Construction of Stairs of All Nations and Gate of All Nations was ordered by Achaemenid king Xerxes I (486-465 BC), successor of founder of Persepolis, …

The coffin was found lying underneath the floorboards of Washington Street United Methodist Church in South Carolina Sophia Catherine Nance before 1996. Photo from Grave Words, …

It was used for corporal punishment or torture, in which victim is blinded by infliction of intentional damage to eyes Without realizing it, ancient torture …

About 130 oak trees were used in its construction. There have been four such barrels in history of Heidelberg. Heidelberg Tun Out of sheer curiosity …

**A 2000-year-old ‘hologram’ enclosed in a gold jewel ** The ring of Titus Carvilius Gemello was found on the finger of a Roman matron, the …

Veronice was a dog who was abandoned on the street and left to fend for herself. She had no one to care for her, and …

If King Tut or the Gilded Lady come to mind when you think about mummies, you’re probably not alone—but humans weren’t the only ones to …

Among the many archeological treasures of Tuna el-Gebel in Upper Egypt is a large cemetery for sacred animals. This picture taken on Feb. 2, 2019, …

This cat coffin has a gilded head and is painted with a collar around its neck, a necklace holding an Eye of Horus protective amulet, …

An ostracon showing a topless dancer in an acrobatic position with elaborate hairstyle and hoop earrings in gymnastic backbend. This magnificently drawn sketch of a …

A low-tech and effective way to prevent snow blindness I once visited White Sands National Park in New Mexico, and even with sunglasses on, it …

“Un𝚎𝚊𝚛thin𝚐 E𝚐𝚢𝚙t’s S𝚎c𝚛𝚎ts: 13 W𝚎ll-P𝚛𝚎s𝚎𝚛v𝚎𝚍 C𝚘𝚏𝚏ins D𝚊tin𝚐 B𝚊ck 2500 Y𝚎𝚊𝚛s Disc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 in S𝚊𝚚𝚚𝚊𝚛𝚊 B𝚞𝚛i𝚊l W𝚎ll” t𝚊k𝚎s 𝚞s 𝚘n 𝚊 c𝚊𝚙tiv𝚊tin𝚐 j𝚘𝚞𝚛n𝚎𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙 int𝚘 th𝚎 h𝚎𝚊𝚛t …

Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Archaeologists have found an octagonal sword dating from more than 3,000 years ago at a burial site in the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. The sword …

The plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis that occurs in three forms. Pneumonic plague infects the lungs causing shortness of …

A B𝚛it 𝚛𝚎s𝚎𝚊𝚛ch𝚎𝚛 cl𝚊iмs h𝚎 h𝚊s c𝚊𝚛𝚛i𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚞t DNA t𝚎sts 𝚘n th𝚎 м𝚢st𝚎𝚛i𝚘𝚞s N𝚊zc𝚊 м𝚞ммi𝚎s – 𝚊n𝚍 th𝚎 𝚛𝚎s𝚞lts c𝚘𝚞l𝚍 “Ƅ𝚎 th𝚎 м𝚘st iм𝚙𝚘𝚛t𝚊nt 𝚍isc𝚘ʋ𝚎𝚛𝚢 …

A GOLD TREASURE HOARD HAS BEEN DISCOVERED BY A METAL DETECTORIST ON THE ISLAND OF RENNESØY IN STAVANGER, NORWAY. The discovery was made by Erlend …

The weapons cache was most likely hidden by Jewish rebels some 1,900 years ago after being seized from Roman forces. Four ancient swords found preserved …

The craftsmanship behind the Sword of Goujian has made it legendary. It is hard to imagine the knowledge ancient Chinese craftsmen had to be able …

Scientists have painstakingly recreated the mummification scent used over 3,500 years ago. For the first time, visitors to Denmark’s Moesgaard Museum will be able to …

The weapons were discovered in a series of megalithic tombs. Among the objects included in this study are along dagger blade, twenty-five arrowheads, and a …