Discoverers of Killingholme Treasure Hoard Strike it Rich
Old bottle caps and rusty nails aren’t the only things metal detectorists can find. Sometimes amateur treasure hunters make a big haul. Such was the case with…
Gold gilded outer coffin of Henutmehyt. From the tomb of Henutmehyt, Thebes, Egypt. Circa 19th Dynasty, approximately 1250 BC.
Henutmehyt was buried in a set of gilded coffins and a two-part gilded mummy-cover made of cedar of Lebanon and sycomore, which are now in the British…
Archaeologists discover sandstone Sphinx statue during work to protect an ancient Egyptian temple
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a statue of a lion’s body and a human head in the southern city of Aswan. The Antiquities Ministry says the sphinx, made…
The Sumerian civilization existed from 4100 B.C.E. until around 1750 B.C.E.
The Sumerian civilization existed from 4100 B.C.E. until around 1750 B.C.E. The name “Sumer” meant “land of the civilized kings.” The Sumerians were one of the first…
Elegant braided hair of Caryatid statues.
Caryatids means “daughters of Karyai”. The approximately 2500-year-old statues used as columns once adorned the Temple of Erechtheion on the Acropolis of Athens. The originals are exhibited…
The mystery of the palace of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra was submerged under the ocean?
Once a lavish palace, the palace of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra mysteriously disappeared and was later found to have been sunk to the bottom of the sea….
The Face of Harakmbut
REGISTER By Derek Olson Hidden away deep in the Peruvian Amazon is an ancient secret that would shock any unsuspecting explorers traversing through the dense rainforest… a…
The construction of the ancient Egyptian pyramids could have been carried out using sound technology
When we think of sound, we usually think of music or atmosphere, when in fact, according to ancient Tibetan history, we should immediately think of it as…
Basilica Cistern set for comprehensive restoration
by Daily Sabah Jan 04, 2017 12:00 am Dating back to A.D 542, the period of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, which attracts millions…
110 million year old dinosaur fossil dubbed “4-legged tank” surprises many people
A dinosaur fossil so well preserved that it looks exactly like a statue has been put on public display at a Canadian museum, according to National Geographic….