Author: ancient origins

Konstantine Panegyres/The Conversation The ancient Greek orator Dio Chrysostom (1st-2nd century CE) said in his speech To the People of Alexandria that there were two kinds of democracy: one good and one bad. According

The spread of the Slavs stands as one of the most formative yet least understood events in European history. Starting in the 6th century CE, Slavic groups began to appear

Yorkshire Hoard Reveals Silver Trade Took Vikings to the Middle East Jane Kershaw/The Conversation In the archaeology galleries of the Yorkshire Museum, an incredible Viking silver neck-ring takes centre stage. The

Jane Kershaw/The Conversation In the archaeology galleries of the Yorkshire Museum, an incredible Viking silver neck-ring takes centre stage. The ring is made of four ropes of twisted rods hammer-welded together

Peter Edwell/The Conversation Some of the most enduring ancient myths in the Persian world were centered around gardens of almost unimaginable beauty and opulence. The biblical Garden of Eden and

Stephanie Brown & Manuel Eisner/The Conversation A recent YouGov poll found that the word that Americans most associate with the Middle Ages is “violent”. Medieval towns may appear to be full of

Pottery shards, coins, and bones can survive for millennia beneath the soil, but the scents of antiquity typically escape archaeological recovery. Now, for the first time, an interdisciplinary team of

Elise Smith/The Conversation The recent publication of the University of Edinburgh’s Review of Race and History has drawn attention to its “skull room”: a collection of 1,500 human craniums procured for study in the 19th

Marie-Claire Beaulieu/The Conversation Many of us are heading to the beach to bask in the sun and unwind as part of our summer vacations. Research has shown that spending time

By Russell Mullett et al. /The Conversation Australia’s First Nations history stretches back many tens of thousands of years, rich in depth and diversity. Archaeological research has revealed much about