History

Archaeologists working on Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia, have discovered something extraordinary. They found two ancient and lethal items around seven thousand years old. These items are tiger shark teeth which were used as blades. The new discovery has been...

Greek soldiers gained fame around the world in modern times for their incredible courage and fierce resistance against the Italian and German invasions in 1940 and 1941 and also during the brutal years under Axis occupation. Historical figures have long...

Engineers on the Isle of Wight, who are working on limiting shore erosion by the forces of the sea, have uncovered an incredible piece of history. Dinosaur footprints from 125 million years ago were unearthed on Yaverland Beach while, during...

In a recent discovery near the Great Wall of China in Beijing, a collection of ancient stone grenades dating back 400 years has been unearthed. These grenades carry messages instructing guards to be vigilant against potential threats. The new finding...

A recent CNRS study has determined who the very first modern humans to reside in Europe must have been around thirty-eight to forty thousand years ago. Within this time frame, new humans slowly replaced older human groups that had...

It was October 26, 1912 when freedom bells rang in Thessaloniki, as the Greek army liberated the city from Ottoman rule. The city was freed only twenty days after the declaration of the First Balkan War. At the start of...

Saint Demetrios (or Dimitrios) of Thessaloniki is one of the most popular Christian saints not only in Greece but across the Orthodox Christian world, with millions of people bearing his name, in all of its many beautiful variations. Saint Demetrios...

Max Planck Institute researchers replicated the fragrance of an Ancient Egyptian noblewoman's mummy from around 1450 BC. The revelation offers a rare glimpse into the long-lost practices of Ancient Egypt, where mummification held a significant place in rituals concerning...

A recent study suggests the reason modern Europeans possess less Neanderthal DNA as compared to today's East Asians could be linked to the migration of Ancient Middle Eastern farmers. People with roots outside of Africa typically have around two percent...

The Battle of Navarino, one of the most important battles in Greece’s War of Independence, took place on October 20, 1827. It was on this date that a coalition of united European powers defeated the Ottoman-Turkish naval forces in the...