Historical News
Recent findings and developments in ancient studies.
DNA Confirms a Viking Warrior Was a Woman
10/08•By Caiden Pannell
A famous weapons grave at Birka has been re-read with modern science. DNA shows the warrior was a woman, and the context points to…
Lost Maya City Revealed in Guatemala with LiDAR
10/08•By Caiden Pannell
LiDAR surveys in Guatemala’s Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin have brought a complete city plan into focus—triadic pyramids, sacbeob and waterworks—showing how early Maya planners built…
AI Deciphers a 2,000-Year-Old Vesuvius Scroll
10/08•By Caiden Pannell
AI-assisted virtual unwrapping has produced legible passages from a 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll. Here’s how scans, models, and papyrologists brought a buried library back to…
2024 Discovery: Intact Etruscan Tomb with Bronze Mirrors and Jewellery
09/08•By Caiden Pannell
A sealed Etruscan tomb found in 2024 has revealed bronze mirrors, intricate jewellery, and imported amber, preserved in remarkable condition for over two millennia.