Researchers reveal the stunning artistry behind a surviving ancient Roman painting
When it comes to artworks, very few of them can boast their perseverance through molten lava, volcanic ash, decades of humidity and modern-day pollution. The…
Articles by Alok Bannerjee
Listen to the earliest surviving secular English song, dated from 13th century AD
A few days ago, we talked about the world’s oldest known secular Norse song. Well, this time around, shifting our focus to another Germanic language…
Researchers unearth ‘newer’ Roman structures and objects at the Isca Dumnoniorum fortress in Exeter
Since 2005, Princesshay, a precinct inside Exeter, was witness to one of the fascinating archaeological excavation projects of the 21st century, with the endeavor aimed…
Subway-style diagram recreates the massive network of major ancient Roman roads
The sheer scope of the network of Roman roads at the height of the Roman Empire equated to around 29 great military highways radiating from…
Listen to how Old Norse sounded, courtesy of the ‘Cowboy Professor’
Last month, we talked about how some basic English words were derived from Old Norse. Well this time around, ‘Cowboy Professor’ Dr. Jackson Crawford has…
Archaeologists tout the discovery of the ‘roots’ of ancient Mesopotamian civilization in southeastern Turkey
In the conventional scheme of things, Mesopotamia as a regional toponym relates to a conglomeration of areas from various modern-day nations, including Iraq, Syria and…
900-year old mummified head of a ‘Siberian beauty’ baffles us with her intact eyelashes
Buried in a snugly-woven cocoon of copper and fur, the eerie profile of a 12th century AD female corpse head has surprised archaeologists. Theorized to…
