Category: Ancient History

The Sword from the Stars: Meteoric Iron and the Tutankhamun Dagger The notion of pre-Iron Age iron objects, including the iconic Tutankhamun dagger, being crafted …

The Haarlem Turnshoe: A Stylish Step into the 14th-Century The turnshoe discovered in Haarlem, Netherlands, dating to the early 14th century AD (c. 1300–1325), is …

The Mercury Train: A Streamlined Icon of American Rail Travel The Mercury, a celebrated passenger train operated by the New York Central Railroad, dazzled the …

The Jívaro Peoples: Indomitable Warriors of the Amazon and the Legacy of Ildefonso Graña Cortizo The Jívaro (or Jivaroan) peoples, indigenous to the headwaters of …

The Egtved Girl: A Nordic Bronze Age Time Capsule The Egtved Girl, discovered in 1921 near Egtved, Denmark, is one of the most iconic finds …

The Louvre Museum in Paris isn’t just famous; it’s an absolute titan in the art world. Sitting pretty between the Seine River and Rue de …

The Titanosaur of Patagonia: A Colossal Discovery Unveiled The image of Sir David Attenborough standing beside a 2.4-meter (8-foot) titanosaur femur is a striking testament …

Envision a ship so colossal it dwarfed even the grandest galleys of its time, a floating behemoth conceived not for swift battle but as a …

The Corinth Canal is a remarkable engineering feat in Greece, linking the Aegean and Ionian Seas. At 6.4 km long and just 21 meters wide, …

2,000 year old human torso of an Irish man that was found in a bog back in June of 2003. The remains were naturally mummified …