The Herodotus Machine: An Ancient Device That Helped Build the Egyptian Pyramids?
Have you ever heard about the so-called Herodotus machine? This device is described by the Greek philosopher Herodotus as one…
Have you ever heard about the so-called Herodotus machine? This device is described by the Greek philosopher Herodotus as one…
Baris, an ancient Egyptian boat described by Greek historian Herodotus, has been discovered by experts in the sunken city of…
Egypt is a land of countless treasures. We appreciate Egyptian history despite the fact we still know so little about…
Thousands of years ago, massive, towering structures were built in the desert. Rising hundreds of meters towards the sky as…
How the ancients constructed the pyramids of Egypt remains one of the greatest archaeological enigmas in history. In fact, everything…
Although many people have had the opportunity to visit some of the most incredible pyramids on Earth, not many people…
One thing that’s very common for this type of article is to try and understand the political theorist and person…
In 524 BC, King Cambyses sent an army of 50,000 soldiers to enslave the city of Ammonians (Modern day Siwa…
Nowadays, we are accustomed to skyscrapers that have long crossed the half-kilometer mark. Until about 1300, however, the pyramid of…
Paleogeneticists analyzed the DNA of 82 individuals from Etruria and Southern Italy, who lived between 800 BC and 1000 AD,…
During excavations in northern Egypt, at the site of the ancient city of Buto, archaeologists have discovered objects associated with…
Underwater archaeologists have discovered wicker baskets containing oil palm fruits and grape seeds at the site of the sunken ancient Egyptian port of Heracleion. Apparently, these items were used as grave goods, which allowed them to survive to this day from the 4th century BC.
Ancient Greece has been fundamental for creating the culture of the Western world and the development of modern civilization. This…
When analyzing the text of an ancient Egyptian medical papyrus of the 15th century BC, Egyptologists discovered the oldest known…
Of all the problems concerning the pyramids, their construction is the most puzzling. Even Roma writer Pliny, who condemned the…
The more we explore our planet, the more mysteries we encounter. Thousands of years ago, countless ancient civilizations called the…
The Serapeum of Saqqara has remained a mystery since its re-discovery in 1850. It is the cemetery of the personified…
The evolution of the Egyptian civilization bore evidence to the culture of different nations. First, it was seized by the…
Throughout thousands of years, different ancient civilizations built impressive ancient monuments. No matter where we decide to look, we will…
Thousands of years ago, and after a series of “lesser” pyramids, a fourth-dynasty Pharaoh is thought to have commissioned an…
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most remarkable ancient structures ever built by the hands of man….
Many people have dreamt about traveling to Egypt and seeing the pyramids up close, but few have had the opportunity….