HomeArcheology & AncientBefore and after the excavation and restoration of the Great Ziggurat of Ur, built approximately 4000 years ago by King Ur-Nammu of the Neo-Sumerian Empire, in dedication to the Moon God, Nanna.
Before and after the excavation and restoration of the Great Ziggurat of Ur, built approximately 4000 years ago by King Ur-Nammu of the Neo-Sumerian Empire, in dedication to the Moon God, Nanna.
In a wooden chest near Siena, time has preserved the humble seeds of an empire. These are not coins, but their ancestors: aes rude, rough, broken lumps of…
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced on December 11 that archaeologists had recently discovered and excavated a rare bust of the famous ancient King Ramses II near…
A Remarkable Discovery In the rapidly melting ice fields near Lillehammer, Norway, an extraordinary archaeological find has captivated the world: a remarkably well-preserved 6th-century AD arrow. Unearthed…
In the shadow of the dormant Mount Sahand, in northwestern Iran, the landscape itself comes to life. This is Kandovan, a village not built upon the earth,…