Body of 6,500-year-old baby goes on show in world’s biggest mummy exhibition
More than 6,500 years ago in Peru, this tiny baby’s brief battle for life finally came to an end. The child, no more than 10 months old,…
Human-headed winged bull (lamᴀssu)
From the ninth to the seventh century B.C., the kings of ᴀssyria ruled over a vast empire centered in northern Iraq. The great ᴀssyrian king Ashurnasirpal II…
How does the ‘Antikythera Mechanism’ work?
The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek hand-powered orrery, described as the oldest example of an analogue computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses decades in…
The “Baghdad Battery” is a 2000 year old artefact found in 1936.
Longstanding beliefs about ancient technological and medical knowledge were placed under scrutiny when Paul T. Keyser’s published an article in the 1990s challenging the conventional narrative of…
Unearthing Secrets: The Remarkable Discovery of a 3,500-Year-Old Waterlogged Tomb in Egypt
Archaeologists working in Upper Egypt have uncovered an extraordinary 3,500-year-old burial site at the ancient quarry of Gebel el-Silsila. Dubbed the “watery tomb,” this site lies approximately…
Argos, one of the most ancient cities in Europe, has been continuously inhabited for over 7,000 years.
Argos is one of the oldest cities in mainland Europe but also a modern city with attractions and places that interest every visitor. The reason for this…
The Ladby Ship: A Viking King’s Journey to Eternity
Unearthing Denmark’s Maritime Legacy In the annals of Viking history, few discoveries rival the magnificence of the Ladby Ship. Nestled along Denmark’s picturesque coastline, this 22-meter long vessel…
This Is Not A Huge Carpet But The World’s Largest Mosaic Unearthed In Turkey
The world’s largest intact mosaic opened to the public on 2019 in Antakya, Turkey, as part of the newly built Antakya Museum H๏τel. The 1,300-year-old, 9,000-square-foot mosaic…
Jade burial suit: 2,000-year-old ‘immortality’ armor worn by Chinese royalty
Ancient civilizations put tremendous effort and resources into preparing for the afterlife, particularly those of power and wealth. Anyone with cursory knowledge of ancient Egypt is aware that…
