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Archaeologists Uncover The Oldest Vanilla Pod Ever Found In Europe In A Rubbish Pile At Prague Castle
While sifting through a garbage heap at Prague Castle in the Czech Republic, archaeologists uncovered a vanilla pod that's ...
Medieval Rome's 'Catacomb Saints' were posthumously excavated, bejeweled and sent across Europe
The objects are indeed real – they are the centuries-old skeletal, human remains exhumed from Rome's underground catacombs.
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A Spy, a Map, and the Quest for Power in 16th-Century Europe
The journeys of 15th- and 16th-century European explorers are depicted on Cantino’s map including Vasco da Gama’s first voyage in search of a sea route to India (1497-99) and the “discovery ...
When did April Fools’ Day start? The confusing history of April 1
Wondering why April 1 is all about jokes and hoaxes? Here’s a deep dive into the strange history and uncertain origins of ...
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U. prof wins book prize for work on 16th century Ethiopian pilgrims, effects on Italian culture
Samantha Kelly, a professor and associate chair in the Department of History, recently received the 2024 Book Prize from the ...
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Forgotten Climate Chronicles of 16th-Century Transylvania Hold a Dire Climate Warning
I n the 16th century, Europe and the North Atlantic went through a strange climate episode called the Little Ice Age. It was a time of paradoxes. In Western Europe, the chill of the Little Ice Age ...