The Mysterious Dolmens of the Caucasus
The Western Caucasus, extending over 275,000 ha of the extreme western end of the Caucasus mountains and located 50 km north-east of the Black Sea, is one…
The Great Abu Simbel Rescue: The Tale of Two Ancient Temples That Moved Up A Hill
50-years-ago almost to the day, arguably the world’s most complicated archaeological missions concluded after the entire temple complex at Abu Simbel was dismantled, block by dusty block,…
This 2500-year-old mᴀss grave of troops from the second Battle of Himera in Sicily hides a a Revelation About Ancient Greece
Wherever there is an out-of-the-way war, there will be mercenaries — hired fighters whose only common bond may be a hunger for adventure. Some join foreign armies…
Sixteen ancient tombs containing mummified bodies of high priests uncovered in Egypt
THE tombs of Ancient Egyptian high priests and sarcophagi dedicated to the sky god Horus are among a treasure trove of discoveries made by archaeologists. Sixteen tombs…
Archaeologists believe that she is a 14-year-old girl and her body served as food for a group of survivors.
This skull was found in 2012 in Jamestown, the first English settlement in the US. Archaeologists believe that she is a 14-year-old girl and her body served…
A word for the unwary: a cadaver monument in Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral London Bridge, London SE1 9DA More about this monument A cadaver monument in Southwark Cathedral is said to be the wealthy London merchant Thomas Cure…
The Mummy Ankhefenmut
A CT scan revealed the idenтιтy of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female. The two mummies at the Albany Insтιтute of History and Art. Daderot/public…
A ‘monster’ emerges from the Baltic sea: Ferocious wooden figurehead that adorned a Danish warship surfaces after 500 years
A wooden sea monster has emerged from the Baltic sea after lying on the ocean floor for more than half a millenium. The creature, which has ‘lion…
Professor of ᴀssyriology, Matthew Stolper standing in front of the Colossal Bull Sculpture from the Achaemenid capital Persepolis, dating back to 486-424 BCE
“The Oriental Insтιтute (OI) was founded in 1919 to be an insтιтution that studied the ancient cultures of the Middle East at the University of Chicago. Its collection…
Heka: The magic of ancient Egypt
All religions have a magical aspect [1], ancient religions like the Egyptian, according to which all of creation was animated to some extent, perhaps more so…