Exploring Ubasute: The Haunting Tale of Abandoned Mothers in Ancient Japan
A Tradition Born from Desperation: The Haunting History of Ubasute In the depths of Japanese history, few practices evoke as much sorrow as Ubasute. This ancient custom…
Mysterious mummy found in tomb in Peru with hands covering its face
A mummy, fully bound in ropes and with its hands covering its face, has been discovered in an underground tomb in Peru.Universidad Nacional Mayor de Sa Originally…
Tracing the History and Health Impacts of Skull Modification
From foot binding and scarification to dental alignment and ear piercings, the practice of modifying one’s body — usually for religious or aesthetic purposes — has followed us since…
Margaret Mead ‘Femur’ Quote
On June 8 2021, a Facebook page shared a long-circulating quote attributed to anthropologist Margaret Mead about civilization’s earliest sign of appearing being a healed femur. In…
The Obelisk of Thutmose I at Karnak, Luxor, is a towering symbol of ancient Egypt’s grandeur.
obelisk, tapered monolithic pillar, originally erected in pairs at the entrances of ancient Egyptian temples. The Egyptian obelisk was carved from a single piece of stone, usually red granite from the quarries at Aswān….
Audley End House and Gardens
Audley End House and Gardens: History and Stories Audley End was once one of the greatest houses in England, a spectacular early 17th-century mansion set in an…
Mount Taranaki
Mount Taranaki (Māori: Taranaki Maunga), formerly Mount Egmont, is a dormant stratovolcano and legal person in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. At 2,518 metres (8,261 ft), it is the second highest mountain…
In 1918, coal miners were astonished to uncover a petrified tree stump entombed within a coal seam.
In 1918, a remarkable discovery was made deep within the coal mines of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, when miners stumbled upon a petrified tree stump nestled within a seam…
The oldest known wooden structure is 476,000 years old, found in Zambia
In a groundbreaking archaeological revelation, scientists have unveiled what could be the oldest wooden structure ever discovered, dating back an astonishing 476,000 years. This remarkable find, located…
Chanukah: The Shape of the Menorah
When the Maccabees returned to the Temple after having defeated the Syrian Greeks, they needed to replace numerous Temple vessels which had either been stolen, defiled, or…