Skara Brae: Scottish Farmer Discovers 5,000-Year-Old Lost City
Discovery and early exploration One day, a farmer on the island of Orkney in Scotland found a large stone that didn’t look like it belonged in its…
1,000-Year-Old Ukrainian Cemetery Reveals Bizarre Burial Rituals
Skeletons With Bronze Rings Around Their Necks Uncovered At A 1,000-Year-Old Cemetery In Ukraine.Archaeologists in Ukraine have unearthed a 1,000-year-old cemetery and a number of skeletons buried…
B(head)ing with an axe was the most common form of e⚒️ecution for the nobility.
Held at the Tower of London, this block was used for the beheading of Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, 9 April 1747. 56.7 kg. Axe from 16th century,…
Historical Spotlight: The Colosseum’s Basement
Historical Spotlight: The Colosseum’s Basement Did you know the Colosseum, built between 72 and 80 AD under Emperor Vespasian, featured a complex basement that was crucial for…
The Majestic Statue of King Ramesses II: A Masterpiece of Egyptian Sculpture
One of the Most Beautiful astonishing and brilliant statues of the righteous son of Egypt, the warrior king and the famous architect, King Ramesses II. This amazing…
Vintage bling: Skeleton of 1,600-year-old woman with jewels in her TEETH and an alien-like skull found in Mexican burial ground
Decorating teeth with jewels may be popular among some groups today, but it seems the idea was around in Mexico more than a thousand years ago. Archaeologists…
Egypt opens Luxor’s ancient ‘Avenue of Sphinxes’ to great fanfare
The road was uncovered over decades in the ancient city of Thebes. Egypt on Thursday opened to the public a 3,000-year-old sphinx-filled avenue in the Southern city…
Discovered in 1904 at the Oseberg farm in Norway, the Oseberg ship dates back to the early 800s AD and is one of the best-preserved Viking vessels.
Discovered in 1904 at the Oseberg farm in Norway, the Oseberg ship dates back to the early 800s AD and is one of the best-preserved Viking vessels….
This Venus figurine made of mammoth ivory
This Venus figurine made of mammoth ivory was unearthed in 2008 in Hohle Fels, a cave near Schelklingen, Germany, in the Swabian Jura UNESCO World Heritage Site….
Rococo Staircase Hall of Bruchsal Palace, located in Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The Rococo Staircase Hall of Bruchsal Palace is a magnificent and ornate architectural feature of Bruchsal Palace, which is located in Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The palace itself…