See the World’s Oldest Dress

A 5,000-year-old Egyptian garment provides a glimpse into the fashions of yester-yester-yesteryear.

Cimitero Staglieno: Monument Calcagno

Dear readers, this post is a bit on the educational side since i’d like to show you one of the more famous tombs at the Staglieno Cemetery…

Secrets of long-lost mummies unwrapped

Alison Abbott considers an extraordinary assemblage of human remains: some rediscovered, some re-analysed. Alison Abbott considers an extraordinary assemblage of human remains: some rediscovered, some re-analysed.

Evidence suggests the Mayans were in contact with aliens

The ancient Maya had territory from Mexico to El Salvador. The mighty Maya became the dominant force in the region, building great cities, trade routes, temples and majestic pyramids. The Maya were prominent in the Americas with their hieroglyphic writing – one of the few complete writing systems in the Pre-Columbian Americas.

Ethiopian Bible is oldest and most complete on earth

Written in Ge’ez, an ancient dead language of Ethiopia, it’s nearly 800 years older than the King James Version and contains 81-88 books compared to 66. It includes the Book of Enoch, Esdras, Buruch and all three books of Maccabees, and a host of others that were excommunicated from the KJV.