Three well-preserved ancient mummies found in Hadhramaut
The local authorities in Hadhramaut province, eastern Yemen, announced on Tuesday the discovery of three mummies. The announcement confirmed that the discovered mummies were in good condition…
The Surprising and Iconic Bronze Age Egtved Girl: Teenage Remains Tell a Story of Trade and Travel
One of the best-known Danish Bronze Age burials, the well preserved Egtved Girl was found in a barrow in 1921. Her woolen clothing, hair, and nails were…
Ancient jar that may have been used to anoint Anglo-Saxon kings is found after 1,000 years underground in hoard of treasure ‘buried to hide it from Vikings’
It was a sorry-looking object when it was unearthed in 2014 from a ploughed field in western Scotland, having been buried for almost a thousand years ago….
3000-Year Old Artifact Shows Ancient Astronaut Arrived In A Spaceship On Earth
A 3000-year-old spaceship-looking artifact is one of the most famous artifacts that supposedly prove the fact of the arrival of ancient aliens on Earth. Zecharia Sitchin was…
What’s Inside the Great Pyramid?
No structure in the world is more mysterious than the Great Pyramid. But who first broke into its well-guarded interior? When? And what did they find? The…
The Arch of тιтus (Italian: Arco di тιтo; Latin: Arcus тιтi)
The Arch of тιтus (Italian: Arco di тιтo; Latin: Arcus тιтi) was built in honor of the victory (triumph) of Emperor тιтus in Judea and the conquest…
Mystery of Egyptian pharaoh buried in ancient tomb
In 1907, the mysterious tomb KV55 was discovered by archaeologists in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. This was the burial place of many Egyptian pharaohs and royal…
Olmec Civilization Famous For Giant Heads Disappeared From Earth With No Trace
Among many ancient civilizations in North and Central America, the Maya and Aztecs are considered to be the most developed ones. But there was one more perfect…
Mystery of the Big Book
Over the years, the pH๏τograph above has appeared on numerous blogs and websites, usually captioned as “man with large book at Prague Castle, 1940s” or “c. 1940s:…
Do you know your ba from your ka? What’s a vizier? How about a cartouche? Our handy glossary of Ancient Egyptian terms will have you speaking like a pharaoh in no time.
How many Ancient Egyptian terms can you spot in this image? The terms we use to describe the religion, history and artifacts of Ancient Egypt are a…