New evidence reveals the source of mercury in the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor
Archaeological surveys in Xunyang City, in Ankang, Shaanxi province, have revealed the origins of the mercury found in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Tomb of the…
Holocaust survivor who lost his family in Auschwitz and successfully took shameful deniers to court in the 1980s after promising his father he would ‘tell what happened’ dies aged 95
A Holocaust survivor who endured Auschwitz before successfully taking deniers of the genocide to court in the 1980s has died aged 95. Mel Mermelstein was deported from…
For Hiroshima’s survivors, memories of the bomb are impossible to forget
Nine days after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, after his mother and year-old brother died and his home was incinerated, seven-year-old Masaaki Tanabe watched his…
Archaeologists uncover 1,800-year-old Roman soldier burial with dagger at ancient Spanish fortress
Archaeologists excavating an ancient fortress in Almendralejo, Spain, have found a startling burial that might belong to a Roman soldier who died about 1,800 years ago. They…
Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery – Museum in Scotland in North
Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery submitted by Anne T : Site in North Lanarkshire Scotland. Museum ID A.1995.32.r. Scotland’s Early People display. Of darkish grey-brown stone, the six discs have…
Beautiful, Surreal and Disturbing Artworks by FFO (NSFW)
I Grow Down, Down, Down. Ffo is a Moscow-based artist who creates surreal collage artworks from anatomical illustrations, classical art, 1950’s pop culture images and Art Nouveau prints. Ffo’s source…
Thalpan Petroglyphs
About If you’re traveling to the tourist areas of Northern Pakistan by road from Islamabad, chances are you’ll pᴀss by the town of Chilās. Just outside the town, right…
Venice: The City That Rose from the Sea on Wooden Legs
Venice isn’t a city built on solid ground. It’s a marvel of human ingenuity, a floating masterpiece balanced on millions of ancient wooden logs submerged beneath the…
The mystery of the Solar Temple of Abu Gurab and its “Star Gate” comes to light
For many years the sun temples of Abu Gurab have been considered ancient star gates. According to different anecdotes and stories, they are interdimensional portals that allow…
Sinking the Fleets of World War I
Some of the National Archives’ finest footage of the bombardment and sinking of World War I-era ships dates from after the war. In 1921, 1923, and 1931,…