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Die Geschichte der Donaumetropole ist schon mehrfach dargestellt worden, nicht zuletzt in der dreibändigen Stadtgeschichte von Peter Csendes und Ferdinand

Brücken spielen in der Geschichte von Novi Sad eine wichtige Rolle - und sollen das auch für die Kulturhauptstadt tun. Diesen Titel nimmt die serbische Stadt nun mit einem Jahr Verspätung ein. Von Clemens Verenkotte.

Jurij Dimitrijew: Memorial-Aktivist im russischen Karelien, Opfer einer Justizfarce

Die Debatte um die Rolle deutscher Diplomaten im Holocaust und ihre Karrieren nach 1945 machte Eckart Conze bekannt. Denn der Marburger Historiker führte das Herausgeber-Gremium der Studie an. Seither ist der Diplomatie- und Adels-Experte ein streitbarer Diskutant in den Medien – aktuell in der „Hohenzollern-Debatte“.

Kapstadt (dpa) - Der weltbekannte kenianische Anthropologe und Naturschützer Richard Leakey ist im Alter von 77 Jahren gestorben. Dies teilte Kenias Präsident Uhuru Kenyatta mit.

The ruins of a roofless church surrounded by acres of bucolic farmland.

The ghosts of Weimar are back. Woken up by the rise of populist right-wing parties across Europe and beyond, they warn of danger for democracy. The historical reference point evoked by these warnings is the collapse of the Weimar Republic followed by the Nazi dictatorship. The connection between now and then seems indisputably obvious: democracy died in 1933, and it is under attack again today.

Liu Heng, better known in history as Emperor Wen of Han, ruled the Western Han dynasty from 180 BC to 157 BC, and was associated with a stable and prosperous reign, after a tumultuous period in

KOSTOLAC, SERBIA (AFP) – Amid the devastation after World War I, Verica Ivanovic’s grandfather used whatever construction materials he could find to build the family’s home including, unbeknown to him, bricks from the Roman Empire. The house and its ancient foundation are still used by the family in central Serbia’s Stari Kostolac – on the […]

The end of the 3,000-year-long Bronze Age was one of the most violent periods in history. Hittites and Egypt are usually cited as the last remaining major powers until a recently translated stone

Social drinking history in the Middle East has been rewritten with finds at Tel Tsaf, Israel. According to the Times of Israel, Israeli archaeologists have found the first evidence of social drinking

Many of the lakhs of samples its archaeologists have dug up since the 1940s are now kept simply in plastic bags and dumped around the premises at the 200-year-old institute.

The history of Cyprus is very colorful and shaped by diverse ancient cultures and modern civilizations. As such, it proves time and time again that it is a true treasure trove of historical sites.

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Dreams and their ancient interpretations are documented in contemporary written sources such as official inscriptions, literature, even special dream books, called oneirocritics, from Mesopotamia and

As an archaeologist, I am hoping to connect the continent’s people to the hidden history of their land, says Sada Mire

Inevitable decay and sudden explosions are just two of the threats to the centuries-old buildings.

In its time, the Assyrian capital faced waves of invasions and abandonment. Now a small team of archaeologists are protecting it from more modern threats

Die europäische Initiative "Europa Nostra" zählt Stolberg zu den zwölf am stärksten bedrohten Kulturerbe-Stätten. Das Hochwasser hatte 220 der 500 Baudenkmäler zerstört.

Ming Dynasty tomb chambers, murals unearthed in north China-

Meterhoher Schnee, eisige Temperaturen und vielerorts kein Strom und Wasser: An den Winter 1978/1979 können sich noch viele erinnern. Hier gibt es einige Geschichten zum Nachlesen.

Resin-hardened sediment blocks are very stable over time and are unlikely to become contaminated by other sources of DNA