Araldo de Luca Plaster casts from the House of the Golden Bracelet Pasquale Sorrentino When the a.d. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius blanketed the southern Italian city of Pompeii in…

Benjamin Victor, “Bathsheba,” bronze (clay shown), life-size, 2020. (Lincoln, NE) For thousands of years, sculptors have challenged themselves to render the human form. The age-old tradition encompᴀsses…

The Altar Rock at Thalpan is located on the sandy north bank of the Indus River. The rock is carved with motifs, mainly animal rather than Buddhist…

“Scanning work will continue to uncover more secrets.” CAIRO, Egypt — A nine-meter long hidden pᴀssageway was discovered inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt’s tourism minister Ahmed…

DAY 4: Thu October 8, 2020 – Cairo Saqqara After Breakfast we will leave at 8 AM for our exploration of the site of Saqqara, home of the…

In the realm of ancient Egyptian archaeology, the discovery of mummified remains offers a rare and invaluable insight into the lives and customs of this ancient civilization….

The stone spheres shown here are not scenes from a science fiction movie; they are real and found in a remote area of Costa Rica. Some are…

In the vast expanse of the universe, where silence often reigns, astronomers have detected peculiar signals that defy conventional cosmic explanations. These unusual cosmic emissions, though transient…

The Ancient Language of Rock Art When we see graffiti on city walls today, we immediately recognize it as artistic expression. But what about our prehistoric ancestors?…