5 Famous Missing Ancient Treasures in History
History tells stories and myths of grand treasures of unimaginable value once owned by the greatest historical or entire civilizations. A treasure must not necessarily be gold and jewels but…
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Ancient Civilizations
Discover the world’s most mysterious ancient civilizations, from lost cities and megalithic structures to forgotten knowledge and unsolved archaeological puzzles.
5 Ancient Egyptian Wonders That Are Not Pyramids
There exist many wonderful ancient monuments in Egypt. If you ask a person about the wonders of Egypt, he would likely think of the Pyramids of Giza before anything else.…
Leif Erikson- the Viking who discovered America 500 years before the Spanish?
Could you imagine what an impact the discovery of America must have had on people back in the 15th century? Imagine living back then in a far simpler world and…
Why The Ancient Chinese Pyramids are Shrouded in Mystery
The Mysterious Pyramids of Northwest China China never ceases to captivate the world with its rich history, economic prowess, and political intrigue. One of the most enigmatic mysteries to date…
Why did ancient civilizations align monuments with the stars?
The ancient civilizations that shaped our world left us an endless stream of mysteries as if they wanted us to participate in a game. The more we unfold, the more…
The Ancient Chinese May Have Traveled to America Before the Spanish
What if the ancient Chinese traveled to America before the Spanish? There are many similarities between ancient Mexican cultures and the ancient Chinese. The discovery of America is a historical…
Modern Art History: The 5 Greatest Stolen Works of Art
If you have read the tiniest bit of art history, you would know that there are countless priceless works of art lost throughout the ages. It is unimaginable how many…
Did Khufu Build the Great Pyramid? What the Evidence Shows
Was the Great Pyramid of Giza built for Khufu? The evidence points strongly in that direction. The pyramid belongs to the Fourth Dynasty, its ancient name was Akhet-Khufu—“Khufu’s Horizon”—and it…
The Truth About Roman Gladiators and the Different Fighter Classes
Entertainment was a vital part of life in Ancient Rome and in most cases, the means of entertainment included violence and death. The most obvious example of such events was…
5 Ancient Languages Still In Use Today
Could you imagine that there are over 7000 languages in use today? At least, that is what experts believe, even though most of the population speaks less than 30 languages.…
Iconic Ancient Native American Fluted Point Technology Found in Arabia
To their surprise, a group of researchers has found an iconic Native American stone tool technology in Arabia. Between 13,000 and 10,000 years ago, Native Americans built intricate fluted point…
What Stories About the Ancient Vimana Actually Say
Claims that ancient India recorded aircraft usually turn on the word vimana, and above all on the Pushpaka of the Ramayana. The literary tradition is real. The harder claim, that…
Ancient Lost Cities: How Archaeologists Find Places That Disappeared
What makes an ancient city “lost”? Usually, it is not a dramatic disappearance. People move, rivers change course, buildings are dismantled, and later communities build over the same ground. A…
What You Should Know About Nikola Tesla, Anti-Gravity Tech, and Creating a Perfect UFO
TV, AC electricity, the Tesla Coil, fluorescent lighting, neon lights, Radio-controlled devices, robotics, X-rays, radar, microwave, and dozens of other amazing inventions were invented by one of the most incredible…
10 Interesting Accounts of Ancient Gods and Flying “Vehicles”
“…there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder, and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.” Is it possible that thousands of…
5 Things You Should Know About Russia’s Stonehenge “Arkaim”
More than 4,000 years ago, ancient people in present-day Russia built a true ancient wonder. Comparable in complexity to Stonehenge, an ancient society envisioned a settlement shaped like a circle,…
13,000 Years Ago, a Long-Lost Civilization Built Megalithic Temples
Around 13,000 years ago, before the invention of technologies such as the wheel, the pulley, pottery, and metallurgy, and even before writing, a long-lost civilization in present-day Turkey built one…
Researchers Confirm Existence of Cave and Subterranean Tunnels Beneath Ancient Pyramid at Teotihuacan
Mexican archaeologists have confirmed, using non-invasive techniques, the discovery of a cave and a series of tunnels beneath a pyramid at Teotihuacan. This city is one of the largest pre-Hispanic…
Are the 3 Ancient Egyptian Pyramids at Giza Illustrated on this 7,000-Year-Old Ostrich Egg?
There’s a fascinating ostrich eggshell held at the Nubian Museum in Aswan, Egypt, that depicts, among its various illustration, three pointy triangles that some experts say depict the most prominent…
This 12,000-Year-Old Ochre Mine Is the Oldest Discovered in America
Researchers have discovered what they believe is the oldest ochre mine in the Americas. The ancient mine is believed to date back around 12,000 years and was discovered in underwater…
The Ancient Egyptians Harnessed Solar Energy Thousands of Years Ago
The notion that the ancient Egyptians were an extremely advanced civilization is no surprise. Thousands of years ago, they were pioneers in numerous sciences, including mathematics, astronomy, and biology. They…
Researchers Find Oldest Viking Settlement In Iceland, Rewriting History
A group of researchers believes it has discovered what is now considered the oldest known Viking settlement in Iceland, and it dates back several decades before the Ancient Vikings were…
How the Eruption of a Volcano in Alaska is Linked to the Demise of Ancient Rome
Alaska’s Okmok volcano eruption is linked to a previously unexplained period of extreme cold weather in ancient Rome. This is according to an international multidisciplinary team of scientists, who has…
This 2,200-year-old map was carved on the surface of a massive volcanic rock
Two thousand two hundred years ago, an ancient people living in present day-Colima carved an intricate map on a massive piece of volcanic rock. It remained forgotten for millennia until…