Category: Ancient History

In the ancient Viking trade hub of Birka, Sweden, a 10th-century grave has rewritten history, revealing the remains of a high-ranking shield-maiden—a woman who defied …

On March 14, 1938, a groundbreaking discovery in Ife, Nigeria, unearthed 17 brass and copper heads and the upper half of a brass figure during …

Rising 49 meters above the rolling countryside of Somerset, England, King Alfred’s Tower, often dubbed the “real Rapunzel Tower,” is a striking 18th-century folly that …

In the ancient swamps of the Carboniferous to Permian periods, roughly 250–300 million years ago, colossal dragonfly-like insects ruled the skies. Fossils of these creatures, …

Carved into a chalk hillside in Oxfordshire, England, the White Horse of Uffington is a striking prehistoric hill figure, dating back approximately 3,000 years to …

Perched majestically on a volcanic basalt outcrop along the Northumberland coast, Bamburgh Castle has stood as a sentinel over the North Sea for centuries. An …

Nestled in the rugged Carrizo Gorge of San Diego County, California, the Goat Canyon Trestle stands as the world’s longest wooden railroad bridge and a …

Scattered across the lush landscapes of Galicia, Spain, and to a lesser extent in other parts of Spain, France, the British Isles, and Scandinavia, the …

In 1918, deep within the coal mines of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, miners unearthed a remarkable relic: a petrified tree stump, perfectly preserved within a coal seam, …

During the Great Depression of the 1930s, amidst widespread poverty and hardship, a unique form of folk art emerged in the United States: the Hobo …