DepthReading

• Inscription About Ancient 'Monkey Colony' Survives ISIL Attacks

A number of artifacts with inscriptions survived in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, after the terrorist group ISIL (also known as ISIS or Daesh) destroyed the site.

• Historic Iraq Sites Reclaimed in Mosul Offensive

A military offensive to take back the city of Mosul, Iraq, from the terrorist group ISIL (also called ISIS) has also resulted in the retaking of several historic sites that ISIL destroyed and looted.

• Thanks to Fossil Fuels, Carbon Dating Is in Jeopardy. One Scientist May Have an Easy Fix

Seventy years ago, American chemist Willard Libby devised an ingenious method for dating organic materials. His technique, known as carbon dating, revolutionized the field of archaeology

• Fifty shades of Pompeii: Erotic wall paintings reveal the x-rated services once offered at ancient Italian brothels

Wall paintings in a historic Pompeii brothel have revealed the amorous activities of ancient Italians.

• 2,000-Year-Old Roman Skeletons Show Signs of Malaria

Malaria afflicted the Roman Empire some 2,000 years ago, according to a new analysis of human teeth collected in Italian cemeteries.

• Mystery Mummy Legs Belonged to Egyptian Queen Nefertari

When Egyptologists broke open the tomb of Queen Nefertari in 1904, they found a once-lavish burial place that had been looted in antiquity. Among the broken objects left behind were three portions of mummified legs.

• Mysteries of the Egyptian Sphinx

According to many researches, the Egyptian Sphinx hides even more riddles than Great pyramids. Nobody authentically knows when and for what purposes this huge sculpture was constructed.

• Terracotta Warriors: An Army for the Afterlife

Chinese workers digging a well in 1974 made a startling discovery: thousands of life-size terracotta figures of an army prepared for battle.

• The mysterious “Stone worship”

In the safe one old lady living in South Africa, kept the stone sardonyx, which she is ready to give Israel 225 million dollars. Amount fabulous, but in Israel still contemplating the stone may be from the temple of Jerusalem.

• Historical mentions of a magic wand

This shell, at least, in that look as it was applied in Europe, is only one of links of the whole system of magic devices. His prototype, undoubtedly, existed in an extreme antiquity; however it is impossible to establish direct link between ancient ways

• Israel plans scale searches of rolls of the Dead Sea

In December the government of Israel plans to begin the grandiose archaeological expedition calculated for three years.

• Secrets of the Etruscan civilization

Inscriptions in the Etruscan language are very rare, therefore, every discovery produces a small – or big – sensation in the historical community.

• Can you work out if this is a trick of the light? The amazing INDOOR rainbow that's been baffling museum-goers

The rainbow can be found in the Great Gallery of Toledo Museum of Art It was created by Mexican artist Gabriel Dawe for the Ohio institute Dawe has exhibited unique installations across US, Canada and Barcelona

• In China found a huge tomb of the three kingdoms era

Huge tomb of the three kingdoms era (220-280 gg.) found in Henan province in Central China. Located South of the village Xizhi in the vicinity of Luoyang tomb is 52 m in length, 13.5 m in width and 12 meters in depth.

• 4,000-Year-Old 'Thinker' Sculpture Uncovered in Israel

A ceramic vessel bearing the sculpture of a pensive-looking figure has been found in the Israeli city of Yehud.

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