A group of European tourism ministers check out a replica of the ancient caveman paintings in the Altamira caves in 2002. ((Victor Fraile/Reuters) ) A …

The Rape of Proserpina is a large Baroque marble sculptural group by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, executed between 1621 and 1622. Bernini was only 23 years old at its completion. Now on display at the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

 Finding ancient well-persevered clothes is not something that happens daily. This is why this particular 1,700-year-old tunic is so special. It is Norway’s oldest piece of clothing and despite being hidden beneath the snow for so many years, it’s still very well-preserved.

In the midst of constructing a new power station, an artifact from antiquity, a 40,500-year-old Kauri log, surfaced, promising insights…

Roter Franz is the mummy of a young man found in the Bourtanger swamp, on the border between Holland and Germany, in 1900. Also known as “Neu Versen Man”, the nickname derives from the color of beard, hair and eyebrows, completely red, coloring due to the presence of acids in the peat bog.

Such works by Oscar Nilsson represent the faces of people […]

Have you ever seen a gun that is attached to a book? This Bible has a chamber for a gun and it was made in Venice for Doge Francesco Morosini in the second part of the 17th century.

The London Mithraeum, discovered in 1952 under the bombed out ruins of London, is now rebuilt and open to the public to give you a “memorable, powerful and authentic experience.”The London Mithraeum was built 1800 years ago by the Romans and dedicated to the god, Mithras. In 1952 a small s

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Huldremose Woman, or Huldre Fen Woman , is a bog body recovered in 1879 from a peat bog near the village Ramten in Jutland. Analysis by c…

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Built in 70 A.D., Rome’s Colosseum has been the site of celebrations, sporting events and bloodshed. Today, the amphitheater is a major tourist attraction, playing host to 3.9 million visitors each year.

The ensign of Le Genereux, which is roughly the size of a tennis court, was taken by Nelson and his men in 1800 and is believed to be one of the earliest Tricolours in existence

During Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign, a French soldier discovers a black basalt slab inscribed with ancient writing, which becomes known as the Rosetta Stone.

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