The Wonder of Machu Picchu’s Construction Technology
Here’s what we know. Machu Picchu was built in 90 years, between the years 1450 and 1540. It’s located on a crest of the Peruvian Andes by…
🎬 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–) | A Return to Middle-earth
Series Fantasy, Adventure, Drama Creators: J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay Based on: The Lord of the Rings and its appendices by J.R.R. Tolkien Main Cast: Morfydd Clark as Galadriel Robert Aramayo as Elrond Charlie Vickers as Halbrand Ismael Cruz Córdova as Arondir Markella Kavenagh as Nori Brandyfoot Owain Arthur as Prince Durin IV Sophia Nomvete […]
Excavating La Marmotta: 7,000-Year-Old Canoes Reveal Neolithic Nautical Genius
Pioneers of Neolithic Navigation: The Astonishing 7,000-Year-Old Canoes of La Marmotta In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have uncovered five meticulously crafted canoes at the Neolithic lakeshore settlement…
The Sumerian City of Uruk: The Oldest Civilized City in the World
Uruk was one of the most important cities in ancient Mesopotamia, and at one time, the most important. According to the Sumerian King List, it was founded…
The tomb of Qasr Al-Farid, an archaeological mystery in the Saudi desert , Madain Saleh, Al-Hijir Archaeological Site.
The Nabataean Kingdom ruled over an area that spanned from the southern Levant to northern Arabia, a position that allowed them to control the Incense Route that…
This is the largest dolmen in France, and perhaps the world, depending on how you measure things. It is to be found these days in the back garden of a house which used to be a little cafe, in the town of Bagneux, a suburb of Saumur. To ask to look you need to ring the bell on the right. It is really an impressive sight.
Some statistics: 17.3m long x 5.4m max wide x 3.1m high. The antechamber adds another 4m to the length. It is covered with four capstones the largest…
Mysterious mummy found in tomb in Peru with hands covering its face.
A mummy, fully bound in ropes and with its hands covering its face, has been discovered in an underground tomb in Peru. Archaeologists from the National University…
Admire the gold-encrusted sarcophagus of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
For the first time in 97 years since the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun was discovered, the outermost layer of gold-plated sarcophagus has been removed from the…
The Magical 16th Century German Oath Skull
The oath skull engraved with the Sator Square had largely been the stuff of academic research and historical footnotes until a remarkable discovery in the early 21st…