Lion’s Gate, Mycenae. The Mycenaean Civilization was destroyed during the Bronze Age Collapse. Credit: Andreas Trepte/CC-BY-SA-2.5Archaeologists and historians have long debated the cause of the “Bronze Age Collapse,” or the period when multiple, distinct
The figurines of Demeter and Persephone recently discovered in Anapa. Credit: Twitter/HistoryHellenicFigurines representing theancient Greekgoddess Demeter and her daughter, Persephone, were unearthed at a construction site in the Black Sea resort town of
The head of theAncient Greekgoddess of love, Aphrodite. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Public DomainBeauty was extremely important in ancientGreece, both for men and women. But who, exactly, was considered beautiful in ancient Greece? Were their beauty standa
Mystery how the bronze dancer, his arms raised in an ecstatic trance, reached modern-day Novosibirsk region.
ByAnna Liesowska16 June 2020Warrior’s grave found in 1988 was identified as male - yet now the 2,600-year-old teenager 'with wart on face’ is revealed to be female.‘It was so stunning when we just opened the lid and I saw the face there, with that wart, l
Proposed 3D visualization of the settlement at the islet of Dhaskalio. Credit: Greek Ministry of CultureKeros, the small, uninhabited Cycladic island south of Naxos, will be the subject of the first collaboration between The National Geographic and the Gr
Aged 25 to 30 when he died 1,700 years ago, he is from the mountainous region of modern-day Khakassia.Male Tashtyk mask is kept in the State Hermatage Museum. CT of the mask layer. Pictures:©TheStateHermitageMuseum.Photo by Vladimir Terebenin, Pa
Modern fluoroscopy identifies sheep bones inside the Tagar culture death mask.X-ray technology of the period indicated something was unusual about the bones inside the clay head - but could not reveal more.Picture:Vyacheslav Porosev, Instutute of Nuclear
Breathtaking island complex close to Mongolian border rumoured to have been built for tragic Chinese princess.The site hasamazed almost everyone whohas ever ventured here to the very centre point of Eurasia. PIcture: Por Bajin FoundationNew scientific fin
Made from the splintered ribs of cows or horses, one is still capable of making music.It is good enough to make music some 1,580-to-1,740 years after being manufactured by craftsmen in the Huns-Sarmatian period.Picture here and below:Andrey BorodovskyThe
Giant ramparts guarded Altai Mountains against attack from the north, says leading archeologist Professor Andrey Borodovsky.Discovered: the Great Wall of Siberia. Picture: Andrey BorodovskyThe wall complex - now almost hidden to the naked eye - is believe
This statue of a bodhisattva (an individual who seeks enlightenment) is one of over 260 statues that was discovered buried near the cremated remains of what an inscription says is the Gautama Buddha (also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Sākyamuni Buddha or s
Eyecatching belt buckles worn by Xiongnu female invaders is found buried on the banks of the Yenesei River in modern-day Tuva Republic.'Another buckle was encrusted with carnelian, jade, coral and turquoise.'Picture here and below:Marina KilunovskayaWomen
Fighter from almost 3,000 year ago was ready to impale his enemies, expecting battles after death, with a 'mirror' on his eye.Not all the treasures in his grave appeared ready for battle - the warrior also had some fetching white metal spiral earrings, ma
Lizzie Porter；编译/Deanna字号莎茉丝（Shamous）这一身行头简直不要太时髦：她穿着荧光粉的惠灵顿长筒靴，搭配松石绿色的袜子和黑色的拉拉队小裙子。一辆卡丁车烧得只剩个空架子，她就在那上面玩耍，翘着鼻头、调皮的笑声穿过沙漠的风。这个精力旺盛的四岁女孩住在约旦河西岸地区的拉斯·阿尔-奥加村（Ras al-Auja），他们贝都因人的小屋就坐落在罗马时代的考古遗迹和翻滚的瀑布之间。321公里长的马萨尔·易卜拉欣·阿尔-卡里尔 ...
What looked like a hunk of corroded metal lying at the bottom of the Aegean Sea near the Greek island of Antikythera turned out to be a piece of a mysterious astronomical calculator. That was 115 years ago, on May 17, 1902, when archaeologist Valerios Sta
A "unique" carved alabaster statue that may represent King Tut's grandmother ― Queen Tiye ― has been unearthed on the west bank of Luxor along the Nile River, archaeologists with Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities announced yesterday (March 23).
Artifacts found buried beneath village farms are rewriting British history.
About 8,000 Terracotta Warriors were buried in three pits less than a mile to the northeast of the mausoleum of the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi. They include infantryman, archers, cavalry, charioteers and generals. Now new research, including
一侧眼窝骨骼内发现一只稀有白玉环。 图片拍摄者：考古学家德米特里·克赤金考古专家推测，这是一位老年男性和他的妻子或者小妾的遗骸。他们永久地葬在一起展现夫妻情。从这对夫妇的一些特殊之处可以推测出他们的墓属于青铜时代格拉兹科夫文化。男性遗骸的一侧眼窝骨骼内有一只稀有白玉环，胸部有另外三只白玉环。考古学家德米特里·克赤金博士指出：“ 这有可能与他们关于来世的理念有关。”这对夫妇的骨骼样本已经送往加拿大做放 ...
Bronze Age burial near Lake Baikal intrigues archeologists who have not yet revealed contents of leather pouch between man's kneecaps.
