This medicinal plant was so coveted, it was worth its weight in gold. But this ultimately brought its downfall.

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And, he was still wearing a wedding ring. The ring was inscribed with his wedding date — Dec. 25, 1908 — and the body was ...

An ancient Roman villa in northern France also had ... The villa was used for both housing and agriculture, and items like axes, gouges, hipposandal to protect horse hooves, coins and slag were ...

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

The stone was originally used to delineate agricultural borders between the villages under Roman Emperor Diocletian ... and socio-economic status of the ancient region. They’re particularly ...

Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th and is thought to be connected to the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia.

The Aegean region gave rise to some of the earliest cultures of ancient Europe ... vegetation development show when the transition from agricultural to monetary societies took place and how ...

Women in Ancient Greece and Rome worked in agriculture and not only in domestic chores. Photo of Attic cosmetics box depicting women producing wool. Credit: Caenciliusinhorto CC BY-SA 4.0 Most ...

Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...