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Throughout the extensive history of Egypt, this ancient civilization has managed to construct some of the most challenging and daring structures the history of archeology has ever witnessed. The ancient…
There’s an ancient city in Syria that is said to be one of the oldest cities globally, so old that it even predates the Egyptian pyramids. Called Tell Brak, this…
Though to have been built more than 4,500 years ago during ancient Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty reign of King Khufu, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the most famous pyramid on…
There is a curious illustration inside Hathor’s temple at Dendera, known as the “Dendera Light.” In addition to Egypt’s mighty pyramids, some of which were built more than 4,700 years…
Throughout the long history of the human race, different cultures living on distant continents built incredible ancient temples. Some of these ancient structures were used as places of worhsip. Some…
There are pyramids scattered all across the globe. Some of these pyramids are massive; others are no more than a few meters high. They come in all shapes and sizes.…
A new interpretation of the inscription etched on the so-called Rök runestone, the most famous Viking rune monument, deals with the conflict between light and darkness, heat and cold, and…
Could Edgar Cayce’s readings tell us anything about a third world war? His warnings about conflict still invite questions, especially when familiar places appear in passages written decades ago. But…
Of all the pyramids on Earth, none are as captivating perhaps as the pyramids of Egypt. It is not because the most massive pyramids are hose of Egypt, nor is…
Tens of thousands of years ago, ancient people saw the necessity to leave behind them not only a legacy but a message written on stone through a combination of strange…
There is a massive, monolithic statue at the foot of the Pyramids at Giza called the Sphinx. Carved at an unknown time, the statue was shaped like a lion’s body…
How old are the Egyptian pyramids? The answer depends on which pyramid a person means. Egypt’s pyramid tradition began with the Step Pyramid of Djoser in the Third Dynasty and…
In the middle of what is now Egypt stand two towering ancient statutes dubbed the Colossi of Memnon. Each of them reaching a height of 19 meters (60ft). It has…
Fifteen years ago, U.S. Navy pilot Chad Underwood encountered an unidentified flying object (UFO) while patrolling the skies above the North Pacific, in what is now known as the UFO…
Mainstream Egyptologists generally agree that Pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid of Giza as his eternal resting place around 4,500 years ago. But is there physical evidence to back this…
Beneath the heart of Mexico City, a group of archaeologists has unearthed a terrifying tower. It is no ordinary tower, but one made of human skulls. It’s called the Tzompantli,…
Were ancient Greek temples built entirely randomly? Do these ancient structures hide secrets embedded in stone? And is there something more to them? According to several theories, ancient temples were…
What if thousands of years ago, long before the first ancient civilizations developed and walked the surface of our planet, there was a highly advanced ancient civilization on Earth? It…
Archeological excavations in Egypt have revealed the presence of a rare buried Sphinx made of limestone. An archaeological mission in Egypt has recently reported the discovery of a rare Sphinx…
A new map made of data from radar, imaging, and predictions has revealed Antarctica’s unprecedented view. Not only has the new map revealed what Antarctica looks like beneath the ice,…
Around 44,000 years ago, modern humans were already great artists. Although we have discovered many fine ancient art examples, it has been long debated as to what cave art was…
The Great Pyramid of Giza is usually drawn as a four-sided monument with a square base. From the ground, that is exactly how it looks. From the air, however, each…
A rare archeological discovery offers scholars unprecedented details on Aksum’s lost ancient kingdom, one of Africa’s most influential ancient civilizations. Archeological excavations have revealed the ancient remnants of an ancient…
None of all the carved monuments on the planet are as enigmatic and mysterious as Giza’s Great Sphinx. Cut from the Giza bedrock, the original shape of the Sphinx is…