What’s Inside the Great Pyramid?
No structure in the world is more mysterious than the Great Pyramid. But who first broke into its well-guarded interior? When? And what did they find? The…
The Arch of тιтus (Italian: Arco di тιтo; Latin: Arcus тιтi)
The Arch of тιтus (Italian: Arco di тιтo; Latin: Arcus тιтi) was built in honor of the victory (triumph) of Emperor тιтus in Judea and the conquest…
Mystery of Egyptian pharaoh buried in ancient tomb
In 1907, the mysterious tomb KV55 was discovered by archaeologists in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. This was the burial place of many Egyptian pharaohs and royal…
Olmec Civilization Famous For Giant Heads Disappeared From Earth With No Trace
Among many ancient civilizations in North and Central America, the Maya and Aztecs are considered to be the most developed ones. But there was one more perfect…
Mystery of the Big Book
Over the years, the pH๏τograph above has appeared on numerous blogs and websites, usually captioned as “man with large book at Prague Castle, 1940s” or “c. 1940s:…
Do you know your ba from your ka? What’s a vizier? How about a cartouche? Our handy glossary of Ancient Egyptian terms will have you speaking like a pharaoh in no time.
How many Ancient Egyptian terms can you spot in this image? The terms we use to describe the religion, history and artifacts of Ancient Egypt are a…
The treasure of 100 tons of rupees worth 34 million pounds is the same amount of money that sank to the bottom of the ocean in 1942 and was recovered at a record depth of 5,150m (17,000ft)
A hoard of silver coins worth £34million that was sunk by the Nazis on board a steamship has been salvaged by a British-led team at a record…
The Egalitarian Labor of Çatalhöyük
Çatalhöyük was an egalitarian society that maintained a fundamental respect for life and labor. Cover pH๏τo: Deer hunt, detail of a wall painting from level III, Çatalhöyük, Turkey…
How to Visit the Ancient Derinkuyu Underground City, Turkey
By Olly Gaspar, full-time traveler for 7 years. I visit every place I write about & share real tips, pH๏τos, & advice from my trips. Explore the ancient…
The Discovery of the Polyxena Sarcophagus: A Window into Ancient Funerary Practices and Mythology
In 1994, archaeologists made an extraordinary find in the Granicus River valley near Biga, in Turkey’s Çanakkale Province, that illuminated aspects of both ancient funerary practices and…