The museum of vampires, dragons and werewolves: Merrylin Cryptid Museum.

The Merrylin Cryptid Museum is a museum made by crypto-biologist Thomas Merrylin. It is the museum of our dreams, or of our nightmares, depending on how you…

The giantess, Lady Abomah was more than 2m10 tall, a nanny by day and an attraction at the Music Hall by night

Lady Abomah was born into a family where none of her siblings ever reached her height. His stage name came from Abomey, the capital of the Kingdom of…

This is the Skull of ‘Donna del Caviglione’ (Woman of Caviglione Cave)

Unveiling an Ancient Enigma The remarkable story of “Donna del Caviglione,” the Woman of Caviglione Cave, unfolds as a testament to ancient beliefs and the enduring human…

The Mummies of East Central Asia

This infant died when he or she was less than a year old. Dark blue stones covered its eyes, and red woolen yarn was inserted into its…

World’s Oldest Toy Car – Could This 7500-Year-Old Discovery Be The Earliest Evidence Of The Wheel?

Today, parents buy their children electric car toys to play with, but the situation was somewhat different thousands of years ago. Yet, this ancient discovery reveals our…

Childbirth in Ancient Rome

Childbirth in ancient Rome was considered the main purpose of marriage. Roman girls married in their early teens, and in elite society, some married before they reached puberty. The legal age…

Curled up for 1,000 years: Peruvian mummy found sitting in foetal position in pre-Inca burial site goes on display

More than 1,000 years ago, this 50-year-old woman was laid to rest in a ceremonial ritual in the ancient settlement of Pachacamac, near Lima, Peru. The mummified skeleton,…

Unique 2,000-Year-Old Roman Road Accidentally Uncovered in Worcestershire

What is thought to be a Roman road, potentially dating back 2,000 years, has been uncovered in a field in Worcestershire in the UK. An expert has…

From the rainbow to the wallet

Exhibit of the Month December 2020 Coins – for us today, it is a self-evident means of payment, which has been increasingly replaced by other payment methods…

100,000 finds on deep Chinese shipwrecks

Some of the pottery lying on Wreck No 1 about 1.5km deep (National Cultural Heritage Administration) More than 100,000 Chinese artefacts, mainly Ming ceramics, from two ships…