Incomplete obelisk in Assuan (Egypt).
Maarten Hoogland Obelisks have their places in various cultures in various fashions. However, historians consider ancient Egyptian obelisks the primary example of the tradition. In …
Category: Ancient History
What’s Inside the Great Pyramid?
No structure in the world is more mysterious than the Great Pyramid. But who first broke into its well-guarded interior? When? And what did they …
Who Are The Anunnaki, The ‘Alien’ Gods Of Ancient Sumer?
Though scholars know the Anunnaki as the gods of ancient Mesopotamia, fringe theorists believe they are ancient alien invaders from the planet Nibiru. Before the …
Why Are Mysterious Handbags Prevalent in Ancient Carvings Worldwide?
One of the more mysterious symbols that has been found in carvings from the ancient world is an image that looks uncannily like a modern-day …
Cape Tainaro and the gates of Hades
It is located between two bays and is the southernmost tip of the Balkan Peninsula. The steep cliffs and the raging waves create a wild …
Discovering The Heracleion’s Lost City: Meeting Myth Beneath The Waves
Almost 1,200 years ago, the Mediterranean Sea engulfed the city of Heracleion off the coast of Egypt. Before it sank more than a thousand years …
Queen’s gold and worker’s footprint to shine in Penn Museum’s new Mespotamian galleries
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology began its first major renovation since it was founded in 1887. The building, a grand historical …
A Look Inside the Colosseum’s Long-Hidden Gladiator Tunnels
Nearly two thousand years ago, men at their physical peak would have been readying themselves backstage in Rome for physical combat. They’d have walked from …
The Origins of Human Beings According to Ancient Sumerian Texts
Sumer, or the ‘land of civilized kings’, flourished in Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq, around 4500 BC. Sumerians created an advanced civilization with its own system …
The Epic of Gilgamesh Unveiled: Searching For a Way to the Home Planet
The Epic of Gilgamesh is regarded as one of mankind’s greatest literary and historical works. Many authors have studied the text in an effort to …