Belgian museums row over which mummy inspired TinTin story
Herge’s fictional Inca has sparked a row between rival Belgian tourist attractions, each of which displays a mummy they say inspired Tintin’s creator. The mummified corpse of…
The Mystery of the Kayhausen Boy: A Glimpse Into Iron Age Rituals or Violence?
The Kayhausen Boy is a mummy, naturally preserved in a sphagnum bog in Lower Saxony, Germany. He is one of the few recorded bog children discovered. In 1922, the…
The Bowder Stone, weighing around 2,000 tons, is a natural wonder in the Borrowdale Valley of the Lake District.
A popular Victorian-era tourist attraction is back up and running. People can once again climb over the giant Bowder Stone in Keswick, Cumbria, after the National Trust…
Sandstone rock with carved tombs of persian kings in Necropolis, Iran.
The Tomb of Xerxes I, Naqsh-e Rustam, Iran. Xerxes I, called Xerxes the Great was king of Persia from 486 to 465 BC and he was the…
Syphilis originated in the Americas, ancient DNA shows, but European colonialism spread it widely
The outbreak of a mysterious disease ravaged Europe in the late 15th century, shortly after Christopher Columbus and his crew returned from the Americas. Experts have debated for centuries…
The Ridiculous History of the Chasтιтy Belt
Chasтιтy belts — devices that were reportedly worn by women in the Middle Ages to prevent Sєxual intercourse — are often referenced in popular culture as an…
Chasтιтy belts — devices that were reportedly worn by women in the Middle Ages to prevent Sєxual intercourse — are often referenced in popular culture as an…
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)….
Jugurtha Tableland: Where Nature and History Converge
A Timeless Sanctuary of Stone and Memory In the rugged northwestern reaches of Tunisia, a remarkable plateau rises from the landscape like a natural fortress, whispering tales…
“The Kiss of Death”: A Haunting Masterpiece in Barcelona’s Poblenou Cemetery
30 Th6 Cemeteries are often seen as solemn, melancholic places, where the veil between the living and the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ is thinnest. Yet, amidst the sea of tombstones…