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This 14,000-Year-Old Bison Cave Sculpture Is a Fascinating Example of Ancient Art
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February 2, 2020
This 14,000-Year-Old Bison Cave Sculpture Is a Fascinating Example of Ancient Art
A cave located in present-day France is home to one of the most amazing ancient sculptures in history: two bison…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Shigir Idol
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March 28, 2021
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Shigir Idol
When archaeologists discovered the Shigir Idol more than 100 years ago, it was impossible to date it accordingly. All the…
3,000-Year-Old Chinese Sanxingdui Ruins Reveal Stunning Ancient Artifacts
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March 22, 2021
3,000-Year-Old Chinese Sanxingdui Ruins Reveal Stunning Ancient Artifacts
Chinese archaeologists have unveiled the results of new excavations carried out recently in the sacrificial pits of the ruins of…
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Bas-Relief of Golden Eagle Beneath Destroyed Ancient Pyramid
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February 6, 2021
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Bas-Relief of Golden Eagle Beneath Destroyed Ancient Pyramid
Mexico City is not only the capital but also the largest city in Mexico. There are many historical and architectural…
Queen Zenobia of Palmyra, The Woman That Challenged The Roman Empire
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January 13, 2021
Queen Zenobia of Palmyra, The Woman That Challenged The Roman Empire
From ancient times the image of a woman is associated with that of life because the woman is the one…
7 Things You Should Know About The 7 Wonders Of The Ancient World
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January 1, 2021
7 Things You Should Know About The 7 Wonders Of The Ancient World
Every person has thought about how our ancestors lived, what they thought about, what did they strive for? Well, probably,…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Massive Hand Protruding From The Chilean Desert
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December 22, 2020
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Massive Hand Protruding From The Chilean Desert
What do people usually associate the desert with? Most often with an endless surface devoid of hills, bushes, and trees.…
Here Are The Top 10 Archaeological Discoveries Made In 2020
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December 21, 2020
Here Are The Top 10 Archaeological Discoveries Made In 2020
Hundreds of new artifacts of the ancient world fall into the hands of scientists every year, but few are capable…
Buried In The Sand For Over A 1000 Years, This Is The Ancient Roman Ghost City
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December 17, 2020
Buried In The Sand For Over A 1000 Years, This Is The Ancient Roman Ghost City
Lost in the Algerian desert, the ancient outpost of the Roman Empire, Timgad is one of the most impressive abandoned…
The Most Powerful Queens Of Ancient Egypt
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December 1, 2020
The Most Powerful Queens Of Ancient Egypt
The Egyptian queens played a significant role back in the olden days. Quite a few of them accompanied and helped…
Unwritten Mystery: Why Do Statues of Egyptian Pharaohs Have Broken Noses?
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November 26, 2020
Unwritten Mystery: Why Do Statues of Egyptian Pharaohs Have Broken Noses?
Scientists have noticed that many ancient Egyptian pharaoh statues lack noses. At first, it was attributed to the fact that…
How Roman Emperors Were Turned Into Gods In Ancient Rome
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November 25, 2020
How Roman Emperors Were Turned Into Gods In Ancient Rome
After the death of a Roman emperor, it was time for his apotheosis. This was the name of the complex, lengthy,…
The Roman Colosseum: From Cruelty to Perfection
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October 28, 2020
The Roman Colosseum: From Cruelty to Perfection
The Roman Colosseum – one of the most impressive ancient structures known to modern man. When built in antiquity –…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Pyramid of Chichén Itzá
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October 10, 2020
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Pyramid of Chichén Itzá
The structures of the olden days fascinate me for some unfathomable reason. I still remember gravitating towards a small book…
10 Fascinating Ancient Places in Peru You Probably Didn’t Know About
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October 6, 2020
10 Fascinating Ancient Places in Peru You Probably Didn’t Know About
“It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description. Angkor Wat and ancient Machu Picchu, for instance, seem…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Ancient Sumerians
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October 5, 2020
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Ancient Sumerians
“Sumer, the land which came to be known in classical times as Babylonia, consists of the lower half of Mesopotamia,…
Unwritten Mystery: 5 Secrets The Great Sphinx Refuses to Reveal
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September 30, 2020
Unwritten Mystery: 5 Secrets The Great Sphinx Refuses to Reveal
Of all the monuments in ancient Egypt, not is as imposing as the Great Sphinx of Giza. Carved out of…
Top 10 Things You Should Definitely do When Visiting Sweden
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September 30, 2020
Top 10 Things You Should Definitely do When Visiting Sweden
“Once the travel bug bites there’s no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the…
TOP 8 Places to Visit in Beautiful Denmark
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September 29, 2020
TOP 8 Places to Visit in Beautiful Denmark
“If Copenhagen were a person, that person would be generous, beautiful, elderly, but with a flair. A human being that…
10 Things You Should Know About Vardzia Cave Monastery
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September 21, 2020
10 Things You Should Know About Vardzia Cave Monastery
Hidden in the slopes of the Georgian Erusteti Mountain lies a magnificent ancient cave city complex that rarely received the…
7 Historical And Sacred Places To Visit in the Vatican City
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September 11, 2020
7 Historical And Sacred Places To Visit in the Vatican City
Vatican City is known as the smallest state in the world. It shares borders with Rome and is known as…
Check Out 5 Strange Creatures That Lived on Earth 500 Million Years Ago
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September 9, 2020
Check Out 5 Strange Creatures That Lived on Earth 500 Million Years Ago
Various creatures walked planet earth back in the olden days; some of those creatures are now extinct and can only…