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The Eastern Roman Empire Strikes Back
The Eastern Roman Empire Strikes Back ; in 476 CE the last Roman Emperor Romulus was overthrown by Odoacer, Germanic leader. In 527-565 CE Justinian I attempted to regain the lost western provinces.
Oldest human DNA found
Oldest human DNA found in an 800,000-year-old tooth. Protein analysis suggests the supposed cannibal species 'Homo antecessor' was distantly related to humans & Neanderthals.
Neanderthals exploited marine resources
New research by Zilhão et al. presents evidence that, in Iberian coastal setting, Middile Paleolithic Neanderthals exploited marine resources, such as mussels and fish, for their diet.
Medieval Lead Pollution
Lead pollution in ancient ice cores may track the rise and fall of medieval kings. Lead levels, from mining silver ore, spiked when new kings took power, minted silver coins etc. and dropped during times of crises or war…
Nazi Channel Island Camp
Camp Sylt has few visible remains today, but it was a heavily gaurded concentration camp on Alderney, Channel Islands during WW2. New research at the site by Sturdy Colls et. al. has attempted to map the camp and its layout.
Ancient Chinese Tomb
An ancient noble's tomb has been unearthed in north China . The tomb is believed to be the largest tomb of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256 BC) so far unearthed in northern China's Shanxi Province.
Trade in Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was a country rich in many natural resources but still was not self-sufficient and so had to rely on trade for necessary goods and luxuries.
Earliest known hominid interbreeding
The ancestors of Neandertals and Denisovans left Africa for Eurasia around 700,000 years ago and interbred with a Homo population.
Roman Empire Provinces Map
This interactive map shos where the different provinces of the RomanEmpire were located.