According to scientists, an epidemic of salmonellosis could have been mainly responsible for the disappearance of populations from Mexico around 1540. 19th century illustration depicting the meeting of Hernan Cortez and Emperor Moctezuma in the 16th century. Chance of the calendar, in the midst o
The discovery of traces of human blood on arrowheads in Guatemala would testify to the holding of self-sacrificial ceremonies among the ancient Maya. Obsidian Maya arrowheads found at archaeological sites in Peten, Guatemala. In the background, the Nixtun-Chich peninsula. SELF-SACRIFICE. Very rar
The exceptional discovery of the ship-grave of Sutton Hoo (United Kingdom), in 1939, is the central theme of the film The Dig currently broadcast on Netflix. An excavation that has upset what we know of the Dark Ages, the British High Middle Ages. Gold belt buckle, a masterpiece of 7th century cra
Authentic barbarities have been said about prostitution, and there are many topics around it. The most recurrent is the one that says that it is the oldest profession in the world (as if that conferred some kind of prestige and by the way excused those who pay for the service), but it is well known