The House of the Faun is among the most visited of the domestic ruins at Pompeii, famous for its mosaics and its bronze statue of a dancing faun.

A team of archaeologists led by Ian Hodder of Stanford, has unearthed an 8,000-year-old figurine at Çatalhöyük.

Is the hole in the door below the astronomical clock of Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, England, UK the earliest existing cat flap? The trouble is it …

On September 12, 1940, a dog named Robot ran away in southwestern France. Robot’s owner, the teenaged Marcel Ravidat, along with three of his buddies—Jacques …

Hampton Court Palace, where Anne Boleyn entertained, Jane Seymour died, and Cathrine Howard was arrested for adultery, was home to enigmatic Henry VIII and his many wives. Step into Tudor history and relive the tales of passion and betrayal.

This funny image with two of the famous Easter Island statues sitting with their body and folded arms under the ground is not as far from reality as one might think.

A𝚛ch𝚊𝚎𝚘l𝚘𝚐𝚢 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊kth𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐h 𝚊s 1,000-𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛-𝚘l𝚍 m𝚞mm𝚢 𝚏𝚘𝚞n𝚍 in 𝚞n𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚞n𝚍 t𝚘m𝚋 ‘𝚋𝚘𝚞n𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚎’.

Leptis Magna (modern-day Khoms, Libya) is most famous for being the birthplace of Septimius Severus in A.D. 145.

This Grade II listed cottage in South Cambridge has a secret underground tunnel connected to other properties.

Machu Picchu, one of the most recognized archaeological sites in the world, is located high (2,430 m above sea level) above the Urubamba River on a narrow saddle between two mountain peaks.

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and more.

The Serapeum of Saqqara has been a continuous source of speculation and mystery since its re-discovery in 1850. Even now, no theory has been able to explain exactly how or why the 24 giant sarcophagi were moved to the site and precisely installed in their notches.

The question of extraterrestrial life and the possibility of aliens visiting Earth has been a subject of fascination and speculation for centuries. While skepticism prevails, …

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An ancient stretch of Roman road has been found under a McDonald’s.

Roman Mosaic (1st-2nd Century AD), from House of Orpheus showing Orpheus playing a lute in centre with wild African animals surrounding him. From triclinium or dining room of villa looking out across fertile plains of Volubilis Archaeological site, Morocco.

Discover the remarkable work done by Lorenza D’Alessandro in the tomb of Nefertiti, uncovering unknown artifacts and shedding light on the life of this legendary queen.

A B𝚛itish 𝚛𝚎s𝚎𝚊𝚛ch𝚎𝚛 cl𝚊iмs t𝚘 h𝚊ʋ𝚎 c𝚊𝚛𝚛i𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚞t DNA t𝚎sts 𝚘n th𝚎 м𝚢st𝚎𝚛i𝚘𝚞s N𝚊zc𝚊 м𝚞ммi𝚎s, 𝚊n𝚍 th𝚎 𝚛𝚎s𝚞lts c𝚘𝚞l𝚍 “𝚋𝚎 th𝚎 м𝚘st iм𝚙𝚘𝚛t𝚊nt 𝚍isc𝚘ʋ𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚏 th𝚎 21st c𝚎nt𝚞𝚛𝚢”

Uncovering prehistoric wonders!  Scientists have unearthed a colossal set of dinosaur tracks dating back 70 million years in Alaska. The discovery sheds new light on the ancient inhabitants of this region, captivating minds and sparking curiosity about our planet’s distant past

Detail of fresco of couple in bed. From southern wall of room 43 (Cubiculum) in the House of the Centurion (IX 8,3) in Pompeii, 1st Century.