Meskalamdug’s Golden Helmet: Decoding the Symbolism of an Ancient Mesopotamian Artifact
The war helmet of Meskalamdug is an artifact that was discovered in one of the graves in the Royal Cemetery at Ur. This grave was found to…
The Majestic Throne of Princess Sitamun: A Legacy of Egyptian Royalty and Craftsmanship
The Exquisite Woodwork of the 18th Dynasty During the golden era of Ancient Egypt, at the height of the 18th Dynasty, artisans crafted a throne of extraordinary…
The 42,000-Year-Old Foal and the Mystery of Ancient DNA: Unraveling the Potential of Cloning the Past
In the frozen wilderness of Siberia’s Batagaika Crater, a remarkable discovery has captivated scientists around the globe. The perfectly preserved remains of a two-week-old foal, frozen in…
Newspaper Rock: Ancient Messages Etched in Stone
Deep within Indian Creek State Park, Utah, lies one of North America’s most extraordinary archaeological wonders—Newspaper Rock. This 200-square-foot sandstone canvas stands as a silent storyteller, preserving…
The Golden Coffins of King Tutankhamun
The gold outer coffin and the first inner coffin of King Tutankhamun are remarkable artifacts from the New Kingdom, specifically the 18th Dynasty of Egypt (1332-1323 BCE)….
The Dropa or Dzopa Stone Discs
As humanity searches for its extraterrestrial origins since we are not from physical reality – among the enigmatic objects found along the way are the Dropa Stone…
HOW?
It’s absolutely amazing how some things are built. How did the ancients move these huge stones? How was it transported up to 200 km from the mines,…
New evidence reveals the source of mercury in the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor
Archaeological surveys in Xunyang City, in Ankang, Shaanxi province, have revealed the origins of the mercury found in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Tomb of the…
Holocaust survivor who lost his family in Auschwitz and successfully took shameful deniers to court in the 1980s after promising his father he would ‘tell what happened’ dies aged 95
A Holocaust survivor who endured Auschwitz before successfully taking deniers of the genocide to court in the 1980s has died aged 95. Mel Mermelstein was deported from…
For Hiroshima’s survivors, memories of the bomb are impossible to forget
Nine days after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, after his mother and year-old brother died and his home was incinerated, seven-year-old Masaaki Tanabe watched his…