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Liberty Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: ^ The "European Romanticism Research Centre" at the University of Jena supported the major show at the Hamburger Kunsthalle at the beginning of th

When Japanese samurai repelled the Mongols, their victories were attributed to typhoons whipped up by divine forces.

The exhibition "Colonial Traces - Collections in Context" opens today in the extract exhibition space.

Switzerland and China have maintained economic relations and cultural contacts for centuries, sometimes during critical periods.

The ornamental cup of Veere, one of the most treasured objects in the city in Zeeland, the Netherlands, has delivered historical insights thanks to doctoral research by art historian and goldsmith Hanne Schonkeren of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

The cultural significance of radio is the subject of the research project "Radiophonic Cultures", the second volume of which was recently published.

Marcel Robischon, Professor of Agroecology at the HU, has been working with his students on the propagation of historical mulberry trees.

Julia Pirotte, a photojournalist and resistance fighter, documented the first day of the Marseille uprising on 21 August, 1944, wielding her camera alongside the freedom fighters.

Dr Rob Ixer explains in The Conversation how his research found that Stonehenge's giant Altar Stone originated in north-east Scotland, No one is certain why Stonehenge was built.

Looking for a good holiday read? We find the best books to pack with you this summer, from classic fiction to the most exciting books coming out of UCL! With summer well underway, it's time to find a shady spot, sit back and read a fantastic book.

A team of researchers led by a University of Michigan archaeologist has uncovered a hoard of gold coins, likely used to pay mercenary troops, buried in a small pot in the ancient Greek city of Notion in western Turkey.

DNA analysis refutes the theory that Kaspar Hauser was a 'lost prince' of the House of Baden A new genetic analysis by an international team of scientists has helped bust a popular 200-year-old myth surrounding Kaspar Hauser, whose identity became one of the most mysterious riddles in German history.

Seven UdeM anthropology students are in Guatemala working with Professor Christina Halperin to unearth relics of Mayan civilization.

Ware, oh where? That was just one of the questions facing a University of Calgary archeology team this summer, as they set about learning the truth about an Alberta legend, 137 years after John Ware established his first homestead near Millarville, Alta.

MIT historian Tristan Brown describes how China's feng shui legacy can help with confronting today's climate challenges.

Dr Mark De Vitis from the Discipline of Art History explores the varied and innovative strategies of keeping warm in bed during Early Modern Europe, including pursuing multiple sleeping companions, sewing quilted down duvets or snuggling with willing pets.

In the halls of Bannockburn House, a Grade A listed historic Scottish landmark, a team of dedicated volunteers have uncovered a rare and fascinating piece of history that could have altered the story of the nation.

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Stephen Shennan (UCL Archaeology) what may have caused the decimation of Neolithic farmers 5,200 years ago. Around 5,200 years ago, plague was not just present but common in six generations of one Swedish family, according to a  new study. The researchers analysed both the ancient DNA of these people's skeletal remains and the pathogens that left traces in them.

On World Population Day, University of Cambridge researchers bust some of the biggest myths about life in England since the Middle Ages, challenging assumptions about everything from sex before marriage to migration and the health/wealth gap.

Waterloo researchers are known globally for tackling complex problems and Robert Jan van Pelt, of Waterloo's School of Architecture in Cambridge, is one of them.

UV experts in underwater archaeology and naval architecture Agustín Díez and Carlos de Juan are finishing the preparations for the delicate rescue of the 2,600-year-old vessel.

What happens when we look at a late antique image? In what order does our gaze wander over the individual elements? Where does it linger? What bodily reactions do such images or early Christian narra

Valentín Villaverde, in 1989, with the cranial fragment from which it was concluded that Neanderthals cared for their children with Down syndrome and cooperated with each other.