A Ceramic Jar With Thousands of Bronze Coins Unearthed at a Samurai’s Residence
A Ceramic Jar of Bronze Coins from a 15th-Century Samurai Residence Near Tokyo (Courtesy Saitama Cultural Deposits Research Corporation) In 2018, in a quaint town just north…
Arms outstretched, a terrified mother and child before they were entombed by ash: Restoration work begins on bodies of those who died when Vesuvius engulfed Pompeii
Entombed in ash for more than 1,900 years, the tragic story behind this haunting image of what appears to be a child resting on its terrified mother’s…
Serpent d’Océan, a Gigantic Snake Skeleton That Plays with the Tides
The Serpent d’Océan is an extraordinary metal sculpture located on the Saint-Brevin-les-Pins beach, a small French town located at the edge of the Loire estuary which connects to the Atlantic Ocean. This permanent installation…
Mysterious mummy found in tomb in Peru with hands covering its face
A mummy, fully bound in ropes and with its hands covering its face, has been discovered in an underground tomb in Peru. Archaeologists from the National University…
A scuba diver has found an ancient sword that experts say dates back to the Crυsades
A scuba diver has found a 900-year-old Crusader sword with a three-foot blade off the coast of Israel. The amateur diver spotted the sword and other ancient…
The mystery of the 2,000-year-old mummy of a beauty in China
During an excavation in China, experts discovered a tomb that was more than 2,000 years old. Inside the tomb was a funnel-shaped coffin. When the coffin lid…
Story of the world’s most intact 500-year-old virgin mummy
This girl lived in ancient South America, during the Inca civilization. The mummy surprised researchers because it was still intact and in fact, this girl was still…
A 3,500-Year-Old Tomb Full of Mummies Has Just Been Discovered in Luxor, Egypt
A new tomb was just discovered in Luxor. The Egyptian authorities have announced that a previously unknown ancient tomb of a goldsmith and his wife has been…