Where Was Tin Mined Over 3,000 Years Ago?It is believed that tin bronze replaced arsenical bronze due to its superior quality. Around 1300 BCE, an alloy of copper and tin became…2h ago2h ago
Mussolini’s Posthumous AdventuresAfter the public display of Benito Mussolini’s mutilated body in Piazzale Loreto in April 1945, the Italian authorities decided to hide his…2h ago2h ago
How Men Shaved Their Mustaches and Beards in Ancient TimesMany people wonder how men shaved their mustaches and beards in ancient times. Today, it’s easy — just go to a store, buy a razor, and…1d ago1d ago
Photographs of the Wreck of the Famous “Titanic” Taken at the Bottom of the Atlantic OceanThe famous British transatlantic liner Titanic was one of the most luxurious and largest ships of its time. It was launched for the first…1d ago1d ago
National Academy of Sciences: The Aztec Empire Sought Obsidian Across All of MesoamericaIt was used to make ornaments and tools2d ago2d ago
Napoleon and His FateIn the past two or three centuries, few figures have been as contradictory as Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821). A Corsican by birth and…2d ago2d ago
What Connects Napoleon and Robespierre?On August 6, 1794, Napoleon Bonaparte was arrested on suspicion of treason and escorted to Fort Carré. The successful brigadier general was…3d ago3d ago
A Farmer Was Digging a Cellar and Suddenly Discovered the Vault of an Ancient Tomb Containing a…At the beginning of the 20th century, in the Italian province of Umbria, near the village of Monteleone di Spoleto, a significant discovery…3d ago3d ago
The Luwians — A Forgotten Civilization More Important Than the Hittites?“It turned out that the Luwians were far more significant than the Hittites.”4d ago4d ago
A Few Words on Slavic RomanticismSlavic Romanticism is one of the most important cultural and literary phenomena of the late 18th to the first half of the 19th century. It…4d ago4d ago
