Latidan Bridge – Near Bandar Abbas (Hormozgan Province)
Latidan Bridge – Near Bandar Abbas (Hormozgan Province) It was mainly built for military purposes during the war with the Portuguese, during the reign of Shah Abbas….
Madre de Dios: Rostro Harakbut monument declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation
This was ordered by the Ministry of Culture The Ministry of Culture declared the Rostro Harakbut archaeological site, a stone monument located within the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve,…
SS Central America: Haunting pH๏τos recovered from the ‘ship of gold’ wreck on ocean floor
California Gold Marketing Group Ambrotype of a young woman In 1857, the SS Central America, also known as the “ship of gold”, sank off the coast of…
Cylinder Seal with a Presentation Scene and Inscription
This carved scene features a seated deity, possibly Nergal, facing a standing worshipper with an interceding goddess standing behind him. The worshipper, identified as a scribe named…
Suffolk detectorist finds Anglo-Saxon gold pyramid mount
Fraser Bailey The detectorist said he almost did not dig for the item as he presumed it would be an aluminium can A metal detectorist said he…
Tickets Alert: Visit the bascule chambers underneath Tower Bridge
Deep under Tower Bridge lies a vast cathedral sized space that almost seems larger than it can be, and during the winter months, the public can go inside for…
The Nazca Mummy’s Tattoos: Decoding Ancient Symbols and Meanings
Nestled within the expansive Nazca Desert lies an extraordinary find housed in the Maria Reiche Museum: a meticulously preserved female mummy, showcasing the remarkable craftsmanship and reverence…
The Homecoming of an Incan Princess: 500-Year-Old Mummy Returns
In a significant event for cultural heritage, a 500-year-old mummy of an Incan girl named Ñusta has returned to Bolivia after 129 years at the Michigan State…
Reviving Queen Tiye’s Visage: A Remarkable Reconstruction from Her 3,400-Year-Old Mummy (1338 BC)
People often claim that Egyptian Queen Tiye was black based on the unpainted, darkened yew wood bust of her. This interpretation overlooks several important factors. For instance,…
The Enigmatic Mummy of Seti I: A Tale of Ancient Egyptian Royalty
20 Th9 In the heart of ancient Egypt, a remarkable discovery was made when the mummy of Pharaoh Seti I, a powerful ruler of the 19th Dynasty,…