Articles tagged as European History

Drawing of a rhinoceros species, now extinct in Europe, in the Caverne du Pont d'Arc near Vallon, France, a replica of Chauvet Cave.

New Research

New Timeline Zeros in on the Creation of the Chauvet Cave Paintings

Radiocarbon dates help reconstruct the cave’s long history

April 13, 2016

The Swiss have a tradition for predicting spring: the Böögg.

Switzerland

In Switzerland, an Exploding Snowman Helps Predict Spring

Think Groundhog Day—but with fire

April 12, 2016

New Research

Archaeologists Spy New Viking Settlement From Space

Space archaeologists think they may have found a second Viking colony in the Americas

April 1, 2016

“Grenzzaun halbe” referenced the country’s debate on whether or not to seal its borders

March 31, 2016

Can you see it? Some of the Etruscan letters found on a sandstone slab in the Mugello Valley

Cool Finds

2,500-Year-Old Monument Could Help Crack the Mysterious Etruscan Language

Researchers found the inscribed slab near Florence and believe it might hold secrets behind the language of Italy’s pre-Roman culture

March 31, 2016

"The Last Communion of Joan of Arc" by Charles Henri Michel

After buying a ring purportedly owned by Joan of Arc, a French history park owner defies UK demands

March 24, 2016

This 12,000-year-old city could soon be inundated thanks to a hydroelectric dam.

Unless things change, these historic sites could disappear from the map forever

March 24, 2016

Much of the bunker looks the same as it did when it was fully functional.

Switzerland

Switzerland’s Historic Bunkers Get a New Lease on Life

As the shadow of war fades, the country’s former fallout shelters now house everything from museums to cheese factories

March 23, 2016

Jeremy Scott (United States, born 1975) for Adidas, Boots, Spring/Summer 2013.

Take A Trip Through 300 Years of Men’s Fashion

At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a new exhibition highlights 200 styles, from military uniforms to punk jackets

March 23, 2016

Cool Finds

Rare Crucifix Suggests Christianity May Have Come Earlier to the Vikings

The 10th-century Aunslev Crucifix is currently being analyzed by the Viking Museum at Ladby

March 22, 2016

Cool Finds

Visit Richard III’s Gravesite With This Bone Chilling 3D Model

The ruler’s final resting spot is now publicly available for exploration online

March 22, 2016

The brown bear patella researchers dated to 12,500 years ago

New Research

Bear Bone Adds 2,500 Years to History of Humans in Ireland

Carbon dating of a bear bone covered in cut marks pushes human habitation of Ireland back into the Paleolithic Era

March 21, 2016

Some of the items found in the Watlington hoard including coins depicting Alfred the Great and Ceolwulf II together

Cool Finds

Blokes with Metal Detectors Uncover Pieces of British History

Finds by amateur history sleuths shed light on the time when Anglo-Saxons clashed with Vikings

March 21, 2016

Wacky Victorian women play behind a clothing screen, ca. 1900.

Cool Finds

Researchers Seek Silly Sherlocks to Dig up Victorian-Era Jokes

Joke detectives are using the British Library to uncover what made Victorians chuckle

March 18, 2016

Some of the divers from Blue Water Recoveries excavating artifacts from the wreck of the Esmeralda

A warship from the famous navigator Vasco da Gama’s fleet has been excavated in the waters off Al Hallaniyah island in Oman

March 16, 2016

Cool Finds

World War II Survivor Tips Off Geologists to Hidden Tunnels Beneath Naples

The forgotten tunnels were used as bomb shelters

March 14, 2016

The Matterhorn is perhaps the most recognizable of the peaks that make up the Alps, and has a height of 14,692 feet.

Switzerland

Seven Surprising Facts About the Matterhorn

The towering peak that straddles Switzerland and Italy is full of secrets

March 9, 2016

The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice.

“Count” Victor Lustig was America’s greatest con man. But what was his true identity?

March 9, 2016

The Renaissance scientist set the stage for modern astronomy

February 19, 2016

Cool Finds

This Cabin Could be the World’s Smallest Palace

Be it ever so humble, Peter the Great once briefly called it home

January 26, 2016