Avenger Endgame: Thanos’s Gauntlet Inspired by a Catholic Relic
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One of the most powerful weapons appearing in the Avengers Movies, Thanos’s Gauntlet, was most likely inspired by a Catholic…
Ancient Civilizations
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Discover the world’s most mysterious ancient civilizations, from lost cities and megalithic structures to forgotten knowledge and unsolved archaeological puzzles.
Modern-day Africans Conserve DNA from Unknown Extinct Human Species
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According to a study published in Genome Biology, modern-day Africans conserve DNA from an unknown and extinct human species. With…
The Ancient Sumerians and End of World Predictions
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As long as the world exists and people are on it, we’ve probably wondered how we came here in the…
This Ancient Hindu Temple is Home to the Gate of Heaven
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The Lempuyang Temple, also known as Pura Luhur Lempuyang, is one of Bali’s oldest and most highly regarded ancient temples. Sitting…
Did MIT Scientists Find a Way to Move Massive Stones Just as the Ancients?
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It remains a profound enigma just how ancient civilizations across the globe managed to move supermassive blocks of stone and…
Why The Great Pyramid Still Feels “Impossible”
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The Great Pyramid of Giza, beleived to have been built in Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty, is widely identified as the tomb…
The Great Pyramid of Giza Is the Only Known Eight-Sided Pyramid in Existence
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Each face has a shallow inward bend that can split it into two planes under the right light. The Great…
This is The Oldest Continuously Occupied City on Earth, Home to the Most Ancient Walls
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Standing not far from the Jordan River within the borders of Palestine, the city of Jericho challenges history. Experts indicate…
A Giant’s Sword? The Norimitsu Odachi, a 4-Meter-Long Ancient Sword
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The Odachi was a type of sword used by ancient Samurai in Japan. Since it was complicated for the wielder…
Here Are 50 Rare Images of Stonehenge You’ve Probably Never Seen
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One of the most famous stone monuments on the European continent is Stonehenge: the massive stone formation in Wiltshire, England….
Here Are 8 Extremely Rare Images of the Ancient Temple of Horus at Edfu
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Home to vast chambers built under gigantic gateways walking through the temple is a step towards traveling back in time,…
This Ancient Hindu Temple is Home to the ‘Infinity Corridor’
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Have you ever heard about the infinity corridor? Located in Rameswaram India is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god…
Göbekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple Built 12,000 Years Ago?
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Built by mysterious people more than 12,000 years ago, archaeologists have still not excavated the site entirely. Göbekli Tepe was…
Before the Pharaohs: Ancient Egypt Was Ruled by a Scorpion King
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Egypt is a land of mysteries, legends, and myths that make the impossible seem possible. From mighty pyramids built thousands…
Methuselah: The Man Who Lived For 969 Years According to the Bible
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Not many of us have actually read through the Bible. But you might consider reading it, as it features incredible…
20 ancient engineering wonders that prove advanced skills existed long before modern history
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These 20 ancient engineering wonders reveal how prehistoric builders shaped stone with an accuracy and scale that challenges modern technology….
The oldest Sumerian flood tablet reveals a forgotten deluge story written long before the Bible
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The oldest Sumerian flood tablet tells a haunting story of a divine deluge written more than a thousand years before…
The round city of Baghdad was the Atlantis of Mesopotamia
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Baghdad began as a design, not an accident of settlement. In 762, the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur chose a site on…
The 25 oldest cities in the world and what they reveal about our ancient past
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How far back can we trace the roots of human civilization? What are some of the oldest cities in the…
The case for the Younger Dryas comet impact that set Earth ablaze at the dawn of civilization
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The Younger Dryas comet impact hypothesis presents one of the most dramatic explanations for a global cataclysm near the end…
The actual size of the Great Pyramid of Giza is far more massive than most people realize
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From a distance, the Great Pyramid of Giza can look like a clean geometric silhouette on the plateau outside Cairo….
This documentary explores building the Great Pyramid with ancient technology
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The Great Pyramid of Giza has been measured, mapped and argued over for centuries, yet the basic question remains stubborn:…
Are the mysterious ancient symbols of the Cochno Stone a star map?
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The Cochno Stone is one of the most intriguing archaeological discoveries in Europe—a 5,000-year-old carved slab covered in spirals, rings,…
Here’s what happens when the Nazca Lines are plotted over the entire planet
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The Nazca Lines stretch across the southern deserts of Peru—massive geoglyphs etched into the Earth by an ancient civilization more…