A highly historically accurate reconstruction of a Mycenaean military leader (lāwāgetās) from the second half of the 15ᵗʰ century BC, some 240 years before the Trojan war recounted by Homer's Iliad (ca. 1194–1184 BC), wearing the Dendra panoply and the iconic boar's tusks helmet.

Pre-Columbian Ecuador included numerous indigenous cultures, who thrived for thousands of years before the ascent of the Incan Empire....

A descriptive timeline and photographic report of the energetic and devastating 2021 eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canarian is

The history of the enchanting archipelago formed by the seven islands and six islets that comprise the Canary Islands.

Megalithic Minorca dates back over 4 millennia and range from monumental tombs to fortifications that rival their medieval counterparts.

Scientific name: Gallotia goliath & G. auaritae Family: Lacertidae Snouth-to-vent length: 40-50 cm Total length: 120-150 cm Distribution:...

A highly accurate 3D reconstruction of the battle axe depicted on the King's Gate of Ḫattuša, the capital of the Hittites.

A unique Syro-Egyptian fenestrated axe, manufactured in the 20th–18th century BC found in a 15th-century BC Mycenaean tomb in Greece, combines Egyptian and Levantine features with a distinctive Minoan ribbed cap.

The figure-of-eight shield was the most common type of Achaean body shield and one of the most characteristic defensive weapons of the Aegean Bronze Age, widely used from the 17th to the 15th century BC.

An elaborate boar's tusk helmet, which would have been worn by a lāwāgetās⁠ (Linear B: 𐀨𐀷𐀐𐀲, ra-wa-ke-ta, "military leader") or a wanax (Linear B: 𐀷𐀙𐀏, wa-na-ka, “king”).

The Minoan two-pronged spearhead from Ágios Onoúfrios, near Phaistos, which may correspond to the weapon mentioned in the Iliad and associated with Achilles.

This large Talaiotic settlement still possesses a majestic taula and talaiot, and even helped the Spaniards retake Minorca from the English.

A unique megalithic sanctuary on Minorca yet to be understood with the potential to reveal valuable insights on the Talaiotic cutlure.

A very well-preserved and picturesque prehistoric megalithic settlement, with a fascinating semi-subterranean complex.

The ancient Canarians through the eyes of Roman and Greek authors, Muslims and Christians, and archaeogical and genetic evidence.

The enigmatic language and writing systems of the ancient Canarian natives.

Despite popularly being called Guanches, this gentilic only refers to the ancient inhabitants of Tenerife.

The Cumbre Vieja is an active volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. It reaches a height of 1,949 m above...

La Palma's Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption of 1470

La Palma's Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption of 1585

La Palma's Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption of 1971 Teneguía is a monogenetic cinder cone–a volcanic vent which has been active once and has...

Llano de los Jables in northern Cumbre Vieja, with the Caldera de Taburiente in the background and Valle de Aridane covered by a sea of clouds, bordered to the right by the Cumbre Nueva. La Palma, historically known as San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly island of the Canary Islands, Spain. La Palma has an area of 708 km², making it the fifth largest of the eight main islands of the archipelago. Like the others, it is a volcanic ocean island located on the Afri

A detailed photographic report on the month of December of the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption of 2021.