Ancient Civilization Knew Far More about Our Solar System Than They Should Have
The Sumerian civilization died around 5,500 to 6,000 years ago. It rose seemingly out of nowhere with advanced laws, jury systems, monetary systems, schools, libraries, mathematics, reading,…
This 5,500-Year-Old Leather Shoe is the Oldest Ever Discovered
PH๏τo by Pinhasi R, Gasparian B, Areshian G, Zardaryan D, Smith A, et al. PLoS ONE 5(6): e10984. CC BY 2.5 The oldest leather shoe known to…
To avoid the death penalty, he applied for Italian citizenship
George Genius Stinney, sentenced to death in the USA to 14 years. His innocence was proven 70 years later pH๏τo by @greenme.it Henry Sireci has spent the last…
Naupa Iglesia: An Egyptian Portal in the Andes?
Halfway up a near-vertical ravine in the Andes, someone carved an inverted V-shaped entrance into the mountainside. Then they sliced the bedrock with great precision to create…
Latidan Bridge – Near Bandar Abbas (Hormozgan Province)
Latidan Bridge – Near Bandar Abbas (Hormozgan Province) It was mainly built for military purposes during the war with the Portuguese, during the reign of Shah Abbas….
Madre de Dios: Rostro Harakbut monument declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation
This was ordered by the Ministry of Culture The Ministry of Culture declared the Rostro Harakbut archaeological site, a stone monument located within the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve,…
SS Central America: Haunting pH๏τos recovered from the ‘ship of gold’ wreck on ocean floor
California Gold Marketing Group Ambrotype of a young woman In 1857, the SS Central America, also known as the “ship of gold”, sank off the coast of…
Cylinder Seal with a Presentation Scene and Inscription
This carved scene features a seated deity, possibly Nergal, facing a standing worshipper with an interceding goddess standing behind him. The worshipper, identified as a scribe named…
Suffolk detectorist finds Anglo-Saxon gold pyramid mount
Fraser Bailey The detectorist said he almost did not dig for the item as he presumed it would be an aluminium can A metal detectorist said he…
Tickets Alert: Visit the bascule chambers underneath Tower Bridge
Deep under Tower Bridge lies a vast cathedral sized space that almost seems larger than it can be, and during the winter months, the public can go inside for…