Spain Was Different: Tourism Under Franco
South of the Pyrenees lies the holidaymakers’ Utopia’, promised a 1958 Thomas Cook brochure: ‘a spectacular, flamboyant kingdom of the
Revolutionary Discovery Reveals Viking Silver Hoard's Global Trade Links
New research reveals that a spectacular Viking silver hoard discovered in North Yorkshire demonstrates the far-reaching trade connections between medieval
Historic Spanish Privateer ‘La Fortuna’ Discovered Among Colonial Shipwrecks
Maritime archaeologists from East Carolina University have uncovered a remarkable collection of four colonial-era shipwrecks along the historic Brunswick Town
Medieval Knight's Grave Unearthed Beneath Ice Cream Parlor
Archaeologists in Gdansk, Poland have made an extraordinary discovery beneath the floor of a beloved ice cream parlor, unearthing a
Mental Health and the 17th-Century Ship’s Doctor
In September 1649 ship’s surgeon John Conny was deeply relieved and praised God that ‘all our men [are] in reasonable
Reduce and Seduce at the Teenage Beauty Farm
When it opened in the Malibu mountains in 1962, the ‘Teen-Age Beauty Farm’ – a combination spa, charm school, weight-loss
Tezcatlipoca: Enigmatic Aztec God Who Looked Inside People’s Hearts And Observed Their Deeds On Earth
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – No doubt, Tezcatlipoca (‘Lord of the Smoking Mirror’) was one of the most powerful deities
Neanderthals Carried A Specific AMPD1 Variant Absent In Other Species
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The enzyme AMPD1 is crucial for muscle energy production and maintaining normal muscular function. Genetic mutations
Underwater Secrets Of Lake Lednica And The Unique Wooden Face
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Last year, during underwater research in Lake Lednica (Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship), Polish archaeologists from
Large-Scale DNA Study Traces 37,000 Years of Disease History
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A research team led by Professor Eske Willerslev from the University of Copenhagen and the