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Damascus Steel Sword. Shutterstock.

This is What Makes Damascus Steel so Unique

Modern blacksmiths are slowly uncovering the secrets of ancient Damascus steel. Credit: Everydaycarry

Legendary Weapons: 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Damascus Steel

An illustration of the ancient Baghdad batteries

Time Travel Through History: 8 Inventions Far Ahead of Their Time

A photograph of the ancient mosaic. AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki

Archaeologists Excavate Rare Ancient Mosaic in Syria

Fragments of the Antikythera Mechanism, a mysterious ancient invention. Depositphotos.

10 Ancient Inventions You Probably Never Heard Of

The burning of the Great Library of Alexandria, woodcuts by Hermann Göll, 1876. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

10 Things You Need To Know About The Destruction Of The Great Library of Alexandria

Ramesses the Great at Abu Simbel. Image Credit: Jumpstory.

10 of the Most Influential Figures in Ancient History Before Christ

This photo was selected as it perfectly compares the size of one of the largest cut stone blocks in the world to a human being. Although this stone was never moved from the quarry, numerous massive stone blocks were used in Baalbek. Credit: Pinterest

A Look Into The Supermassive Stones Used In The Construction Of The Temple Of Baalbek

One of the many Ulfberht swords found in Europe.

Unwritten Mystery: How did the Vikings create the Elite Ulfberht Swords, Known For Their Unattainable Craftsmanship

An artists illustration of what an ancient city may look like. Shutterstock.

This Ancient City Predates The Great Pyramid by Around 8,000 Years, And You Probably Never Heard of It

An artist's illustration of an ancient city, temple and pyramid. Shutterstock.

Ancient Cities That Predate The Pyramids By Thousands of Years

An image of the ancient Citadel of Aleppo.

Unrecorded Mystery: These Cities Predate Ancient Egyptian Pyramids by Thousands of Years

An image of the ancient Citadel of Aleppo.

Older Than History: 3 Ancient Cities That Predate Pyramids by Around 5,000 Years

An illustration of the Round City of Baghdad in the 10th century. Image Credit: Jean Soutif/Science Photo Library.

The Ancient ‘Round City of Baghdad’: Mesopotamia’s ‘Modern’ Atlantis

These Are 20 of The Oldest Cities Ever Built

The Mysterious Case of Parallel 33