The skull of a male aged 40 to 50 which is pierced obliquely by an iron nail which was used to hold the head and attach it to a wall or another structure. This ritual was a relatively common practice among the Gallic peoples of the Mediterranean and the Iberian tribes in the northern part of what is today Catalonia.

Encased in soil, this extraordinarily delicate face emerges into the sun for the first time in thousands of years. (Photo courtesy of J…

A missing commander from the Danish Navy was taken aback when he made an astonishing discovery during one of his expeditions to the Giza Plateau …

Housed in Peru’s metropolitan museum rests a baffling relic known as the “Galactic Disk”. Despite the tremendous strides in science and technology, the origin and …

A burial pit similar to one recently excavated in the Henan province, believed to contain as many as 100 horse skeletons. Archaeologists digging in the Henan Province in China have uncovered a funeral pit containing chariots and as many as 100 horses, likely belonging to a lord from a noble family. The tomb is being […]

The Great Pyramid of Giza is undoubtedly one of the most well-known icons of the ancient world. But thousands of other pyramids exist, not just in Egypt, but across the entire globe, including Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. The reason why so many ancient civilizations, many of which had no contact with each other, were constructing pyramids at around the same time remains a bit of a mystery.

Historical Misconceptions Debunked: When Fact Becomes Stranger Than Fiction. Was Napoleon Short? Did Viking helmets really have horns?

The world of archaeology never fails to astound us with […]

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The Apkallu, 7 Sages of Enki. The “Uruk List of Kings and Sages” is an ancient text dating from around 200 BCE. It consists of …

The latest discovery in the ongoing excavations in the Ancient City of Stratonikeia, known as the city of eternal loves and gladiators, was a “Dancing Muses” statue, an iconic figure from ancient mythology.

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Despite the Roman Empire’s extensive military and cultural influence on the nearby Balkan peninsula, a DNA analysis of individuals who lived in the region between 1 and 1000 AD found no genetic evidence of Iron Age Italian ancestry.

The era of the Vikings is certainly one of the most interesting periods of European history, and greatly popularized in recent times through media and entertainment.

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