This 3,700-Year-Old Babylonian Clay Tablet Just Changed The History of Maths
UNSW A Babylonian clay tablet dating back 3,700 years has been identified as the world’s oldest and most accurate trigonometric table, suggesting the Babylonians beat the ancient…
Archaeological Surprise: Excavation Reveals the ‘Giant Samurai’ from Millennia Ago
Iп a groυпdbreakiпg archaeological discovery, researchers have υпearthed the remaiпs of what appears to be a giaпt samυrai warrior from thoυsaпds of years ago. The site, located…
Proof that women have ALWAYS loved jewellery: Skull from 1550BC goes on display with elaborate bronze headband
She may have walked the earth thousands of years ago, but this woman was clearly as fond of a nice piece of jewellery as the average 21st…
Kingly statue plunges sword into Tintagel’s Arthurian row
Regal figure to be unveiled this week on Cornish site where English Heritage has already been accused of ‘Disneyfication’ Perched above the Atlantic breakers, the imposing bronze…
Ur – One Of The Largest And Most Important Cities Of Ancient Mesopotamia
Today, all we know about the ancient city of Ur comes from the written documents unearthed at Ur. The people of Mesopotamia, which Ur was part of,…
Roman Crocodile Armor is the Closest Thing Reality has to Dungeons & Dragons gear
Iп a remarkable discovery, a fossil of a woolly mammoth datiпg back approximately six millioп years has beeп υпearthed oп the property of a Michigaп farmer. This…
Roman Crocodile Armor is the Closest Thing Reality has to Dungeons & Dragons gear
In the past, we’ve examined some hilarious forms of body armor for both human and hound.But in terms of sheer flamboyance, it’s hard to beat this suit…
The origins of Ancient Egypt and the bias of mainstream Egyptologists
Despite the origins of the great Egyptian civilization seeming an agreed upon matter, there are some alternative and often plausible theories suggesting much older beginnings for Ancient Egypt. Researchers propounding…
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…
The Sphinx: The Mythical Creature in Ancient Egypt vs Greece
The sphinx is the emblem of ancient Egyptian culture. However, it was also a key image in Ancient Greece. When we think of ancient Egypt,…