Colombian Emeralds Identified in Panama Burials
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA—Phys.org reports that X-ray fluorescence, infrared spectroscopy, and photoluminescence have been used to confirm that five green...
Reservoirs Found in Historic Red Sea Port City
Features July/August 2022 The story of the highly skilled workers who helped build Egypt’s Great Pyramid is emerging from a papyrus cache unearthed...
250,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Teeth Analyzed
BURGOS, SPAIN—According to a statement released by the Spanish National Research Center for Human Evolution (CENIEH), an international team of...
Who was the real Kay Summersby of Pressure?
It’s early June 1944. While arguments rage in the genteel and picturesque surroundings of Southwick House, Allied headquarters in Hampshire, Dwight...
Is Pressure a true story? Here’s the real history behind the D-Day drama
Anthony Maras’ Second World War movie Pressure – adapted for the screen from David Haig’s hit play – takes us into the heart of a military storm. We...
Who was the real Dwight D Eisenhower of Pressure?
During planning for D-Day at the Allied headquarters in Southwick House, Hampshire, the final decision on when Operation Overlord would commence...
Who was the real James Stagg of Pressure?
Ordered to report to the Allied headquarters at Southwick House in Hampshire, James Stagg leaves behind a scene of domesticity, his wife heavily...
Who was the real Irving P Krick of Pressure?
The embodiment of “oversexed, overpaid and over here”, American meteorologist Irving P Krick – certainly as portrayed in D-Day drama Pressure –...
Jewelry Hoard Unearthed in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA—A collection of more than 100 gold, silver, and gemstone jewelry pieces stored in a ceramic jar was discovered in Diriyah, a...
Who was the greatest monarch in history? 9 experts have their say
Henri IV of FranceExemplar of empathy and toleranceIn the 16th century, France was beset by the cruel Wars of Religion – an intractable conflict...
Meet the forgotten medieval muslims who transformed European culture
When you think about the religious history of medieval Europe, you might think about the Christian crusades. Or the Viking conversion to...
The man who saved D-Day: the real history behind Pressure
New film Pressure, starring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser and Kerry Condon, is set to arrive in US cinemas on 29 May 2026 and is released in the UK...
History crossword: 22 May
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Gullible Georgians: hoaxes in the Enlightenment period
Gullible Georgians: hoaxes in the Enlightenment period The 18th century was an age of industrialisation, scientific exploration and ‘progress’, but...
Massachusetts Museum Will Return Objects to Hawaii
VINEYARD HAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS—The Vineyard Gazette reports that objects held at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum will be returned to Hui Iwi Kuamo’o, a...
Burials Excavated at Former Mississippi Asylum
Digs & Discoveries March/April 2019 Read Article (Courtesy Andrew Peachey/ArchSol) Digs & Discoveries November/December 2018 Read Article (Courtesy...
Monumental Tomb Uncovered in Southern Turkey
ANTALYA, TURKEY—According to a Hürriyet Daily News report, a third monumental tomb dated to the Roman period has been found in the ancient Lycian...
Scientists Evaluate Sámi Burial in Finland
KUUSAMO, FINLAND—According to a statement released by the University of Turku, researchers from the University of Turku, including Sanni Peltola and...
World of Warships Announces 6th Annual ‘Longest Night of Museums’ Live Stream
Wargaming and World of Warships are once again mixing gaming with real-world history through the return of the annual Longest Night of Museums live...
Major Donation Drives The Tank Museum’s King Tiger Fundraising Appeal Close to Halfway Point
A private £100,000 donation from William Bannister has propelled The Tank Museum‘s King Tiger V2 restoration fundraiser to reach nearly half of its...
“We were like fishes out of water": inside the first non‑stop hot-air balloon flight around the world
Growing up, Bertrand Piccard loved to hear stories of adventure and exploration. Nothing too unusual there, except Piccard got to hear these tales...
Animal, Vegetable, Lamb: The Zoophyte from Tartary
Skepticism emerged quickly. The Italian polymath Gerolamo Cardano filed numerous objections in his 1557 De Rerum Natura, such as: how can this...
"The ancient past is utterly weird": Mary Beard on 50 years of studying the Romans
Charlotte Vosper: You’ve written more than 20 books on ancient history, mostly focusing on Rome and Greece. What’s different about your new...
Statue Bases Uncovered in Sanctuary of Apollo on Cyprus
Features January/February 2024 Some 3,500 years ago, prosperous merchants on Cyprus controlled the world’s most valuable commodity Read Article...
Coin Hoard Discovered in Norway
RENA, NORWAY—Science in Norway reports that archaeologists have now recovered 4,772 silver coins from the Mørstad field in southern Norway. Metal...
Frederick Douglass changed America forever. Here's how
Every 4 July since 1897, The New York Times publishes the Declaration of Independence in full. This year will be the 250th anniversary of when 13...
The Tank Museum Releases New ‘Guide To’ Book About the Leopard 1
The Tank Museum has announced the latest book in its Guide To series, The Tank Museum Guide to Leopard 1, and purchasers have a chance to get their...
Spies, radicals and deportees: one hotel in wartime Paris
The Hotel Lutetia in central Paris lived several lives in the tortured times of the 1930s and 1940s. Before the war, it was the hub of dissenting...
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