Listen to what is most likely the first computer-generated song ever recorded
Alan Turing, the man widely hailed as the father of modern computing, was also a brilliant music innovator, according to a team of researchers from…
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2000-year old Roman tablets with ink-writing discovered at the Vindolanda Fort in Britain
Touted to be one of the most important discoveries at the Roman fort of Vindolanda in the last 25 years, archaeologists (from the Vindolanda Trust)…
Researchers discover ‘House of the Dead’ barrow near the prehistoric Stonehenge
Researchers from the University of Reading have discovered what they call the ‘House of the Dead’ in Wiltshire, near the iconic prehistoric arrangement of Stonehenge….
Visually reconstructed evolution of the ancient Roman soldier from 8th century BC to 3rd century AD
Starting out as a backwater inhabited by cattle rustlers who made their camps and rudimentary dwellings among the hills and the swamp lands, Rome emerged…
Listen to festive medieval ‘dance tunes’ played on authentic medieval instruments
Previously we have harped about ancient Sumerian music, Greek music and even the Hurrian musical piece that pertains to the world’s oldest known song. But…
Archaeologists uncover a plethora of astounding mosaics in late Roman era synagogue
The ancient synagogue at Huqoq, an antediluvian Jewish village in Israel’s Lower Galilee, has the been the focal point of yearly excavations since 2011, led…
Sections of Hippocrates’ medical recipe discovered in Egypt’s St Catherine’s Monastery
Previously we had talked about St Catherine’s Monastery, an incredible architectural specimen in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula that possibly houses the world’s oldest continuously operating library….
Incredible animations present the reconstruction of Ara Pacis – the ‘altar of peace’ in Rome
Ara Pacis Augustae (roughly translating to ‘Altar of Augustan Peace’) was conceived as an altar in Rome dedicated to Pax, the Roman goddess of peace…
6 of the most expensive products from ancient times you should know about
The oldest case of manufacturing and supplying of goods or services directly pertains to the very history of economy (derived from Greek οίκος – ‘household’…
Independence Day Insights –10 Fun Things You Should Know About the 4th of July
July 4th. You know the date, but do you know the history behind it? Over the course of the 241 years of United States’ existence,…
