Candles were first mentioned in Biblical times, as early as the tenth century BCE. These early candles were made of wicks stuck into containers filled with a flammable material. The first dipped ...

The earliest 'brochs' date from 500-200 BC, and many were still occupied into ... Many are associated with centres of tribal power, trade with the Roman world and rich burials.

During the winter of 2023-2024, archaeologists were called to a home in the suburbs of Paris after a homeowner discovered a ...

500 BC: Modern Coinage Outside of China ... Macedonian, and later the Roman empires. Unlike Chinese coins which depended on base metals, these new coins were made from precious metals such ...

The oldest coin examined was a Ban Liang — a bronze coin that dates back to the Chinese empire in 175 BC — and the most ... found 30,000 to 50,000 ancient Roman coins off a shipwreck in ...

People have been involved in different forms of aquaculture for thousands of years, with early documented evidence dating back as far as 500 BC in China (Ling 1977). Today, the practice of ...

Data released to the Guardian under Freedom of Information laws shows that the European Union saw a record number of ...

An exact date is unknown, but the International Olympic Committee cites 776 BC as the first recorded Olympic Games.

Active students can compete in the annual Little 500, the largest collegiate bike ... was founded by the Society of Jesus and has maintained its Roman Catholic Jesuit religious affiliation.

In May, Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Chief Rosanne Casimir announced that the remains of 215 children had been found near the city of Kamloops in southern British Columbia (BC) as part of a ...

Monday afternoon Transylvania County Manager Jaime Laughter gave the Board of Commissioners and the public a detailed report ...

Active students can compete in the annual Little 500, the largest collegiate bike ... was founded by the Society of Jesus and has maintained its Roman Catholic Jesuit religious affiliation.