Archaeology


Over 50 medieval skeletons unearthed in central Aarhus graveyard

Graveyard. Illustration.

Ancient Crocodile Species Discovered in Egypt Sheds Light on Evolutionary History

Life reconstruction of Wadisuchus kassabi from the Late Cretaceous of Egypt, showing an adult capturing a lungfish in a wetland, with a juvenile nearby. The scene highlights the ancient ecosystem, including turtles and lush vegetation, based on fossil evidence from the Quseir Formation.

Mass grave DNA reveals deadly disease that devastated Napoleon's army in 1812

French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and the Grande Armee flee the pursuing Russian army on the retreat from Moscow during the Napoleonic War of the Sixth Coalition on 20th November 1812 in Russia. An etching after the original work by Adolph Northen.