In PH๏τos: The Weirdest Mummies of the World
Mummies of the world are some of the most powerful images of ancient history. Practiced by some cultures even today, the act of wrapping a body in…
The bones of over 4,000 Capuchin friars are on display in a church in Rome
One of the most unusual churches in the world is Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, also known as Our Lady of the Conception of the Capuchins….
The Exhumed Guanajuato Mummies Whose Faces Scream In Terror
When cemetery workers in Guanajuato, Mexico, disinterred some corpses in the 1850s, they were shocked by what they saw. Before them were perfectly preserved mummies of all…
10 Incredible Ancient World Discoveries That Have Us Rethinking History
Even though new technology and advanced research have made the ancient past more accessible than ever, countless groundbreaking discoveries have yet to be made. These ten archeological discoveries not…
Khufu Ship Mystery Continues 65 Years after Discovery Under Great Pyramid
The enduring mystery of the Khufu ship was back in the news. It’s not every day that an ancient-world creation gets a shout out from Google. But…
Queen Hetepheres Chair – The chair is made of wood, coated with gold foil and is about 4,500 years old.
Harvard University has created a full-scale reproduction of the golden chair/throne of Queen Hetepheres, the wife of Pharaoh Snefru and the mother of Pharaoh Khufu who built…
A 1,300-year-old female mummy with blue ‘eyes’ has been unearthed by archaeologists excavating the Huaca Pucllana site in Lima , Peru.
A 1,300-year-old female mummy with blue ‘eyes’ has been unearthed by archaeologists excavating the Huaca Pucllana site in Lima , Peru. The mummy’s mask is the most…
Head of a 22,500-year-old woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius). Discovered in 2002 in Yakutia, Siberia.
A team of scientists has unveiled a baby mammoth that lay almost perfectly preserved for 50,000 years in the now-melting permafrost of eastern Siberia. The mammoth was a “unique research find,”…
The Column of Marcus Aurelius
The Column of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina which stands in Piazza Colonna in Rome is thought to have been erected by Commodus in memory of his father and mother sometime around 180 CE. The column…
Ancient Giant Skeleton Discovered In Krabi Cave Confirms Legend Of The Nagas – Or Perhaps Not
Scientists have discovered an ancient giant skeleton and huge snake bones. It’s an extraordinary discovery, and if it’s genuine it offers evidence giants roamed the Earth in…