Mythbusting Ancient Rome – throwing Christians to the lions
Shushma Malik, The University of Queensland and Caillan Davenport, The University of Queensland ‘CHRISTIANS TO THE LIONS!’ rang without end through all quarters of the [...]
History
World’s Youngest Ancient Egyptian Embalmed Foetus Found
The youngest ever example of a human foetus to be embalmed and buried in from Ancient Egypt has been found. The discovery was made by the Fitzwillia mmuseum in the UK. The [...]
Scans and DNA tests reveal the secrets of a rare African mummy
Maryna Steyn, University of the Witwatersrand and Frank Rühli, University of Zurich He lay alone in a shallow grave at the base of a cliff for hundreds of years. Then, in [...]
Breaking the silence: Australia must acknowledge a violent past
Joanna Mendelssohn, UNSW Australia The most important work in When Silence Falls, Cara Pinchbeck’s impressive exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, is the [...]
