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The Debated Historicity of the Overthrow of the Roman Monarchy and the Birth of the Republic

Traditionally, the history of Rome begins with its founding by Romulus, a descendant of the exiled Trojan Aeneas, and the establishment of a monarchy under which seven kings succeeded one another. The last of these was Tarquinius Superbus the Proud, who was overthrown in the 6th century BCE after his son assaulted a patrician woman […]

Posted inStone Age Archaeology

The Enigmatic Prehistoric Engraved Slate Plaques of the Iberian Peninsula are Genealogical Records and One of the Earliest Forms of Writing in Europe

In the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, between the Late Neolithic and the Copper Age, a series of ritual objects emerged that have fascinated archaeologists and historians for over a century: the engraved slate plaques. These artifacts, especially those classified as classic type, have been interpreted as genealogical records within the ancient communities of the […]

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Evidence Found that the Mysterious Dark Energy Driving the Expansion of the Universe is Created Inside Black Holes

In the earliest moments of the universe, nearly 14 billion years ago, a phenomenon both fascinating and mysterious occurred. At the very moment of the Big Bang, an unknown force triggered a rapid exponential expansion of the universe in its initial stage. This event, known as cosmic inflation, allowed for the creation of all the […]

Posted inArt, Bronze Age Archaeology

A Macedonian Vase Found in a Bronze Age Sanctuary Reveals the Origin of the Protogeometric Style in Northern Greece, Not in Athens

A recent archaeological study challenges conventional notions about the origin of the Protogeometric ceramic style in Greece, suggesting that its starting point was not Athens, as traditionally believed, but the region of Macedonia in northern Greece. The research focuses on a Macedonian vase decorated with concentric circles drawn with a compass, found in Eleon, Boeotia, […]

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Mount Medullius, the Site of the Last Cantabrian Resistance Against the Roman Conquest Whose Location Remains Unknown

The term Astur-Cantabrian Wars refers to the long conflict that the Romans waged along the Spanish Cantabrian coast for a decade, between 29 and 19 B.C. The subjugation of Hispania’s last resistant peoples, the Astures and Cantabrians, was the campaign chosen by Augustus in 27 B.C. to consolidate his newly acquired power, securing control over […]

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Fossil of an Extinct Animal That Lacked Eyes Found Petrified in Pyrite in an Exceptionally Well-Preserved State

Paleontologists have made a fascinating discovery in New York State: fossil remains of an ancient species of arthropod that existed approximately 450 million years ago, whose preservation is exceptional thanks to a unique fossilization process that involved the infiltration of pyrite, commonly known as “fool’s gold”. This new species, named Lomankus edgecombei, belongs to an […]

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The Sword Bearers: An Analysis Uncovers Female Figures with Weapons in Mycenaean Art

A recent analysis by archaeologist Nicoletta Antognelli Michel of the Technical University of Darmstadt has led to a groundbreaking interpretation in the field of Mycenaean iconography. Her research suggests that a specific group of human figures depicted on pictorial-style kraters from the Late Helladic period, known as Sword Bearers, may represent women instead of male […]

Posted inClassical Archaeology

A Shipwreck from the Late 1st Century B.C. with 40 Amphorae Transporting Alum, Still Aligned in Its Cargo Arrangement, Found off the Coast of Syracuse

The Soprintendenza del Mare, in collaboration with the Capo Murro Diving Center in Syracuse, led by Fabio Portella, has documented one of the most important underwater archaeological findings in recent years in the Mediterranean. Thanks to an exhaustive three-dimensional photogrammetric study, a submerged archaeological site has been accurately recorded, located approximately 5 kilometers off the […]