Posts tagged "history"

Aug 06, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Henry and Richard

Henry Bolingbroke and his cousin, Richard, were childhood friends, but when they were older Henry became one of the Lords Appellant in 1387 who took it upon themselves to curtail what they saw as e...

Aug 06, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Archaeologists Discover Hidden Structures Beneath the Fortified Hellenistic Settlement of Castiglione di Paludi in Calabria

What lies beneath one of the most important fortified settlements of Hellenistic Calabria? A study combining archaeology and geophysics has begun to answer this question. Thanks to the application ...

Aug 06, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

The First Archaeological Evidence of an Assisted Birth in the Neolithic 6,000 Years Ago Found in the Dolomites

The death, which radiocarbon dating places between 3932 and 3653 B.C., surprised an individual at approximately forty weeks of gestation in the rock shelter of Ripari Altí, at 1,100 meters above se...

Aug 06, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Learning About Zantigo

I do not recall having heard of Zantigo before reading an August 5, 2026 piece in Atlas Obscura about its small revival. According to the article, Zantigo filled the same niche as Taco Bell but wen...

Aug 05, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-05-26

Two Pook-Emu Bee daily links in a row? What in the world is going on here? 1. Mega Drive, Saturn And Dreamcast Watches Are Coming To Japan (Damien McFerran for Time Extension. July 5, 2026.) The Dr...

Aug 05, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

One of the 7 Stations of the Vigiles, the Firefighters of Ancient Rome, Discovered on the Caelian Hill

Excavations carried out as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) have brought to light an architectural complex of incalculable value in the heart of Villa Celimontana. Under the...

Aug 05, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Rock-Eating Fungi Thrive Deep Beneath the Earth

More than 500 meters beneath the Earth’s surface, a dark and ancient world teems with fungal life on a scale scientists had never imagined. A research team led by the University of Michigan has, fo...

Aug 05, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Thomas of Woodstock

I mentioned yesterday that Henry Bolingbroke, son of John of Gaunt, married Mary de Bohun, through whom he inherited the title Earl of Hereford, but that it almost didn't happen. That uncertainty w...

Aug 05, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

A Large 3,200-Year-Old Ceremonial Kitchen Found at the Tava Tepe Site in Azerbaijan Where Communal Banquets Were Held

Excavations by the University of Catania at the Tava Tepe site, located in western Azerbaijan, have uncovered an archaeological complex that upends established notions about Late Bronze Age communi...

Aug 05, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

A Huge Roman Pool with Capacity for 300 People Discovered and Restored in the Thermal Complex of Tralleis

The Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, has announced the completion of the excavation and restoration works of an ancient pool located in the frigidarium of the monumental ...

Aug 05, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Visual Novel Definition From Academic Paper

I collected academic papers about visual novels for at least one ongoing NLJ article project. I figured that the best place to start my reading was “What is a Visual Novel?” This paper, authored by...

Aug 04, 2026 from Palladium

China is Building a Blue Granary

The People’s Republic of China hopes to turn the open ocean into the world’s largest farm. It might not be a bad idea. The post China is Building a Blue Granary appeared first on Palladium.

Aug 04, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-04-26

My “daily” Pook-Emu Bee links have been far from “daily” of late. As a result, my link backlog has grown to an ominous size. But today we get back on track. Tomorrow? That is always TBD, but baby s...

Aug 04, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Archaeologists Discover That the Great Neolithic Kapellenberg Mound in Germany Has a Central Tomb Linked to Prehistoric Monuments in Northern France

The archaeological excavations currently being carried out at Kapellenberg, near Hofheim am Taunus in Germany, have provided new evidence during this summer campaign regarding the possible location...

Aug 04, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Henry Bolingbroke

I wrote not too long ago about Bolingbroke and his adversarial relationship with hui cousin, Richard II. It might be useful to see him as an individual, starting with his youth.Henry was born c.Apr...

Aug 04, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Mirin Dajo, the Dutch “Invulnerable” Man Who Pierced His Body with Swords and Swallowed Needles and Razor Blades

Fakir is a term of Arabic origin that can be translated as “poor” and originally referred to a Muslim holy man, a Sufi saint, although since the Mughal Era it has also been applied to Hindu sadhus ...

Aug 04, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Colossal Lydian Marble Statue of 2.2 Meters from the 5th Century BC Found in Sardis Depicting a Young Man Offering a Quince

The Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, has announced the discovery in the ancient city of Sardis, in the province of Manisa, of a male marble sculpture approximately 2,50...

Aug 03, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

A Unique Roman Funerary Monument Is Discovered in the Ancient City of Emona, Present-Day Ljubljana

The Potniški Center intersection, in the heart of Ljubljana, has become a genuine hive of archaeological activity in recent weeks. Excavation work, being carried out against the clock due to schedu...

Aug 03, 2026 from Daily Medieval

The Downfall of the Lords Appellant

The Lords Appellant must have felt they had done good service to the kingdom of England after the Merciless Parliament of 1388 eliminated everyone who was considered a corrupting influence on King ...

Aug 03, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Roman Lead Sling Bullets Reveal Two Distinct Routes in the Conquest of the Alps

In the summer of 15 BC, Emperor Augustus’ two stepsons, Tiberius and Drusus, brought the Central Alps and the Swiss Plateau under Roman control. That campaign concluded decades of efforts to link t...