history

12,000-year-old spindle whorls discovered in Israel suggest early wheel-like technology

The stones studied by the team predate the cart wheels of the Bronze Age by thousands of years, highlighting a key milestone in the development of rotational tools.

Cat lovers rejoice: Moscow archaeologists discover 17th century tiles depicting a cat with a crown

Both "cat" tiles have already been restored and are now being prepared for transfer.

Mexico went through extreme drought. The Aztecs sacrificed 42 children to Tlaloc, the god of rain

The remains, mostly boys aged between two and seven years old, were placed inside a box of ashlars in a careful arrangement.

By JERUSALEM POST LITE STAFF
13/11/2024

Bust used to hold open a shed door to be auctioned for £2.5 million

In 1998 that the bust was rediscovered in a warehouse at the Balintore industrial estate.

A survivor kept the key from a German synagogue destroyed on Kristallnacht

Now, 86 years later, the relic is returning home.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
11/11/2024

King Arthur's Hall in Cornwall found to be 4,000 years older than previously thought

The monument was first documented in 1583 by the English cartographer John Norden, who wrote, "It is called Arthur's Hall".

Researchers once thought the victims were bejeweled women, but DNA identified them as men

The genomes of the victims showed lineages from Eastern Mediterranean countries, North Africa, and areas corresponding to modern-day Turkey, Lebanon, and Italy.

Madeleine Riffaud, French resistance heroine and war correspondent, dies at 100

Captured and tortured by the Gestapo, Riffaud never revealed the Resistance members.

Recovered ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' up for auction

Only four pairs of the iconic shoes remain, with bids exceeding $812,500 ahead of the December 7 auction.

The legacy of Guy Fawkes: From 17th century rebellion to modern pop culture

Guy Fawkes Night remains well observed in pockets of Britain. In Ottery St Mary, Devon, locals carry flaming barrels of tar on their backs for ancient and inscrutable reasons.

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