Tombs of the Giants: Echoes of the Ancients in Bronze Age Sardinia
Scattered across the rugged, windswept landscapes of Sardinia stand some of the island’s most enigmatic relics—Giants’ Tombs, or Tombe dei Giganti. These megalithic monuments, built more than…
Edward Mordrake, the Man with Two Faces
Was a nineteenth-century Englishman named Edward Mordake (or Mordrake) born with a malevolent “second face” on the back of his head? One of the more interesting historical…
Shelters of Stone: The Ancient Geometry of Spain’s Chozo Huts
Amid the windswept, arid plains of rural Spain, where olive trees bend under the sun and time seems to move more slowly, one might stumble upon a…
Scientists find 6.5ft thigh bone weighing half a tonne belonging to a giant sauropod dinosaur that lived 140 million years ago in south west France
Palaeontologists have unearthed a 6.5 foot-long (two metre) thigh bone that belonged to a giant sauropod dinosaur around 140 million years ago. The enormous bone — which…
Fortress of the Sun: The Timeless Majesty of Mehrangarh
Rising abruptly from the rugged outcrop of Jodhpur’s rocky terrain, Mehrangarh Fort stands like a mirage forged from sandstone and ancient ambition—a vision of power, permanence, and…
Stone Sentinels of the Sky: The Forgotten Purpose of Cappadocia’s Fairy Chimneys
Rising like ancient spires from another world, this towering, otherworldly formation is one of Cappadocia’s iconic “fairy chimneys”—a surreal landscape sculpted over millions of years by the…
Sentinels of Stone: The Eternal Watch of the Hitтιтe Lion Gate
Guarding a forgotten doorway carved into the rugged rocks of central Turkey, two majestic stone lions stand silent and timeless. These twin beasts form part of an…
The startling truth about the tiny alien-like mummy unearthed in Ata
The origins of Ata, a six-inch tall mummified infant, have long sparked debate and speculation. With her conical-shaped head and unusually hard bones, some have proposed that…
Unearthing History: The Mysterious Mummy of Maiherpri and His Extraordinary Tomb
The mummy of Maiherpri is so well preserved that it almost looks like he is in a peaceful sleep. Buried in the Valley of the Kings, his…
Unveiling ancient mysteries: 2,500-year-old mummy with a gold tongue discovered in India
Archaeologists working at the Taposiris Magna temple on the outskirts of Alexandria, Egypt, have uncovered 16 human burial chambers, according to an announcement by the Egyptian ministry…