The 1,700-Year-Old Roman Chariot Race Mosaic: Art, Power, and Spectacle in Ancient Cyprus
A discovery beneath Cypriot soilIn the village of Akaki, just west of Nicosia in Cyprus, archaeologists recently made a discovery that has captured global attention: a stunning…
The Stone Seats of the Ancient Greek Theater: A Masterpiece of Art and Engineering Over Two Thousand Years Old
The image shows the ancient stone seats of a Greek theater, built around the 3rd–2nd century BCE, during the height of Greek civilization when art, philosophy, and…
The Wall of Skulls: Aztec Echoes of Sacrifice and the Architecture of Death
Unearthing the Huey TzompantliIn 2015, beneath the bustling streets of modern Mexico City, archaeologists uncovered one of the most chilling and awe-inspiring remnants of Aztec civilization: the…
The Bound Skeleton: Rituals, Punishment, and the Fear of the Restless ᴅᴇᴀᴅ
A haunting discovery beneath the soilWhen archaeologists uncovered the skeleton of a human whose skull was тιԍнтly bound in thick rope, they were confronted not merely with…
The Story of the Phoenician Sarcophagi of Cádiz and the “Man Who Was Never Thanked”
In 1887, on the occasion of the celebration of the International Maritime Exhibition in Cádiz (Spain), the dismantling of the grounds where it would be located took…
The Sumerians: A Civilization with Advanced Knowledge of Astronomy and Medicine
Over 6,000 years ago, in the fertile plains of Mesopotamia, an ancient civilization emerged that would forever leave a mark on the annals of history. The Sumerians,…
The Medieval Garderobe: Sanitation, Survival, and Society in the Middle Ages
A hole in the wall with a view to the seaOn the windswept coastlines of Europe, many medieval castles still stand as silent witnesses of a bygone…
The Mystery of the Sleeping Giant on Greece’s Naxos Island
The Mystery of the Sleeping Giant on Greece’s Naxos Island The “Kouros of Apollonas,” also called the “Colossus of Dionysus,” is a 10.7 meter (35 foot) tall…
Statue heads of Greek gods found in ancient city of Aizanoi in Turkey
The statuary heads of the mythological Greek goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, and the god of wine, Dionysus, have been unearthed in the ancient city of…
The Valley of the Whales: Echoes of a 40-Million-Year-Old Ocean
In the heart of Egypt’s Western Desert, far from the life-giving waters of the Nile and surrounded by endless waves of golden sand, lies a place that…