Interviews
Interview with Fernando Cortés Pizano
Fernando Cortés Pizano is a graduate of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where he earned a degree in Geography and History (specializi…
Review
Review: Descendants of a Minor God.
Descendants of a Minor God is a book published by Editorial Dilemma in 2025 and written by Alejandro Jiménez Serrano, a professor at the Uni…
Contemporary History
Music that calms kings: Farinelli and Philip V
The death of Charles II without an heir in the year 1700 ushered in a period of change that began with the entry of the Bourbon dynasty into…
Interviews
Interview with Nacho Ares
Nacho Ares is a Spanish historian, Egyptologist, and science communicator. He earned his degree in Ancient History from the University of Va…
Interviews
Interview with Pilar Lafuente
Pilar Lafuente Ibáñez is an archaeologist and one of the leading specialists in medieval, Andalusian, and Mudéjar ceramics in current resear…
Archaeology
The discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II
A few days ago, we experienced something in the Valley of the Kings that hadn't happened since 1922. On February 18, Egypt's Ministry of Tou…
Archaeology
The Neanderthals: Theories about Their Extinction
The Homo neanderthalensis is currently the best-known ancient human. Since the discovery of a first skull in 1829 in Engis (Belgium), the co…
Archaeology
Did Hobbits Exist? The Case of Flores Island
The world has changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much of what once was is lost. Because no one …
Archaeology
Canopic jars: protectors of the viscera in Ancient Egypt
In Egyptian religion, people were composed of five components: the body, the Ba, the Ka, the shadow, and the name. These elements, particula…
Early Modern History
Forgeries in History: The False Berossus
A boring truth can be eclipsed by an exciting falsehood. Aldous Huxley. Throughout history we can find numerous examples in which it has bee…
Ancient History
The heirs of Cleopatra II: descendants with Mark Antony
In a previous article, we discussed Caesarion, the eldest son of Cleopatra and, had circumstances been different, also the eldest son of Jul…
Archaeology
Tutankhamun: 100 Years Since His Discovery
"I see wonderful things." These were the words spoken by Howard Carter about 100 years ago after looking through the hole they had made to o…
Ancient History
THE HEIRS OF CLEOPATRA I: CAESARION
If we were to ask around, everyone would certainly recognize the name of Julius Caesar, one of the most famous figures in Roman history. The…
Ancient History
Iconographic loans: from the goddess Isis to the Virgin Mary
The image of the Virgin Mary nursing a baby Jesus is a well-recognized depiction for practically everyone. We have seen it in churches, muse…
Archaeology
Prehistoric cannibalism in the Iberian Peninsula
When we hear the term "cannibalism," our minds are likely to evoke scenes from The Silence of the Lambs starring Anthony Hopkins, the accide…