Alison Abbott considers an extraordinary assemblage of human remains: some rediscovered, some re-analysed. Alison Abbott considers an extraordinary assemblage of human remains: some rediscovered, some re-analysed.

A Minotaur sculpture with a human torso and a bull’s […]

The ‘curse of the pharaohs’ is alleged to be cast upon anyone who disturbs the mummy of an Ancient Egyptian, especially a pharaoh. This curse, which does…

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Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.

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Three people were caught attempting to steal a 10-ton statue of Pharaoh Ramses II in the city of Aswan in the south of Egypt, reports said. In a statement…

The odelst defenisve wall on the surface of the planet was built around 10,000 years ago, which means its predates the pyramids by around 5,300 years.

The ancient Maya had territory from Mexico to El Salvador. The mighty Maya became the dominant force in the region, building great cities, trade routes, temples and majestic pyramids. The Maya were prominent in the Americas with their hieroglyphic writing – one of the few complete writing systems in the Pre-Columbian Americas.

Written in Ge’ez, an ancient dead language of Ethiopia, it’s nearly 800 years older than the King James Version and contains 81-88 books compared to 66. It includes the Book of Enoch, Esdras, Buruch and all three books of Maccabees, and a host of others that were excommunicated from the KJV.

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These centuries-old vessels now have new stories to tell.

Stupendemys Geographicus has been described as the largest turtle on the surface of the planet. With the size of a car, the turtle weighed 1,145 kg. 

Atlantis found?

Who built them and why?

The 8th wonder of the old world.

Journey back in time to the heart of Andalusia, Spain, where a 5,000-year-old marvel, the Dolmen of Soto, beckons with its enigmatic whispers from the past.

Where the Sahara is bounded by the Sahel, a belt of dry tropical savanna, from the south, there lies a timeless testament to knowledge and …

It contained an impressive collection of 200 items.

  This thin gold plaque belonging to the pharaoh Psusennes I was placed on his mummy over the incision made in the lower abdomen to …