Rite of Sema taouy or meeting of the 2 lands by Horus & Seth.
Check this out! There’s this amazing relief from the time of King Sesostri I, who ruled way back around 1961 to 1917 BCE. It shows this cool…
At approximately 7,000 years old, Bi’r Hima in Saudi Arabia stands as an archaeological marvel filled with ancient rock art and inscriptions.
At approximately 7,000 years old, Bi’r Hima in Saudi Arabia stands as an archaeological marvel filled with ancient rock art and inscriptions. The carvings here showcase a…
The staircase inside the Painted Hall at Chatsworth House is a marvel of grandeur and artistic mastery.
Chatsworth House is a stately home in the Derbyshire Dales, 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Bakewell and 9 miles (14 km) west of Chesterfield, England. The…
Gold and silver marked Fabergé and with the workmaster’s mark of Anna Ringe, St. Petersburg, circa 1896, engraved with the Russian inscription ‘Christmas Tree, 4 January 1897″
MARKED FABERGÉ AND WITH THE WORKMASTER’S MARK OF ANNA RINGE, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1896, WITH SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 2661 A JEWELLED GOLD AND SILVER-MOUNTED CHARKA…
The effigy and tomb of ‘the black Prince’ (Edward prince of Wales) Canterbury cathedral — In 1348 he became the first Knight of the Garter
More than 600 years after the death of the Black Prince, scientists have for the first time peered inside his magnificent tomb effigy in Canterbury Cathedral, revealing for the first…
The Athenian Treasury at Delphi, in the 5th century BC and today.
Abstract Abstract This study makes a pair with the author’s “Framing the Gift: The Politics of the Siphnian Treasury at Delphi,” Classical Antiquity 20 (2001): 273–336. Like…
The world’s oldest toy dating back 7500 years is exhibited in Mardin, Turkey
The world’s oldest surviving toy, dating back to the Chalcolithic Period (5500–3000 BC), is a fascinating glimpse into the lives and creativity of ancient societies. This extraordinary…
Two famous towers, symbols of Bologna, Italy
These two leaning towers are symbol of Bologna, a town in northern Italy which was once nicknamed ‘La Turrita’ on account of its 150+towers, of which only…
The weirdest places around the world for a music festival
Dalhalla is an open air theatre with 4,000 seats located in a former limestone quarry, and is used as a summer music venue.Nestled in the serene wilderness…
Traditional Georgian house interior (Kartli region)
Darbazi is a building culture originating in the eastern part of Georgia and can be dated back to the early Bronze Age. One of the earliest descriptions…