Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the medieval city of Carcassonne is a remarkable and unique example of a fortified city, with its castle, its towers and its long and powerful ramparts. The city has been the subject of exceptional restoration campaigns since the 19th century, mainly led b
The footprints of Homo erectus recently discovered in Eritrea A research coordinated by the University of Rome La Sapienza and the National Museum of Eritrea , led to the discovery of the first footprints of Homo erectus . These are traces left on the sand of a lake around which, 800,000
Before getting into the matter, it should be clarified that the dates of the Iron Age in Scandinavia do not correspond to those of other areas such as the Mediterranean fringe or the Near East. In Scandinavia the Iron Age began around 500 BC. and lasted until at least 800 AD, when the Viking Age beg
Most of the huge blocks of sandstone, called sarsens , which make up the famous monument of Stonehenge in the United Kingdom appear to share a common origin 25 kilometers away in West Woods, Wiltshire, according to a recently published analysis of the chemical composition of the stones. The finding