Category: Ancient History

The discovery of a foot of a marble sculpture of Marcus Aurelius in Southern Turkey provides us with a valuable piece of historical context. Marcus …

A Russian academic has claimed that an ancient civilisation drove giant all-terrain vehicles across Earth millions of years ago – and that the tracks are …

The most enigmatic ancient sculptures is The Lady of Elche, with its strange helmet that could link it to a long-lost prehistoric One of the …

The Colossi of Memnon (known to locals as el-Colossat, or es-Salamat) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years …

Nestled deep within the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan lies a passage that has enchanted travelers for centuries—the Siq, often referred to as …

One of the tallest statues in the world, standing 106 meters (347.77 ft.) tall, depicts two of the earliest Chinese emperors, Yandi, “The Flame Emperor” …

The Tower of Pisa was once feared on the brink of collapse as the lean that made it such a popular landmark threatened its very …

Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed the fossilized remains of a 72 million-year-old dinosaur tail, the country’s National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) said. The …

Unsolved mystery of the musical pillars in Nellaiappar Temple since 1300+ years…!! A cluster of 48 pillars was carved from a single rock, and these …

Pumapunku is the name of a large 6th cent. temple complex in Bolivia that is most notable for its stonework. The stones, which are of …