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As a researcher of unusual historical phenomena, I investigate strange stories, but I had no intention of doing so in Alberta, Canada.?Nevertheless, I came across something that was truly odd in the small vacation town of Banff. |
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