The Arabesque Hall is one of the most exquisite gala rooms created by Charles Cameron for Empress Catherine IIat the Great Tsarskoye Selo Palace.
The staterooms and private quarters of Catherine II were situated in place of Rastrelli’s Formal Staircase, Forth and Fifth Antechambers in the south wing of the palace, and…
Mummified remains of Incan ‘Princess’ who died 500 years ago finally returned to Bolivia more than a century after the body was donated to a US museum
A 500-year-old mummy of an Incan girl has been returned to Bolivia some 129 years after it was donated to the Michigan State University Museum, marking what…
Ancient Cave Art in Madhya Pradesh: Signs of Possible Encounters with Otherworldly Beings
01 Th11 In the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh, India, a remarkable discovery has emerged: 10,000-year-old cave paintings that hint at possible ancient encounters with beings beyond…
Mummies of Anatolia still a matter of interest
Mummies of Anatolia still a matter of interest Having been used by numerous civilizations to preserve the body after death, the technique of mummification was also practiced…
Archaeologists discover mummies with solid-gold tongues in Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered several ancient mummies with solid-gold tongues in their mouths. The bizarre finding was made when preserved corpses were unearthed at the Quweisna…
Tiny mummy discovered in Atacama Desert was girl with bone disease, not an alien: study
The discovery in 2003 sparked international intrigue – a tiny, mummified skeleton with an alien-like head, tucked into a leather pouch found behind a church in the…
Heritage or unethical exploitation? Mummy exhibit sparks debate in Mexico
Controversy has been sparked in Mexico as visitors gather to observe and contemplate the mummified remains of an unidentified woman, affectionately referred to as “the witch,” which…
Shall we crack open the 350AD vintage? Historians debate whether to open ‘world’s oldest bottle of wine’
The world’s oldest unopened bottle of wine, known as the Speyer wine bottle or Römerwein aus Speyer, has been preserved at Germany’s Historical Museum of the Palatinate…
Triskelion (Triskele) Artifact from the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Greece
Triskelion (Triskele) Artifact from the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Greece: A triskelion or triskele (which invariably has rotational symmetry) is a motif consisting of three interlocked spirals,…