Magicians, sorcerers... In these days of Halloween, a legacy of ancient pagan festivals, what do we know about witches, these creatures that appeared in the Middle Ages and were persecuted for centuries? Meeting with Maxime Perbellini. Witches Flying to a Sabbath (19th century engraving). Before be
The tomb of Nebamon and Ipouky is unique in more ways than one. While the chapels studied by the team with chemical analysis instruments and photographic documentation are generally dedicated to a deceased person and his relatives, here it is two men who share the space, while not apparently having
In the year 1928 a boy named Traian Simion found, while working in the field near the village of Poiana Coțofenești (present-day Poiana Vărbilău), a unique golden helmet. After being analyzed by researchers from the University of Bucharest, it turned out to be a gold helmet from the Iron Age belongi
Strange ring-shaped objects found at a Bronze Age site represent a unique form of grain-based product, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE by researchers from the Austrian Archaeological Institute. Agricultural practices are well documented in the archaeological record, but the w