Emily Staniforth

Staff Writer, All About History

Emily is the Staff Writer at All About History magazine, writing and researching for the magazine's content. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of York and a Master of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Sheffield. Her historical interests include Early Modern and Renaissance Europe, and the history of popular culture.

Articles by: Emily Staniforth

a dry and desolate lake with cracked ground, and mountains in the distance. Clark Dry Lake, Anza Borrego Desert State Park California

The worst droughts in US history

By Stephanie Pappas last updated

From the Middle Ages to today, North America has experienced a number of extremely dry periods.

Imperial Coronation of Charlemagne, painting, 1861

Who was Charlemagne, the Carolingian Emperor of Europe?

By Emily Staniforth published

Charlemagne was a king in the Middle Ages who changed European rulership as the founder of an empire

The excavation pit of the Aztec dwelling

Remains of Aztec dwelling and floating gardens unearthed in Mexico City

By Emily Staniforth last updated

The house and other finds, which date from the 13th to 19th centuries, show how the area was used and changed throughout the centuries.

The exterior of the Colosseum

The Roman Colosseum: Facts about the gladiatorial arena

By Emily Staniforth last updated

reference The Colosseum has a rich and fascinating history that spans from ancient Rome to present day

The divine procession panel, digitally highlighted in black, found in the underground complex in Başbük, Turkey.

Fertility cult complex discovered under Turkish home dates to the Iron Age

By Emily Staniforth last updated

The relief, found on a wall panel in the underground complex, shows the integration of Neo-Assyrian culture into the Aramaic culture of Iron Age Turkey.

The remains of the Neolithic stone structures

8,500-year-old stone houses are the oldest known structures in the UAE

By Emily Staniforth published

The Neolithic structure is 500 years older than the oldest structure previously found in the Abu Dhabi islands.

The view of the ship in the excavation pit from the bow

Medieval cargo ship unexpectedly found during construction work in Estonia

By Emily Staniforth published

A ship, uncovered by construction workers near Tallinn's Old Harbor in Estonia, is a rare find that can shed light on medieval shipbuilding.

An image of the goddess statue on display in a museum

Farmer unearths ancient statue of serpent-crowned goddess in Gaza

By Emily Staniforth published

The statue of Anat, the goddess of love and war, was discovered by a farmer in his field and dates back to 2500 B.C.

A digitally created image of a tapeworm, one of the intestinal parasitic worms that plagued people early in U.K. history.

Study of nearly 500 human pelvises reveals intestinal parasites plagued early UK

By Emily Staniforth published

Human parasitic infection in the U.K. evolved over time and between regions due to changes in sanitation, according to research from the University of Oxford.

A food list from the eighth-century reign of King Ine of Wessex.

Anglo-Saxon royals were largely vegetarian

By Emily Staniforth published

Meat-heavy feasts happened only occasionally among the Anglo-Saxons, two studies on skeletal remains and food lists reveal.

A hiker in the mountains discovered the leather sandal in the ice

1,700-year-old sandal found on a remote mountain in Norway

By Emily Staniforth published

Glacial archaeologists in Norway have found an ancient sandal that provides evidence of historic human traffic on a remote mountain pass known as the Horse Ice Patch.

Ida B. Wells later in her life

Ida B. Wells: Civil rights campaigner for racial equality

By Emily Staniforth published

Reference Ida B. Wells was a journalist who used her writing to highlight the sociology of racial injustice in America during the time of segregation.