It’s a very modern approach to gaining a window into the past. But scientists have taken the novel step of giving a 245-year-old mummified male …

  n 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter unearthed Tutankhamun’s Tomb (1341-1213 BC) in Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt. A hundred years after the legendary find, …

The skeletal remains of two newborns that lived some 30,000 years ago are deemed the earliest known evidence of identical twins. Researchers analyzed the ancient …

A gold bar sits on display in New York from the 400-year-old Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha wreckage on June 18, 2015. (AP / …

The story of father Crespi is one of the most enigmatic stories ever told – an unknown civilization, unbelievable artifacts, massive amounts of gold, depictions …

It is becoming increasingly clear that the Sumerians had established a colony in South America called Kuga-Ki. Kuga-Ki was the “Tin Land of the West” …

Mummies often evoke thoughts of the ancient Egyptians and their sophisticated mummification rituals.These practices aimed to create a seamless transition between life and death and …

The Igorots are an indigenous tribe living in Sagada, Luzon Island, Philippines. The Igorots practice unique funerary customs, in which the dead are buried in …

The founders of Panchavarnaswamy Temple, built during India’s ancient Chola period, may have predicted the arrival of the bike by hundreds of years A carving …

The clay tablet of this unique text is 4,000-year-old and was found by German-American scholar Hermann Hilprecht at the beginning of the 20th century. The …

A c𝚊v𝚎 with s𝚘m𝚎 𝚏𝚊nt𝚊stic c𝚊𝚛vin𝚐s w𝚊s 𝚍isc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 in 𝚊 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎st in V𝚎𝚛𝚊c𝚛𝚞z. Th𝚎 j𝚊𝚍𝚎 st𝚘n𝚎s, which 𝚊𝚛𝚎 th𝚘𝚞𝚐ht t𝚘 𝚍𝚎𝚙ict 𝚏𝚛i𝚎n𝚍l𝚢 𝚎xt𝚛𝚊t𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚎st𝚛i𝚊l c𝚘nt𝚊ct, w𝚎𝚛𝚎 …

More than 6,500 years ago in Peru, this tiny baby’s brief battle for life finally came to an end. The child, no more than 10 …

In the district of San Isidro we find the third Huaca for our series of articles. This site was developed and occupied from 200 BC …

Back in the day, Potosi was one of the most important economic centers of the world. Thanks to the substantial amount of silver that was extracted …

Angkor Wat Aerial view of Angkor Wat Kbal Spean Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, Siem Reap Le Meridien Angkor, Siem Reap The Tonle Sap Banteay Srei …

Human and animal mummies have been studied intensively since Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in 1798. Public unwrappings in mid-nineteenth century America sought to answer scientific …

In this photograph, you can see the relic of the hand of St Catherine of Siena. It is held in the Dominican convent of Our …

Mexican mummies?!  Yes! The facial expressions of the mummies of Guanajuato show the terror they felt when they awoke in coffins and realized they had …

Firm hold: A mummies curls are still in place after 3,000 years. New research by a team at Manchester University has revealed that ancient Egyptians …

 The Sleeping Beauty of Loulan is an extraordinary 3,800-year-old mummy that until today is still preserved. It is one of 200 mummies found in the …