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Angesichts des Ausmaßes der Zerstörungen und der langfristigen Folgen ist die „Magdalenenflut“ von 1342 in die Geschichtsbücher eingegangen. Sie gilt als schlimmste Hochwasserkatastrophe in Mitteleuropa und wurde von Zeitgenossen als Wiederkehr der Sintflut gedeutet. Dabei hatte die Flut ganz irdische Ursachen.

An extended period of turmoil in the Maya city of Mayapan in Mexico was marked by population declines, political rivalries and civil conflict. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

Results of a project to enhance the potential re-use of information recorded by OASIS and making connections with other online data collections

Mindestens anderthalb Millionen Menschen fielen im Holocaust Erschießungen durch SS-Einsatzgruppen und Polizei-Reservisten zum Opfer. Dabei soll Hochprozentiges große Bedeutung gehabt haben. Eine Historikerin hat diese Frage untersucht.

Schlösser, Burgen und andere historische Gebäude im Münsterland wollen Reiseziele für alle sein. Acht von ihnen haben sich darum zertifizieren lassen. Das bundesweit einheitliche Siegel "Reisen für alle" belegt seit Donnerstag, dass man sich um das Thema kümmert.

Ghost tracks found in salt flats have been identified as prehistoric footprints from the last ice age. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

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The Samnites were an Italic civilisation who lived in Samnium, a region of Southern Italy that includes the present-day Abruzzo, Molise and Campania. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

Joe Flatman explores half a century of reports from the past. A selection of articles mentioned by Joe Flatman in this month’s column below can be accessed for free for one month via Exact Editions, from 7 July. Use the links within the text to jump to the individual articles, or click on the covers below. Print subscribers can add digital access to their account for just £12 a year – this includes everything from the last 50 years, right back to Issue 1! Call our dedicated subscriptions team on 020 8819 5580, quoting DIGI389, to add digital access to

Built in 1744 and captured from the French three years later, HMS Invincible was considered one of the finest ships in the Georgian Royal Navy. Its innovative design gave it many technical advantages over British vessels, and it was eagerly copied by shipwrights – but in 1758, the Invincible sank off Portsmouth. The wreck was undisturbed for over 200 years, but now archaeologists exploring its well-preserved hull – still packed with provisions and the possessions of its crew – are illuminating life on board an 18th-century warship. From underwater archaeology to underground labour, 6,000 years ago the site now known

Archaeologists from the University of Reading have started a project to search for Cynethryth, one of Britain’s most powerful Anglo-Saxon queens during the 8th century AD. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

Unesco says it has not been consulted on project and local experts are alarmed at Taliban plans

Die Brandserie in Hamm geht weiter: Am Sonntagabend wurde die Feuerwehr zum Haus Hohenover gerufen, einem historischen ehemaligen Wasserschloss im Stadtteil Norddinker.

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With enormous capstones perched precariously on stone supports, Neolithic dolmens appear to defy gravity – and, in some cases, interpretation. Why were these mighty monuments built across northern Europe, and were their stone frames intended to impress, or originally concealed within earth mounds? Our cover story investigates the options. Equally monumental in construction, though very different in nature, are the frontier fortifications of Hadrian’s Wall. How did the Romans source the stone used to build this edifice – and how were these materials redistributed and reused in subsequent centuries? A community archaeology project that has excavated more than 15 sites

Watch more full episodes of Time and Tide on NHK WORLD-JAPAN! https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/program/video/timetide/?cid=wohk-yt-2208-tat09-hp More quality content available on NHK WORLD-JAPAN! https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/?cid=wohk-yt-2208-tat09-hp Stare deeply into scenes from a bloody samurai showdown set in Osaka during the Warring States period depicted in detail on a colorful folding screen.