The Fascinating Chronological History of Beer
Introduction According to 2017 statistical figures, the worldwide production of beer equaled a whopping 190 billion liters (190 million kiloliters) or 50 billion gallons. The…
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Neanderthals partook in collective hunting, used spears to kill prey up close: New study
A new study has shed some much-needed light on the everyday lives of Neanderthals, stating that these early humans often partook in collective hunting involving…
Thousands of relics along the Rhine hark back to the bloody battle between Batavians and Romans
A 10-month excavation along the Rhine, near the town of Krefeld in the western side of Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) had revealed an assortment of ancient…
Young teenager comes across Harald Bluetooth’s treasure and “Thor’s hammer”
An amateur archaeologist and his 13-year old student came across what has been described as a ‘significant’ treasure trove, on Rügen in the Baltic Sea,…
Aberrant burials found inside a Merovingian necropolis in Germany
When it comes to the hindsight of history, it was the Merovingian dynasty (circa 5th – 8th century AD) that sowed the seeds of statehood…
The mass grave in Germany that alludes to a Neolithic massacre 7,000-years ago
Back in 2006, archaeologists came across a 7,000-year-old mass grave, just 12 miles (around 20 kilometers) from Frankfurt in Germany. A reanalysis of the site…
The world’s oldest unopened wine bottle is an almost 1,700 years old Roman ‘artifact’
Previously in Realm of History, we had covered a variety of world’s oldest stuff, ranging from bizarre masks to prosthetic limbs. Well this time around,…
Study glimpses into the opulence of an Iron Age Celtic tomb of an elite woman
Circa 6th century BC, the Greeks considered Celts (Keltoi) as one of the four great ‘barbarian’ people; with their independent realms extending all the way…
Denmark’s 3400-year old Egtved Girl from Bronze Age was probably a ‘foreigner’ from Germany
In terms of human history, Bronze Age people generally didn’t take part in overseas travels – as is evident from the more localized pattern of…
Evidence of a massive battle (with 4,000 men) in Bronze Age Northern Europe baffles researchers
When it comes to architectural endeavors, most historians are quite impressed by the massive monumental works across Europe by the turn of the 4th millennium…
