What Did Tollund Man, One of Europe’s Famed Bog Bodies, Eat Before He Died?
The enigmatic, 2,400-year-old mummy’s last meal consisted of porridge and fish Tollund Man was likely the victim of a human sacrifice. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Many questions…
The Bronze Head of Medusa: A Marvel of Roman Art
The Bronze Head of Medusa, found at Hadrian’s Villa near Tivoli, Italy, stands out as a notable Roman artifact. This piece, deeply rooted in Greek mythology, offers…
Journal of Celtic Studies in Eastern Europe and Asia-Minor
The practice of suttee (Sati) – the ritual sacrifice, willingly or otherwise, of a man’s wife upon his death – is well testified to…
What was the tradition of childbirth like in Cañada, Oaxaca more than half a century ago?
In a text by Eréndira Sánchez Cruz, an oral tradition from the mid-twentieth century was revealed about what childbirth was like in the Cañada area of Oaxaca…
Then vs Now : Interior Entrance of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt
The Great Temple is located in the village of Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt, near the border with Sudan. Temple took about twenty years to…
A Makeshift Casket of Sea Shells and Antlers: The 6500-Year-Old Grave of the Unfortunate Ladies of Téviec
Téviec would be a rather anonymous island located somewhere in Brittany, France, if it wasn’t for its great archaeological value thanks to the many finds – mainly…
The Discovery of the Polyxena Sarcophagus: A Window into Ancient Funerary Practices and Mythology
In 1994, archaeologists made an extraordinary find in the Granicus River valley near Biga, in Turkey’s Çanakkale Province, that illuminated aspects of both ancient funerary practices and…
Family discover ancient chapel hidden under their house
A few drinks and a little idle curiousity have led to the discovery of a hidden chapel under a family home. The Farla family were having a…
A Mermaid Fossil in the Bermuda Triangle: Myth or Hidden Reality?
In December 2024, an international team of marine researchers made a groundbreaking discovery that sent shockwaves through the scientific community. During an expedition in the infamous Bermuda…
Pompeii Friend Group
Araldo de Luca Plaster casts from the House of the Golden Bracelet Pasquale Sorrentino When the a.d. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius blanketed the southern Italian city of Pompeii in…