PH๏τos: Bowers Museum welcomes ‘Mummies of the World’

New Human Species in China !!

 

2300 years old Scythian woman’s boot preserved in the frozen ground of the Altai Mountains

In the age of fast fashion, when planned obsolescence, cheap materials, and shoddy construction have become the norm, how startling to encounter a stylish women’s boot that’s truly…

Sandals of Tutankhamun

King Tutankhamun would symbolically trample on his enemies when he wore his sandals. This unique sandals are also adorned on the top and bottom by the nine…

Ancient Roman Gold Ring with Holographic Image Unearthed

Archaeologists have recently unearthed an extraordinary piece of ancient jewelry: a 1900-year-old gold ring featuring a holographic image. This remarkable artifact was discovered in the tomb of…

3,100-year-old jar full of burnt figs strung together by strings. Ekron, Israel, 12th century BC

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. Universidad Nacional Mayor de Sa A…

Tribe specializes in mummifying people for hundreds of years

Mummification was reserved for the patriarch only, and each female member of the patriarch’s family had to cut off a finger to show respect to the deceased….

Archaeologists recently excavated many double or family burials in Siberia, dating back about 3,500 years.

In the village of Staryi Tartas, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, archaeologists discovered about 600 graves. These graves were buried 3,500 years ago and date back to the Bronze…

Rajasthan’s 600 year old rainwater harvesting step wells

Chand Baori is a step well built in the city of Abhaneri, a thousand years ago. Abhaneri, Jaipur is a small town in Rajasthan. Abhaneri is famous…