7,500-year-old Neolithic stone seal discovered at Tadım Höyük in Elazig, Turkey reveals advanced social organization, property ownership, and trade systems predating known civilizations.

von Däniken, author of Chariots of the Gods and pioneer of ancient astronaut theory, dies at 90. His controversial claims about alien visitors shaped popular culture despite mainstream rejection.

Large amounts of animal bones have been found in Viking Age ship graves. For example, there were eight large sighthounds (Old Norse: mjór) buried on both sides outside the ship In the Gokstad burial mound (c. 900 AD). A small lapdog was also buried inside the longship.

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Our knowledge about the people who lived in Roman Britain has undergone a sea change over the past decade. New research has rubbished our perception of it as a region inhabited solely by white Europeans. Roman Britain was actually a highly multicultural society which included newcomers and locals with black African ancestry and dual heritage, as well as people from the Middle East.

Mayapan is a Maya site located in the modern Mexican state of Yucatan, about 55 km (34 miles) to the southeast of Merida, the state’s capital.

The words of the 16th-century Bishop of Geneva, Saint Francis de Sales, are truer today than ever before: “Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed“.

1,850-year-old Roman thermal complex discovered at Myra, Turkey reveals unique healing center built over active mineral springs, challenging understanding of Roman bath architecture.

Gotz von Berlichingen was a German mercenary knight who lived during the 16th century.

Over 800 Roman whetstones discovered at Sunderland's Offerton site reveal a major industrial hub near Hadrian's Wall, the largest find of its kind in northern Europe