Home to 20,000, But Who Built it? The Underground City of Derinkuyu
Deep under the Turkish town of Derinkuyu, there’s an entire world reaching 85 meters (279 ft) into the earth. Covering a vast area and with a network…
Henry Box Brown, enslaved black man who mailed himself to freedom in a wooden box in 1849
Henry “Box” Brown was born enslaved in Louisa County, Virginia in 1815. When he was 15, he was sent to Richmond to work in a tobacco factory….
Ethiopian Bible is oldest and most complete on earth
World’s first illustrated Christian Bible discovered at Ethiopian monastery The world’s earliest illustrated Christian book has been saved by a British charity which located it at…
Before Mount Vesuvius erupted: Scientists discover how Pompeii’s victims lived
Pompeii: When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, many of its victims in Pompeii were buried under mounds of pumice and ash that hardened over them like a…
The wife who made the ultimate sacrifice for a 3,000-year loving embrace: Man and woman found together in Ukrainian grave after she was buried ALIVE with her ᴅᴇᴀᴅ husband
An ancient man and woman have been found locked in a loving embrace for 3,000 years in a grave in Ukraine. The woman was willingly entombed alive in…
Hidden in 54 Corpses, a Revelation About Ancient Greece
DNA from a 2,500-year-old battlefield in Sicily reveals that mercenary soldiers were common, if not the Homeric ideal. A mᴀss grave of troops from the second Battle…
About Cincinnati Museum Center
Prehistoric Bison By: Glenn W. Storrs, Ph.D., Withrow Farny Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology Two prehistoric bison species became known to science when their fossils were discovered in…
Spaniard receives reward for finding Renaissance ‘treasure’ behind home walls
A Spanish resident discovered part of a valuable Renaissance monument while renovating his home, but only now has his right to the reward been recognized. In Úbeda,…
The Children of Llullaillaco: A Journey to the Past through Andean Memory
The Pre-Hispanic History told through the collection of the MAAM, located in Salta, Argentina, is an invitation to a journey into the memory of three children sacrificed in a sacred…
The Timeless Preservation of Rosalia Lombardo: A Modern Mummy in the Capuchin Catacombs
23 Th1 In the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Italy, the remarkably preserved body of Rosalia Lombardo has captivated visitors for over a century. A tragic victim of…