5 Serious Misconceptions About Vikings
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Imagine that I ask 5 random people on the street about what the Vikings were like. In my opinion, in…
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.
The Roman Colosseum: From Cruelty to Perfection
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The Roman Colosseum – one of the most impressive ancient structures known to modern man. When built in antiquity –…
Nazca and the Geometry for the Gods; Interpretations of the Enigmatic Geoglyphs
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Why do humans deify objects, individuals, or nonexistent subjects of their imagination? Why did ancient cultures create and build impossible…
Chavin de Huantar: The Ancient Peruvian Citadel You Likely Never Heard Of
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Chavin was an ancient native culture from the northern mountainous part of present-day Peru, which existed in the period 1200-300…
Here Are 8 Ancient Egyptian Obelisks the Roman Empire Took From Egypt
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Ancient Egyptian obelisks are a hallmark of Rome. There is no other city in the Christian world that boasts as…
Caral – the Ancient Pyramid City of Peru Explained in 7 Facts
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“Sometimes I’ll pick up the “heart of the jungle” fossil on my bookshelf, or pull out my old field notebooks…
10 Ancient Monuments You Probably Didn’t Know Are Oriented Towards the Solstices
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Across continents, builders used sunrise and sunset as architecture’s simplest ruler. The solstices mark the year’s turning points: the longest…
Chiribiquete and the Painted Walls of the Amazon
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Chiribiquete is not a ruin in the usual sense. It is a living landscape, a vast protected region in the…
5 Ancient Egyptian Solar Ships You Probably Didn’t Know Existed
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For ancient Egyptians, the perpetual cycle of the coming and setting of the Sun is comparable to the cycle of…
The Ancient Worship of the Sun; 5 Ancient Civilizations That Venerated It
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Thousands of years ago, cultures around the globe worshipped the sun. This is no surprise since the sun is the…
How The Largest Pyramid on Earth Compares to Egypt’s Great Pyramid
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The most famous pyramid on the planet’s surface is, without a doubt, the Great Pyramid of Giza. According to Egyptologists,…
These Are Some of the Heaviest Stones Moved by Ancient Builders
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How did the ancient civilizations build such grand structures of multiton stones? How did they transport them from hundreds of…
Ancient Egypt’s Rhind Mathematical Papyrus Explained in 10 Interesting Facts
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Mathematics was a cornerstone of ancient Egyptian society, playing a pivotal role in their everyday life and governance. One of…
15 Curious Facts About the Sayhuite Stone
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The enigmatic legacy of the Incas continues to captivate the world, particularly through their architectural and artistic feats. Among these,…
Unwritten Mystery: 5 Things You Should Know About Ancient Egypt’s Lost City of Thinis
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Ancient texts and archaeological clues place Thinis near the center of Egypt’s earliest dynastic history, but the city itself has…
Here are 8 of the Strangest Weapons Ever Found
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Humans have been creating weapons since time immemorial, but have you ever thought about the strangest weapons in history? When…
5 Epic Ancient Flood Stories That Predate Noah’s Great Flood And You Probably Never Heard About
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Noah’s story of the great flood was assumed to be the earliest story until the Epic of Gilgamesh began to…
3 Mind-Boggling Ancient Sites in Peru You’ve Probably Never Heard About
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The territory of today’s Peru is dotted with the two most important things for a tourist – breathtaking nature and…
3 Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations You’ve Probably Never Heard About
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When people are asked about Mesoamerican civilizations, few mention cultures other than the Aztecs and the Mayans. Especially in the…
Pyramid Evolution: Did Egypt’s First Pyramid Arise From an Ancient Mastaba?
When it comes to the impressive and famous monuments of ancient Egypt, Pyramids fascinate everyone, even to the present day….
Stonehenge Was Able to Amplify Sound and Contain it Within
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According to new research, the megaliths’ original configuration amplified the sonance generated inside the stone circle and contained it as…
9 Ancient Mesopotamian Inventions and Discoveries We Use Today
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We often forget the innovations that changed the world and speeded the wheel of time and technological progress. We already…
The Story Behind the Disturbing Ancient Aztec Death Whistle
The Aztec Death Whistle, a skull-shaped artifact, was not merely a chilling curiosity. Its believed use in psychological warfare and…
Here Are 3 of the Largest Ancient Mesoamerican Cities You’ve Probably Never Heard About
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These ancient Mesoamerican civilizations had some of the most unique cultures in history and built many magnificent cities known to…