Helen Cam (1885-1968), the first woman to be elected to a chair at Harvard, was a formidable English medievalist. Unusually for a legal historian, she had a keen eye for the human dramas not entirely… Read More "What Makes Good Historical Fiction?"
In the land of the Brothers Grimm, I was expecting creepy overgrown forests, quaint medieval towns, and maybe a gingerbread house or two. But, it turns out, the Brothers Grimm tales weren’t from the Black… Read More "My Suggested Black Forest Itinerary"
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Since their initial discovery in 1927, scientists have identified 430 figurative Nazca geoglyphs across over 130 miles of desert. These geoglyphs are smaller and older than the Nazca lines. Geoglyphs… Read More "AI Discovers Hundreds Of Unusual Nazca Geoglyphs In The Desert"
How Old is Beer?
By Daniel Strain/University of Colorado Boulder Oktoberfest, the German beer festival, kicked off this week in Munich. To mark the occasion, Travis Rupp, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Classics, tackles the question: “How old… Read More "How Old is Beer?"
I’ve never been one of those travelers who goes crazy for gear. I like to pack light and keep things simple. That means no fancy drones, hefty DSLR cameras, bulky headphones, GoPros, or chunky hiking… Read More "Are These The Best Travel Clothes? My Review of Unbound Merino"
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
On 27 October 1924 the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic came into being as part of the Soviet Union, four years after a group of Muslim modernisers had formed an unholy alliance with a cohort of… Read More "Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road"
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Over the years, numerous intriguing and valuable Viking Age artifacts have been discovered worldwide. Some of these finds are well-known and displayed in museums for public admiration, while others remain… Read More "Unusual Viking Secret Hidden Underground In California Reminds Of A Similar Discovery In Colorado"
Mammoths became extinct on mainland Alaska just under 12,000 years ago. Or at least that’s the current consensus. This timeline supports the argument that the arrival of humans at the end of the last Ice… Read More "Alaskan University Offers the Curious a Chance to Adopt a Mammoth"
Quebec City is beautiful. While it’s regularly overlooked in favor of bigger destinations like Toronto and Montreal, this is where European explorers first arrived in the 16th and 17th centuries. A cultural hub in the… Read More "The 5 Best Hotels in Quebec City (Updated 2024)"