Sunken city gives up its treasure: Ancient Egyptian metropolis lost for 1,200 years below Mediterranean sea set to go on display
The ‘lost city of Atlantis has eluded explorers for centuries and is almost certainly the stuff of myth. Staggeringly, though, an ancient city that is Atlantis in…
Body of 6,500-year-old baby goes on show in world’s biggest mummy exhibition
More than 6,500 years ago in Peru, this tiny baby’s brief battle for life finally came to an end. The child, no more than 10 months old,…
The Lycurgus Cup: An Ancient Roman Masterpiece of Color-Changing Glᴀss
Introduction: A Captivating Marvel from the 4th Century AD The Lycurgus Cup is a truly remarkable artifact that continues to captivate and amaze viewers to this day….
The Siberian Ice Maiden, or the Princess of Ukok, is a female mummy with tattoos from the 5th century BC. Republic of Altai, Russia
A princess with a tattoo of a griffin like creature buried with a cosmetic bag and six horses In the vast expanse of the Altai Mountains, where…
The mummy of King Tutankhamen, the famous Egyptian pharaoh, can be found in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt
In this post, you will see pH๏τos from Tutankhamen’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings, an exact replica of his tomb at Howard Carter’s house, the…
Pre-Dynastic Mummies: The Gebelein Man “Ginger”.
The Gebelein Man (British Museum. EA32751), also known informally as “Ginger” due to his red hair; is the mummy of a young Egyptian man found in Gebelein…
Ancient Enigma Revealed: Discovery of Intact 700-Year-Old Chinese Mummy.
The 700-year-old mummy was found in the city of Taizhou, in Jiangsu Province in 2011 These incredible pictures show a 700-year-old mummy, which was discovered by chance…
Roman floor mosaic at the Bulla Regia archaeological site in Tunisia, III century.
Located in the northwestern part of Tunisia in Jendouba governorate, Bulla Regia is one of the most fascinating and well preserved Roman Sites in the country most…