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10.06.2026 Inequality in Football

Study Shows How Colonial Ties Shape Football Success

Colonial legacies continue to shape competitive outcomes in international football. Simulations of the upcoming World Cup show that former colonial powers benefit from access to a broader pool of talent, while formerly colonized nations face lower chances of success.

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13.05.2026 Portrait

Automobiles and Old Irish

As a linguist and chairwoman of the board of directors of a car wholesaler, Karin Stüber manages to juggle a wide variety of roles.

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09.04.2026 Digital Antiquity

History Set in Stone

Inscriptions from the Hellenistic and Roman periods are rich sources of information about life in ancient times. Databases make them available for research.

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30.03.2026 Classical Archaeology

The Aromas of Pompeii’s Household Altars

An international research team investigated ash residues from incense burners. The substances they discovered show that Pompeii was part of a global trade network.

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25.03.2026 Ethnographic Museum

Relationships Rather Than Ownership

The new director of the Ethnographic Museum has big plans. The first milestone has already been reached with the return of 14 Benin artifacts to Nigeria.

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24.11.2025 History

Onward to Rome

Historian Sebastian Scholz argues that migration has always put society to the test. Here are five insights informed by the Migration Period and the early Middle Ages.

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26.06.2025 Literature

Contrary and Audacious

In the 1970s, women founded their own publishing companies, explored new ways of writing and dared to rebel against the patriarchy.

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