Strange Mummies Of Venzone: Ancient Bodies That Never Decompose Remain An Unsolved Mystery
These strange mummies were found in the Italian city of Venzone, a small hamlet in the province of Udine. The first mummy was unearthed in 1647, and…
Chronicles of Ajanta Caves from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in Maharashtra
A horseshoe-shaped group of rock-cut ancient temples, the Ajanta Caves, lies across the Wangorah River in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district. The Ajanta Caves, found by accident in 1819…
Mysterious Mermaid Mummy Investigated By Scientists
For hundreds of years, this strange “mermaid mummy” has been kept at a temple where it was worshipped by believers hoping the enigmatic creature could bring them…
Scientific ‘Detective Work’ With South American Mummies Reveals They Were Brutally Murdered
How frequent was violence in prehistoric human societies? One way to measure this is to look for trauma in prehistoric human remains. For example, a recent review…
Unique Temple Of The Condor In Machu Picchu: 3D Spectacular Inca Stonemasonry
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Temple of the Condor in Machu Picchu is spectacular and one of many examples of extraordinary Inca stonemasonry. It is also one of several…
The accidental mummy: The discovery of an impeccably preserved woman from the Ming Dynasty
Most people ᴀssociate mummies with Egyptian culture and complex mummification methods designed to bridge the gap between life and death, resulting in bodily preservation. The Ming Dynasty…
Nobody knows why the ancient mummy of Lady Dai from China is so well preserved!
A Chinese woman from Han Dynasty has been preserved for over 2,100 years and she’s baffled the intellectual world. Called the “Lady Dai,” she’s considered the most well-preserved…
Atlit-Yam: A submerged Neolithic settlement
Off the coast of the village of Atlit lies Atlit Yam, a submerged Neolithic settlement located off the Atlit coast in present-day Israel. Atlit-Yam, underwater ritual structure…
The whispered stories of the Tocharian Female – the ancient Tarim Basin mummy
The hidden depths of history have always astounded us, revealing unique cultures and civilizations that once existed. One such fascinating relic from the depths of time is…
Gilgamesh’s Tomb Allegedly Found Under Euphrates River, Shocking Archaeological World
The recent discovery of what is purported to be the epic tomb of the legendary figure Gilgamesh, located under the Euphrates River, has sent shockwaves through the…