Der senegalesische Gelehrte Cheikh Anta Diop war Anthropologe, Historiker, Physiker und leidenschaftlicher Sprachwissenschaftler. Er legte den Grundstein dafür, dass die Geschichte Afrikas ohne rassistische Vorurteile geschrieben werden konnte.
Commemorating Hadrian’s Wall: searching for signs of a 2nd-century celebration
This year marks the 1,900th anniversary of the visit of the emperor Hadrian to Britain where, according to his biographer writing more than 200 years after the event, ‘he put many things to right and was the first to build a wall 80 miles long to separate the Romans and the barbarians’. In 2022, the anniversary is being marked by events across Britain – but was there a ceremony in AD 122 to mark the building of Hadrian’s Wall? David Breeze, Christof Flügel, Erik Graafstal, and Andreas Thiel explore the possibilities. In 2004, there was great excitement at the discovery
We know that Britain experienced tumultuous events during Hadrian’s reign. What we do not know is the order in which they played out. The answer may hold the key to understanding Britain’s premier Roman monument, as Matthew Symonds explains. He came, he saw, and he built a wall, according to the Historia Augusta (HA). In AD 122, Hadrian (r. 117-138) became only the second serving emperor to visit Britain. We are told that he ‘corrected many abuses and was the first to build a wall, 80 miles in length, which was to separate the barbarians from the Romans’. On the
This year, events are taking place across the country to celebrate the 1,900th anniversary of the construction of Hadrian’s Wall (the eagle-eyed among you may have spotted that this most-famous Roman landmark has also featured, in some capacity, in every issue of CA since January). This month our cover story considers whether the Romans too may have commemorated the Wall’s construction – and we also have an opinion piece asking how sure we can be about its date. From monumental stonework to modern quarrying, we next head to Bedfordshire to learn about archaeological investigations at Black Cat Quarry, carried out
Wreck of historic royal ship discovered off the English coast
The wreck of one of the most famous ships of the 17th century—which sank 340 years ago while carrying the future King of England James Stuart—has been discovered off the coast of Norfolk in the UK, it can be revealed today.
The explosive history of the 2,000-year-old Pompeii 'masturbating' man
If you were suddenly frozen in time, there are a few things (I’d imagine) you would rather not be caught doing. This is the unfortunate fate many believe to have befallen the “masturbating man” of Pompeii.
The Black Death, the biggest pandemic of our history, was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and lasted in Europe between the years 1346 and 1353. Despite the pandemic's immense demographic and societal impacts, its origins have long been elusive. Now, scientists have obtained and studied ancient Y. pestis genomes that trace the pandemic's origins to Central Asia.
1,700-year-old Korean genomes show genetic heterogeneity in Three Kingdoms period Gaya
Scientists have successfully sequenced and studied the whole genome of eight 1,700-year-old individuals dated to the Three Kingdoms period of Korea (approx. 57 BC-668 AD). The first published genomes from this period in Korea and bring key information for the understanding of Korean population history.
Indigenous communities used the Caribbean Sea as an aquatic highway
With some 7,000 islands and cays and a 7,000-year history of human habitation, the Caribbean Sea is practically synonymous with maritime travel. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
Great auks and seal-headed men: a window into ice age Provence
The Cosquer cave near Marseille astonished the diver who discovered it with its ancient depictions of sea and land animals. Now it has been painstakingly recreated
Palace of Palenque roof was originally painted red
A project led by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico, through the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), has determined that the roof at the Palace of Palenque (El Palacio) was originally painted red. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
Tituba – The woman responsible for the start of the Salem witch trials
The small Puritan town of Salem was the site of one of the darkest times in Massachusetts’ history, where several townsfolk became afflicted by, what could only be described as witchcraft. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
Aztecs burials reveals new insights into life during the colonial period
Archaeologists from the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) have found an Aztec dwelling and four child burials, revealing new evidence of harsh living conditions and cultural resistance during the Spanish rule of the Aztecs. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
Im deutschen Geiseltal finden sich hunderte Froschfossilien. Wie die Tiere umkamen, war lange ein Rätsel. Nun zeigt sich: Die Frösche starben bei der Paarung
