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Although the pyramids of Egypt are their greatest tourist attraction, the land of Pharaohs has much more to offer. From mesmerizing temples to massive obelisks reaching for the stars, Egypt…
Thousands of years ago, and after a series of “lesser” pyramids, a fourth-dynasty Pharaoh is thought to have commissioned an unprecedented construction process. He chose the desert plateau not far…
10,000 light-years away, there’s a black hole and a companion star. Together, these two comic objects are from the so-called MAXI J1820 + 070 system. This specific black hole was…
There are various considerations why Göbekli Tepe is a history-changing site. Here are three reasons I think Göbekli Tepe is unlike any other ancient monument we’ve found. More than 12,000…
Around 3,000 BC, an ancient Sumerian astronomer meticulously recorded his nightly observations on a clay tablet—a star map that captured the celestial wonders above. On one fateful night, as he…
Get ready to dive into the mind of one of the greatest minds the world has ever seen, the great Nikola Tesla, aka father of electricity, aka the man who…
According to reports, while going through aerial images of a region in the Ural mountains, a group of explorers claims they may have come across a massive pyramid several times…
Spoiler alert: It was not aliens. There are many megalithic stones around the globe that are powerful tourism magnets. Many of them are ancient and were carved and worked thousands…
Some 12,000 years ago, during the last Ice Age, a mysterious people in present-day Turkey built a never-before-seen temple. Using stones with a weight of more than 10 tons, this…
The Great Pyramid of Giza, its two neighboring, towering pyramids, and the monolithic statue of a monument carved with the body of a lion, and the head of a human,…
Recognized as the oldest pyramid in ancient Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser is an architectural marvel from the era of the Third Dynasty. This pyramid is believed to have…
What are the odds that the still-unexplained Tunguska Event was caused, not by an impact or collision of an asteroid/meteorite, but by technology invented by Nikola Tesla? No, it’s not…
According to the “Book of Revelation”, Megiddo – an ancient “city” located 90 kilometers from Jerusalem – will be the chosen place for the battle of Armageddon (Hebrew, Har Megiddo).…
We’ve probably seen obelisks at least once in our lifetime. These ancient structures have survived for thousands of years and even the evolution of society, yet managed to retain their…
One of the oldest known board games on Earth is called Senet. Archaeological excavations of tombs from the First Egyptian dynasty have revealed that already around 3,100 BC, more than…
The Aztec Sun Stone is one of the most recognisable objects from pre-Hispanic Mexico, yet it is often introduced in a way that makes it smaller than it is: as…
Beyond a reason of a doubt, Egypt’s ancient pyramids are the most famous monuments in existence and continue fascinating people to this day. The massive stone-made structures have stood for…
Academics acknowledge a massive structure as the oldest temple ever constructed on the surface of the planet, located in present-day Turkey. It is the oldest found to date, and its builders…
What did NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft reveal at Pluto? Before the 2015 flyby, Pluto was a distant world seen mostly as a changing point of light. New Horizons showed a…
Long before the most impressive pyramids were erected in Egypt, a powerful, prosperous civilization developed. It is usually acknowledged that the oldest Egyptian pyramid was built during the Third Dynasty…
Although the land of Pharaohs is known for its incredible ancient pyramids and the Great Sphinx at Giza, ancient Egypt has much more to offer. Beneath the golden sands lay…
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most majestic structures built by human hands. With a history engulfed in countless mysteries, the Great Pyramid has been a magnet…
The Great Pyramid of Giza is a striking ancient structure for more reasons than one. In addition to its incredible age—some say it even predates the Egyptian civilizations—, its massive…
The “black plague” was without a reason of a doubt one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, affecting a larger area of Eurasia in the fourteenth century. It…