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 guess what someone was doing
Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic
Absinthe, once the ‘Green Fairy’ – muse of painters and poets – came to haunt the last decades of 19th-century France. ‘Of all the alcoholic
Neolithic Communities in Europe Featured Surprising Gender Equality
As genetic research into the characteristics of ancient DNA has increased, scientists have uncovered a wealth of valuable information about how prehistoric people really lived.
Sophia and the Fall: The Gnostic Creation Myth Explained
Gnosticism is an esoteric religious movement which has flourished in the first centuries AD. It offers a truly unique view on existence, and blends theology,
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
If you haven’t yet read the History Today Books of the Year Part 1, you can find it here. ‘His brilliance, compassion and sharp humour
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
‘Courageous, morally complex history – and superb scholarship’ Nile Green is Ibn Khaldun Endowed Chair in World History at UCLA and author of Empire’s Son,
Thanksgiving Evolved From Fasting and Prayer to Feasting and Mourning
Thanksgiving observances predate the feast of the year 1621 shared by the Wampanoag Indians and the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. Several myths have
Earliest Fishing Operation Found in Central America, Dating to 2,000 BC
Even before the rise of the great Maya civilization, the people who occupied Central America’s Yucatan Peninsula were applying their engineering skills to make the
Forgotten Giants: Were There Really Giants in Ancient Times?
One of the most enduring myths of humankind is that pertaining to giants. In almost every major civilization and culture in the world, there are
More Neolithic Stone Circles Found on Dartmoor, May Form “Sacred Arc”
Archaeologist Alan Endacott has devoted the last two decades to searching for new stone circles in Dartmoor, a vast stretch of relatively desolate moorland in