A half-fish, half-monkey “mermaid mummy” that once instilled fear in people’s hearts has finally had its secrets revealed. A U.S. sailor brought the mummified remains of the “Fiji Mermaid” from Japan to the Clark County Historical Society in Springfield, Ohio, in 1906. With its wrinkled face, peculiar teeth, oversized claws, fish-like lower body, and grayish […]

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Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt and is often considered the most celebrated and powerful ruler of Ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom. His reign, which lasted an impressive 66 years from 1279 to 1213 BCE, marked the pinnacle of Egypt’s imperial power and influence. […]

A Glittering Discovery in Coastal Bolinao In the picturesque coastal town of Bolinao, Philippines, archaeologists unearthed a treasure that would rewrite our understanding of ancient Filipino culture. The Bolinao Skull, discovered alongside 67 other skulls and Ming Dynasty ceramics, dates back to the 14th or 15th century AD. But what makes this particular skull stand […]

A fascinating discovery has been made in Dorset, England— the skull of a Viking man, whose teeth were deliberately filed. This rare find, uncovered in a mᴀss grave, has raised intriguing questions about Viking customs and warrior culture. While the exact purpose behind the filed teeth remains uncertain, some researchers speculate that these modifications could […]

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A wedding bed, believed to be the oldest in Britain, dating to the 1570s, and lost for centuries, turned up at auction by Bonhams of London in 2014 following a mysterious journey over 400 years. The Elizabeth I oak four-poster belonged to the Radclyffe family of Salford and graced the Star Bed Chamber at Ordsall […]

The Moment of Discovery: Preserving Ancient Egyptian Treasures In the crisp January air of 1924, a remarkable scene unfolded within the confines of a modest laboratory in the Valley of the Kings. Two dedicated archaeologists, Arthur Mace and Alfred Lucas, hunched over precious artifacts, their hands carefully working to preserve the remnants of an ancient […]

In 1949, an extraordinary discovery was made in the Altai Mountains of Siberia: the well-preserved mummy of a Scythian male from the 3rd century BCE. Among the many remarkable features of this ancient find, one stands out—the presence of a tiger tattoo on the shoulder of the mummy. This tattoo offers a rare and intriguing […]