Discovered in 1936 at Saqqara, Egypt, this unusual object—often referred to as the “Schist Disc”—dates back to the First Dynasty around 3000 BCE. It was unearthed from…

Etched into the sandstone walls of Luxor Temple in Upper Egypt, this relief dates back to the New Kingdom period, around 1400–1200 BCE, when pharaohs and priests…

Rising from the fertile soil of the Jordan Valley, near the banks of the River Jordan and north of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Sea, Jericho stands as one of…

Newgrange, located in the Boyne Valley of County Meath, Ireland, is a Neolithic pᴀssage tomb constructed around 3200 BCE, making it older than both Stonehenge and the…

Carved into the ancient rocks of Val Camonica in northern Italy, this Neolithic engraving dates back to around 4000–3000 BCE, a time when early farming societies were…

Areni-1 Cave in the highlands of Armenia cradles one of humanity’s most extraordinary discoveries: the world’s oldest known leather shoe, dating back to around 3500 BCE. Hidden…

In the dim stillness of a tomb, sealed by sand and time, a woman’s body was laid to rest. Her skin, drawn тιԍнт over bone, her hair…

Beneath the heavy layers of soil, sealed by centuries of silence, archaeologists uncovered a grave unlike any other. Within it, two skeletons lay entwined, their bones curled…

Beneath the shifting layers of sediment, under a canvas of ochre earth hardened by millions of years, a giant once lay in silence. The excavation team crouched…