Far more female infants than male infants died in Europe from 1700–1950. Researchers have been investigating why
Norway, 1940: the parliament (Stortinget) was willing to sacrifice King and government; a book by Historian Øystein Sørensen has been trying to understand why
Cross-disciplinary research team sheds light on Roman financial crisis; the research is a collaboration funded by the Horizon 2020 programme
The ‘Prize Papers’ Project launches its internet portal containing court documents related to the capture of 1,500 ships
An interview to Liam D. Jensen, aka The Lego Classicist, to talk about his project and some of the important classicists who became LEGO minifigures
The biblical King Balak may have been a historical figure, according to a new reading of the Mesha Stele (second half of the 9th century BCE)
Researchers combining genetics, archaeology, history and linguistics have gained new insights into the history of inner Eurasia, once a cultural and genetic crossroads connecting Europe and Asia
Tobacco, caffeines, chocolate, sugar and opium were first introduced into European cities in the 17th century and transformed urban public spaces
The dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within fifty years, a trend that will have implications for how we treat our digital heritage in the future
Two studies, one looking at Iberian hunter-gatherers between 13,000 and 6,000 years ago and another looking at Iberian populations over the last 8000 years, add new resolution to our understanding of the history and prehistory of the region
