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…
Archaeologists uncover 1,800-year-old Roman soldier burial with dagger at ancient Spanish fortress
Archaeologists excavating an ancient fortress in Almendralejo, Spain, have found a startling burial that might belong to a Roman soldier who died about 1,800 years ago. They…
Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery – Museum in Scotland in North
Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery submitted by Anne T : Site in North Lanarkshire Scotland. Museum ID A.1995.32.r. Scotland’s Early People display. Of darkish grey-brown stone, the six discs have…
Beautiful, Surreal and Disturbing Artworks by FFO (NSFW)
I Grow Down, Down, Down. Ffo is a Moscow-based artist who creates surreal collage artworks from anatomical illustrations, classical art, 1950’s pop culture images and Art Nouveau prints. Ffo’s source…
Thalpan Petroglyphs
About If you’re traveling to the tourist areas of Northern Pakistan by road from Islamabad, chances are you’ll pᴀss by the town of Chilās. Just outside the town, right…
Ancient History • Sigiriya: The Majestic Rock Fortress of Sri Lanka
A Glimpse into Sigiriya’s Historical Significance Sigiriya, one of Sri Lanka’s most iconic historical landmarks, stands as a testament to the island’s rich past and the remarkable…
The Majestic Family Portrait: The Colossal Statue of AmenH๏τep III and Tiye
A Masterpiece of Ancient Egyptian Sculpture At the heart of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo stands a breathtaking testament to the splendor of the 18th Dynasty—the monumental…
A 5,500-Year-Old Leather Shoe: A Window into Ancient Armenia
In 2008, archaeologists made a groundbreaking discovery in Areni Cave, Armenia—an astonishing 5,500-year-old leather shoe, believed to be one of the oldest ever found. This remarkable artifact offers…
A Young Life Preserved: The Mummy of Cleopatra
Within the halls of the British Museum rests a unique treasure from ancient Egypt: the mummy of a young woman named Cleopatra. Far from the legendary queen, this Cleopatra was…