Mike P. Shepherd/Alamy Stock Photo)Merchants’ quarter at KaneshThe world’s earliest evidencefor a robust long-distance trading network comes in the form of thousands of clay tablets excavated from the Bronze Age site of Kanesh, in central Turkey. From abo
Amanyangyun Shanghai features old houses and trees transplanted from Jiangxi province. The hotel has the most expensive rooms in China, ranging from $950 to $12,700 per night. Traditional Chinese homes are quickly vanishing from the landscape as China's d
This 2,700-year-old seal impression contains the Hebrew name for "Isaiah" and may refer to the biblical prophet who lived at the same time.Credit: Ouria Tadmor/copyrightEilat MazarSome 2,700 years ago, someone pressed a seal bearing the name Isa
Urbano Monte's 1587 mapCredit: Courtesy of David Rumsey Map Collection/DavidRumsey.comAfter poring over a stunning, 60-page Renaissance-era map, a scholar has come to the following conclusion: The cartographer who draw the map in 1587 was both a mastermin
Archaeologists discovered the burial of a noble girl who was buried in the 17th century BC during the excavations of Burghast’s burial mound in the Rostov region. This is one of the oldest burials found in the region. Archaeological excavations were carri
Workers at the laying of a road in Japan discovered a grave with a large stone sarcophagus, in which were human remains and armor.The age of the tomb is 1,5 thousand years. According to archaeologists, the remains are likely to belong to the commander. Th
The DNA of the ancient skeletons reveals the amazing facts about our ancient ancestors. The rapid development of genome sequencing over the past few decades has opened a new window to the past.Our ancestors slept with NeanderthalsArchaeologists have long
One of the oldest lenses was discovered in the north of Iraq in the city of Nimrud. The lens was a piece of rock crystal, one side of which was flat and the other was convex. In all respects this object was like a magnifying lens, and these properties con
The ancient inhabitants of Britain, who built the famous Neolithic complex of Stonehenge, mysteriously disappeared during the next few centuries, and the population of the islands was almost completely replaced by settlers from continental Europe. To such
(Marco Merola)Cupids riding sea monsters and dolphins, rendered in stucco, pull an elegant green drape on the frescoed wall of a newly re-excavated Roman villa in Positano. The use of figural stucco is rare in domestic contexts, appearing more commonly in
Ming Dynasty gold accessories from Qichun Museum on display at a 2016 exhibition in the University of Southern California Pacific Art Museum in Los Angeles. Wherever you are on the planet, chances are that one of these days you'll be able to admire the re
A handful of sprouted cereal grains discovered at a Bronze Age site in Argissa, Greece. The scale bar is 0.04 inches (1 millimeter).Credit: Copyright Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2017The ancient Greeks may have liberally indulged
The Indian village of Ellora has become famous throughout the world for its multi-story cave complex of temples. The most grandiose and incredible of all the cave constructions of Ellora is, undoubt
Necropolis is a legendary ghost town with golden domes and dead ones. Despite its name, it was built for the living, all encrusted with gold and stones.The Legend of the City of Necropolis1352 BCE The great king Merzovy wanted to have a city of gold. Earl
Another mystery remains the eyes of Egyptian statues, or rather the secret of their manufacture from small fragments of rock crystal. These lenses were usually placed in the eye sockets of sculptures made of wood or limestone. The skill of the execution o
