Audley End House and Gardens
Audley End House and Gardens: History and Stories Audley End was once one of the greatest houses in England, a spectacular early 17th-century mansion set in an…
Mount Taranaki
Mount Taranaki (Māori: Taranaki Maunga), formerly Mount Egmont, is a dormant stratovolcano and legal person in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. At 2,518 metres (8,261 ft), it is the second highest mountain…
In 1918, coal miners were astonished to uncover a petrified tree stump entombed within a coal seam.
In 1918, a remarkable discovery was made deep within the coal mines of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, when miners stumbled upon a petrified tree stump nestled within a seam…
The oldest known wooden structure is 476,000 years old, found in Zambia
In a groundbreaking archaeological revelation, scientists have unveiled what could be the oldest wooden structure ever discovered, dating back an astonishing 476,000 years. This remarkable find, located…
Chanukah: The Shape of the Menorah
When the Maccabees returned to the Temple after having defeated the Syrian Greeks, they needed to replace numerous Temple vessels which had either been stolen, defiled, or…
New Research Sheds Light on the Saber-Toothed Cats of California, Fierce Predators of the Pleistocene
New Research Sheds Light on the Saber-Toothed Cats of California, Fierce Predators of the Pleistocene Charles R. Knight Wikimedia Buy us coffee? We’d appreciate it! Around 15,000 to 20,000…
The Unfinished Gate – The Porta Nigra in Trier
Salvete amici, it’s me, Aelius Rufus. Yes, it is quite some time you last saw me, and I had to have a word with Gabriele about the lack…
Derinkuyu Underground City
Cappadocia, Turkeyis home to a subterranean network of dwellings, this article provides a background and history to a network that dates back to 15th century BCE. An Antipodean…
Egypt uncovers first royal tomb in over 100 years — ending discovery drought since King Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922
The final resting place of Thutmose II — the last of Egypt’s so-called ‘lost tombs’ — has been discovered, officials announced on Tuesday. National Museum of Egyptian Civilization There’s…
The Secret Skull of Pakal the Great: An Academic Cover-Up?
In 1952, deep within the smoldering cedar and mahogany forests of southern Mexico, and after four years of arduous toiling, the archaeologist Alberto Ruz Lhuillier finally finished removing…