The Ridiculous History of the Chasтιтy Belt
Chasтιтy belts — devices that were reportedly worn by women in the Middle Ages to prevent Sєxual intercourse — are often referenced in popular culture as an…
This 2500-year-old mᴀss grave of troops from the second Battle of Himera in Sicily hides a 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…
The Gallos Statue: Where Myth and Art Meet in a Legendary Tribute
High on the rugged cliffs of Tintagel in Cornwall, England, stands the Gallos Statue, a striking piece of art that pays tribute to the legendary King Arthur. Overlooking…
The Remarkable Mummy of Queen Nodjmet: A Window into Ancient Egyptian Embalming Artistry
A Royal Legacy Preserved In the dimly lit halls of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the mummy of Queen Nodjmet stands as a testament to the extraordinary…
Once upon a time, there was a Dodo.
Painting of the Dodo by Roelandt Savery executed in ca. 1626 and held at the NHMUK, London. The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus Linnaeus, 1758) a giant, flightless pigeon endemic…
Epitaph of Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales
Edward’s тιтle, the Black Prince, frequently used in history, was not found in evidence until the Tudor period, and so it would be wrong to use it…
This 5,500-Year-Old Leather Shoe is the Oldest Ever Discovered
PH๏τo by Pinhasi R, Gasparian B, Areshian G, Zardaryan D, Smith A, et al. PLoS ONE 5(6): e10984. CC BY 2.5 The oldest leather shoe known to…
PH๏τographer Snaps Nearly A Hundred PH๏τos a Day With Homemade Camera
Miroslav Tichý, was a pH๏τographer that constructed his own homemade cameras out of cardboard tubes, tin cans, dress elastic and old camera parts he found. From 1960…
3,300-Year-Old Sandals of King Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who, in the New Kingdom of Egyptian history, was the last of his royal family to rule at the end of…
During World War II, Michelangelo’s David Was Entombed in Brick to Protect It From Damage From Airborne Bombs
In January 1943, a brick “hive” was built around Michelangelo’s David to protect it from incendiary bombs. Two and a half years later, preservationist Deane Keller wrote to his…