The Mysterious Monolithic Tiahuanaco Sun Gate in Bolivia
On the southern shore of Lake тιтicaca in Bolivia, at an alтιтude of 3,825 meters (12,549 ft), lies the ancient city of Tiahuanaco. Also known as Tiwanaku, this…
Mystery of the 2,500-year-old horse remains found in Bulgaria that suggest the creatures were buried standing up
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a Thracian carriage and two horses that appear to have been buried upright. The chariot and horse skeletons are 2,500-years-old and…
Exploring the Acropolis and Parthenon
September/October 2018. We flew back to Athens from Santorini early in the afternoon. The weather was mild and Sunny. After checking into Electra Palace H๏τel, we were off…
Greek Farmer Accidentally Discovers 3,400-Year-Old Minoan Tomb Hidden Under Olive Grove
Sometime between 1400 and 1200 B.C., two Minoan men were laid to rest in an underground enclosure carved out of the soft limestone native to southeast Crete….
The couple were just extending their house: Found a grave from the Viking Age in their garden
Oddbjørn Holum Heiland was spending his Friday night getting started with the digging behind the Setesdalshouse from 1740 that he and his wife Anne are planning to…
Recently Unearthed Head Collectors in Ancient Peru Might Not Be So Unique
Head-hunting, as a way of establishing power and veneration of the head as the throne of the soul and the body’s spiritual engine, began in Europe as…
Mummy À La Mode: Elaborate Treatment of the Square-Faced Mummy with Intricate Décor
Everybody knows the traditional wrappings of a mummy; long strips of fabric are wrapped around the body from head to toe. But this mummy from the Louvre…
Egyptian ‘Sun Temple’ built for pharaohs and buried in desert for 4,500 years unearthed
The ancient remains were discovered in Abu Gorab, south of Cairo, and is believed to be one of six sun temples built some 4,500 years ago Archaeologists…
The Mysterious Dolmens of the Caucasus
The Western Caucasus, extending over 275,000 ha of the extreme western end of the Caucasus mountains and located 50 km north-east of the Black Sea, is one…