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3D Interactive Globes now online: Spin through an archive of globes from the 17th & 18th century!

The archive presents 3D models of 11 globes that can be rotated and zoomed into for greater detail at every angle

Scientists analyze “mysterious black goo” used by ancient Egyptians to cover coffins and mummy cases

It is thought Egyptians used the fluid due to its black colour - which symbolized rebirth and regeneration through the God Osiris

Turkey holds fiestas for the fall of Constantinople – Greece: Hagia Sophia celebrations are annoying (video)

A TV spectacle will take place later on in the evening at the Hagia Sophia

After 3.300 years, King Tut’s coffin leaves his tomb for the first time ever

"The coffin is in a very bad condition, very deteriorated. We found many cracks, we found many missing parts, missing layers"

Istanbul vs. Constantinople & why both are Greek cities

On the occasion of the sad anniversary of the Fall of the "City of the Cities" in May 29th 1453 to the Ottoman Turks

Roman leather toy mouse found in Vindolanda “bag of scraps”

The bag of scrap leather in which it was hidden inside was uncovered in 1993 during an excavation of a room

Hidden text found in Dead Sea Scroll fragments in British library

The famous scrolls were uncovered near the Dead Sea between 1946 and 1956

New evidence that grandmothers were crucial for human evolution

A computer simulation supports the idea that grandmothers helped our species evolve social skills and longer lives

Princeton University announces 1st black valedictorian in 274-year history

Valedictorian is an academic title of success used for the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony

Scotland: “Mind-blowing” ancient settlement found on hilltop

It was previously thought that settlements of that size did not appear until about the 12th century...

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