The famous mummy’s curse in King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt
The ‘curse of the pharaohs’ is alleged to be cast upon anyone who disturbs the mummy of an Ancient Egyptian, especially a pharaoh. This curse, …
Category: Ancient History
Churches Of Lalibela, Ethiopia, carved out of rock, over 1,000 years – Soluap
People have been worshipping God and marveling at the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia for centuries. These intricately carved monuments, which collectively comprise a UNESCO …
This Bronze Age Highway Has The World’s Oldest Bridges That Are Still In Use Today
All the bridges belong to the same Bronze Age highway that linked Mycenae, Tiryns, Tolo and Epidaurus, and all of them have a similar design …
1,500-year-old Ceramic Maya Figurine with Removable Helmet, from El Perú-Waka’, Petén, Guatemala
May 11, 2021 – If you thought your vintage-era Star Wars action figures (1977-1985) were old and valuable, they pale in comparison to a group …
Karshahi Castle, the Biggest adobe Castle in Iran
Covering an area of more than 4000 m2, it is the biggest adobe castle in Iran, after Arg-e Bam destruction in 2003, registered on Iran …
Study Puts Century-Old Theory About Stonehenge Into Question
The Altar Stone is a purplish-green sandstone that sits among the makeup of Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, in Wiltshire, United Kingdom. For …
The Galactic Disk: An Artifact Hinting at Lost Civilizations or Extraterrestrial Guidance?
Housed in Peru’s metropolitan museum rests a baffling relic known as the “Galactic Disk”. Despite the tremendous strides in science and technology, the origin and …
Details of the back of a terracotta warrior’s footwear, in China, Qin Dynasty.
An analysis of the sculpted shoes on the statues in China’s Terracotta Army, which dates back about 2200 years, suggests that their real-life soldier equivalents …
A 5,000-year-old mystery: recording rock art within the Dolmen de Soto
The Dolmen de Soto from above, showing both the low earth mound covering the megalithic corridor, and the reconstructed entrance way beside the portal, which …
The Street of the Knights in Rhodes Island, approximately 200 years apart.
The Street of the Knights in Rhodes Island, approximately 200 years apart. On the historical street between the Palace of the Grand Masters and the …