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Hopes, Fears, and Early Modern Astrology
Appearing in 1482, the Libro de la ventura – or Book of Fortune – became a staple of Renaissance parties.…
The Rebecca Riots: Why Did Wales Rise Up?
A sustained campaign of attacks blazed across the Welsh counties of Carmarthenshire, Cardiganshire, and Pembrokeshire from 1839. Tenant-farmers and labourers,…
Fossils Found in China Come from a Huge Human Ancestor, Scientists Say
A pair of scientists who study hominin fossils and human evolution in China and East Asia claim to have discovered…
Educating Claudius: Transforming the Family Outcast into the Emperor of Rome
When the mad Roman Emperor Caligula was assassinated in 41 AD, his uncle Claudius ran to one of the palace's…
Facebook Censorship: Penalizing the Innocent and Still Missing the Harmful?
Once again Ancient Origins has been blocked by Facebook for posting content deemed not fit for general consumption. This is…
Legendary Nebra Sky Disc Creation Method Has Been Discovered
A circle of corroded bronze, measuring 12 inches (30cm) across, adorned with golden shapes, was unwittingly discovered in 1999 in…
Romans Are Said to Have Ingested Fish Brains That Caused Hallucinations
Ancient Romans reportedly ingested the brains of a bream called the dreamfish to get high, and modern scholarly studies have…
The Megalithic Gate of Ha-amonga a Maui
Scattered over 700,000 square kilometers (270, 271 sq mi) in the southern Pacific Ocean are the Tonga islands. On one…
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
On 27 November 1776 a case came before Lord Mansfield, Chief Justice of the Court of King’s Bench, in which,…
Footprints Reveal 2 Extinct Hominin Species Living Side By Side
Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Kevin Hatala & Purity Kiura/The Conversation Human footprints stir the imagination. They invite you to follow, to…