The ghost city of Herculaneum, Italy
Below an unᴀssuming town south of Naples lies a buried Roman city – but not the one you’re probably thinking of. Herculaneum was covered by the same eruption…
Could ancient Peruvians really know how to melt stone blocks?
The ancient walled complex of Saksaywaman in Peru has baffled scientists and archaeologists for decades. The precision of the stonework, with its rounded corners and interlocking shapes, challenges our…
The Prehistoric Hut: A 15,000-Year-Old Structure Made of Mammoth Bones in Mezherich, Ukraine
The discovery of a prehistoric hut made from mammoth bones in Mezherich, Ukraine, remains one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th century. This site,…
The Bolinao Skull: Unraveling the Secrets Behind the Golden Smile of Ancient Philippines
In the sun-kissed coastal town of Bolinao, Philippines, archaeologists stumbled upon a discovery that would forever change our understanding of ancient Filipino culture. Among 67 other skulls…
A Chilling Relic of Ancient Roman Gallic Warfare
The Gruesome Tale Unearthed The discovery of a 2070-year-old bone with an iron spearhead still embedded in it has unveiled a harrowing glimpse into the brutality of…
Peru’s Ancient Secrets Revealed: 22 Child and Infant Burials Discovered
A Remarkable Discovery in Peru’s Pativilca Valley In the heart of Peru, a team of Polish and Peruvian archaeologists has made a groundbreaking discovery that’s sending ripples…
Original works of art in the Louvre museum: our favorites!
Among the 30.000 artworks exhibited in the Louvre museum, you obviously know the most famous. The Mona Lisa, the Milos Aphrodite (also known as the Venus de…
The Lovers of Valdaro: for 6,000 years, a pair of skeletons had been locked in an eternal embrace
Imagine a couple, their hands intertwined, faces gazing into each other’s eyes, frozen in time for over 6,000 years. This poignant scene was unveiled in 2007 near…
The Haunting Tale of Herculaneum’s “Ring Lady”: A Life Frozen in Time
Unearthing a Tragic Past In 1982, archaeologists made a heart-wrenching discovery in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum. They unearthed the skeletal remains of a woman, forever…
A 400-Year-Old Ring that Unfolds to Track the Movements of the Heavens
Rings with discreet dual purpose have been in use since before the common era, when Hannibal, facing extradition, allegedly ingested the poison he kept secreted behind a gemstone on…