A precisely cut granite block from Elephantine Island, Egypt, dating back over 3,000 years to the New Kingdom era. Experts believe it to have been created using…
The 4,800-Year-Old Artificial Eye: A Glimpse into Ancient Ingenuity
Archaeological discoveries often transport us to a world far removed from modernity, revealing insights into ancient civilizations’ ingenuity, culture, and way of life. One such discovery made…
Paths and stone roads inside the fortress of Sacsayhuaman. Everything is made with carved stone blocks. City of Cusco, Peru
Sacsayhuaman Inca´s Temple, Tambomachay, Puca Pucara & Q`enqo Half-Day Tour Sacsayhuaman Inca´s Temple, Tambomachay, Puca Pucara & Q`enqo Half-Day Tour Sacsayhuaman Inca´s Temple, Tambomachay, Puca Pucara &…
The Lady of Baza is a limestone female figure with traces of painted detail in a stuccoed surface that was found in Granada, Spain
The Lady of Baza is a remarkable ancient statue discovered on July 22, 1971, by archaeologist Francisco José Presedo Velo during excavations in the necropolis of Baza,…
The Haja-no-Ontachi, a remarkable sword believed to have been forged during Japan’s Edo period (1603-1868), is housed at the Isonokami Shrine in Nara.
The Haja-no-Ontachi, a remarkable sword believed to have been forged during Japan’s Edo period (1603-1868), is housed at the Isonokami Shrine in Nara. Known as the “Demon-Quelling…
Venus of Willendorf, Vienna, Austria
The Woman of Willendorf, formerly known as the Venus of Willendorf, is a 25,000 BCE Paleolithic miniature statuette approximately four and a half inches tall. In terms…
2000-year-old marble thrones at the ancient theatre of Amphiareion in Oropos,
2000-year-old marble thrones at the ancient theatre of Amphiareion in Oropos, Greece. The Amphiareion at Oropos, sanctuary of the hero Amphiaraos, was greatly famed and frequented by…
Tigran II the Great, King of Armenia, was a descendant of the Alani royalty
Ancient Armenian King Tigran II The Great Artashessian,1st century BC, who according to genealogical records descends from a long line of Alani Royalty. According to ancient Armenian…
The Beauty of Loulan is the preserved ᴅᴇᴀᴅ body of a woman who lived about 4000 years ago, during the Bronze Age. She was found on April…
1400-year-old warrior burial ground reveals German fighters came from near and far
An elaborately decorated early medieval double-sided bone comb, found in a warrior’s grave in Fridingen, Germany. To protect the delicate tines, the comb was kept in a…