Many secrets of the ancient Etruscans, who represent one of the most enigmatic civilizations in Europe, are still to be discovered. Etruscan cemeteries contain different…
Vulci, named for the Vulci people, one of the twelve people of the Etruscan civilisation, was a major Etruscan city which developed from a trade…
The rotting carcass of a mysterious-looking ‘sea monster’ has been found washed ashore on a New Zealand beach. A YouTube video filmed by Elizabeth Ann…
The mummy was in one of 59 coffins newly discovered at the Saqqara necropolis. (Photo by Khaled … [+] Several weeks ago, the Egyptian Ministry…
There are literally thousands of incredible texts that have survived from the ancient world, which are etched onto copper, beautifully inscribed on papyrus, chipped onto…
The origins of Western alchemy can be traced back to Hellenistic Egypt, in particular to the city of Alexandria. One of the most important characters…
In the heart of Miraflores, a part of Limaâs bustling city center, the well-preserved Huaca Pucllana ceremonial center site has yielded the remains of a…
8 percent of the material in the pipes could not be identified. Their mysterious pipes are believed to be around 150,000 years old. According to…
Investigators in Bulgaria have been perplexed after finding âa complete mummified corpse,â just 16 days after the man was last seen alive. Sherlock once said,…
This article is more than 7 years old Scanning reveals coffin from 600BC, originally though by curators to contain preserved organs, holds a foetus of…
Among the significant discovered mummies are the six Gebelein mummies that are distinct for being natural mummies from the late Predynastic period, about 3400 BC….
We might find it curious that we divide hours into 60 minutes and days into 24 hours – why not a multiple of 10 or…
Hidden deep in the Peruvian Amazon is a huge face carved into a stone cliff. The “face of Harakmbut” has been there as long as…
Following an initial reluctance to develop firearms, this handgun was an ultimately futile attempt by the Mamluks to counter superior Ottoman firepower. Handgun (late 15th…
A facial reconstruction was made after remains of a neolithic man were found a mile and a half from Stonehenge, and now people have blasted…
Abu Simbel Temples These two immense carved rock temples at Abu Simbel, a village in the ancient Upper Egyptian region of Nubia, are dedicated to 13th-century Pharaoh Ramesses…
A forensic artist created a facial reconstruction based on the skeletal remains of a woman who died in her late 20s or early 30s In…
A Central African lyre made from a human skull, antelope horns, skin, gut, and hair. 19th century CE Some musical instrument origin myths reference human…
Sumer was humanityâs first great civilization. Even in todayâs society you can still find traces of Sumerian inventions in agriculture, language, mathematics, religion and astronomy….
Obelisks are four-sided monolithic pillars that taper slightly from the base to the top. These monuments were designed to impress with their height and last…