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Long-lost mummies reveal new secrets about ancient Egyptian princesses
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (529+ words) New study shows royal women received extensive weapons training and ‘completely challenges traditional view’ they lived idle lives Elite ancient Egyptian women were skilled archers, and likely trained to wield daggers and maces too, according to a new study of…...
Does today mark the 90th anniversary of the real start of the Second World War?
21+ hour, 52+ min ago (512+ words) Exactly nine decades ago, a war in south-west Europe started in which the Germans perfected their weaponry and tactics, David Keys explains Today is the largely forgotten 90th anniversary of one of 20th century's history's most significant events – a tragic military and…...
DNA from bones on a Revolutionary War battlefield solves the case of 'America's oldest John Doe"
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1005+ words) After 246 years, Pvt. John Pumphrey is unknown no more. Through DNA testing and old-fashioned sleuthing, the Maryland teenager who died in one of the last big battles of the American Revolution can now take his place in history, just in…...
Who were the Sea Peoples? The truth about the spectres haunting Nolan’s The Odyssey
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (958+ words) The group may have been unfairly maligned throughout history Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is haunted by the Sea Peoples, spectral men on the edges of a civilisation teetering on the brink. This anxiety isn’t just cinematic fiction. The Sea Peoples…...
Long-lost mummies reveal ancient Egyptian princesses were skilled warriors
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (529+ words) New study shows royal women received extensive weapons training and ‘completely challenges traditional view’ they lived idle lives Elite ancient Egyptian women were skilled archers, and likely trained to wield daggers and maces too, according to a new study of…...
Face-to-face with ancient Rome: Exhibition in Hungary brings forgotten faces to life
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (732+ words) A blacksmith, a stable boy, a soldier, a slave: The faces and stories of these and other residents of an ancient Roman city in modern Hungary have been brought to life in remarkable fidelity for a new exhibition in Budapest....
Iconic ship featured in two hit films will permanently close to public after 60 years
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (317+ words) It served as a training vessel for decades before its transformation into the HMS Surprise for an Academy Award-winning film The Maritime Museum of San Diego is set to permanently close its renowned 18th-century replica frigate, the HMS Surprise, on…...
A real battle for Odysseus: the Greek islands fighting over Homer’s hero
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (711+ words) Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ will introduce millions to the epic voyage of Odysseus. But behind the myth lies a decades-long archaeological dispute between Kefalonia and Ithaca over the true location of his homeland. Jane Cochrane has been documenting the tale…...
Why the masts from a Second World War shipwreck are to be dismantled
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (179+ words) The Independent Why the masts from a Second World War shipwreck are to be dismantled - Work is set to commence in September on dismantling the masts of the SS Richard Montgomery, a sunken shipwreck in the Thames Estuary laden with…...
New exhibition will explore creation of the Scottish National War Memorial
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (534+ words) A new exhibition is to explore the creation of the Scottish National War Memorial ahead of its centenary next summer. The memorial, situated within Edinburgh Castle, was officially opened by Edward, Prince of Wales – the future King Edward VIII – on…...