• Were Egyptian 'Pot Burials' a Symbol of Rebirth?
Ancient Egyptians who buried their deceased kin in pots may have chosen the burial vessels as symbols of the womb and rebirth, scientists argue in a new paper.
Ancient Egyptians who buried their deceased kin in pots may have chosen the burial vessels as symbols of the womb and rebirth, scientists argue in a new paper.
To Gyobekli-Tepa – the most ancient temple on Earth. According to scientists, it was constructed by nomads 12 thousand years ago, and only later near it there were settlements of settled tribes. But whether so it? The ancient megalith conceals in itself a
In many ancient cultures legends about portals to other worlds or other Universes where there live “creators” of people remained. In our world it is considered to be that these “a star gate” only myths and legends, however they can contain a considerable
As the nation teetered on the brink of war in the 1930s, two Western-educated thinkers struck out for the hinterlands to save their country's riches
Destruction of Syria's historical monuments is akin to Wales' castles and Stonehenge being "looted and obliterated", an archaeologist has said.
When nautical visitors sailed into the ancient Grecian city of Lechaion, they would have first encountered a monumental entrance leading to several inland canals, all of which were connected to no fewer than four harbor basins, Greek and Danish archaeolog
The first fragment of this rare and unique text, a 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablet, was found in the early 1900s by German-American scholar Hermann Hilprecht at the site of ancient Nippur and published in 1906.
“Bull fat, bat blood… donkey blood… what looks like the heart of a lizard. And a little pulverised pottery and a dash of honey.”
Far from being stuck in a stuffy past, the unifying message of modern archaeology is vital for steering us towards a positive future
The Goryeo (Koryo) kingdom ruled ancient Korea from 918 CE to 1392 CE, and it oversaw a flourishing of the arts, literature, and architecture.
How the World’s Greatest Conqueror Gave Us Religious Freedom
In the world there are the people who would keep the memories of this event. Here is what it says about the crash of one of the codes of the Maya: “the Sky approached the earth and in one day all perished. Even the mountains disappeared under the water…”
Ali Hribish stands by the Arch of Septimius Severus, which dominates Libya's ancient city of Leptis Magna, brandishing letters of thanks for his efforts to protect the site.
Ali Hribish stands by the Arch of Septimius Severus which dominates Libya’s ancient city of Leptis Magna, brandishing letters of gratitude for his efforts to protect the site. The former electricity company employee in his 50s has become the Roman city’s
About 3000 years ago the people which today very few people remember passed a shattering gait through the Middle East. This army razed the cities to the ground, tortured survivors and sowed fear around the world.