10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the 5000-Year-Old Egyptian Abydos Boats
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The ancient Egyptian site of the Abydos boats represents a whole fleet of ships found in the sands of Abydos…
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Here Are 10 of the Most Mysterious Places to Visit in Ireland
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“Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam. A country without a language is a country without a soul.” Even though Ireland…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Ancient Astronomical Complex of Chanquillo
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The thirteen towers of Chanquillo are considered the oldest astronomical complex in the Americas. Thousands of years ago, complex cultures…
10 Things You Should Know About Vardzia Cave Monastery
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Hidden in the slopes of the Georgian Erusteti Mountain lies a magnificent ancient cave city complex that rarely received the…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Ancient Egypt’s Great Sphinx
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Of all the monuments on Earth, not one is as striking, magical, and mysterious as the Great Sphinx of Giza….
10 Reasons Why Göbekli Tepe Changes the Historical Mainstream Narrative
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If you ask anyone which ancient monument impresses him the most, chances are they will say the pyramids. It doesn’t…
10 Things You Should Know About The Lost Sunken City of Dwarka
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Throughout history, countless ancient cities have been built across the globe. Some of these cities were so impressive that poems…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Ra, The Egyptian God of the Sky
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The god Ra was the sun deity in ancient Egypt. The sun symbolized light, warmth, and growth to the ancient…
10 Things You Should Know About the Submerged Yonaguni Monument
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At a depth of 25 meters off the coast of the western Japanese island of Yonaguni are mysterious underwater pyramids…
10 Things You Should Know About Chiribiquete: the Sistine Chapel of Amazonian Rock Art
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One of the most impressive National Parks on Earth is Chiribiquete, dubbed the Amazonian Sistine Chapel thanks to its 70,000…
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…
10 Things You Should Know About Ancient Egypt’s First True Capital, the Lost City of Thinis
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There are many ancient cities that have been lost to the “sands of time,” and Egypt’s first true capital, the…
Unwritten Mystery: Did Ancient Civilizations Know the Secrets of Levitation?
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The more we explore our planet, the more mysteries we encounter. Thousands of years ago, countless ancient civilizations called the…
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…
5 Things We Think Are Unique to “Modern Society” But Already Existed in Ancient Rome
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When we think about ancient civilizations and cultures, many of us wrongly believe that these ancient societies were far from…
Unwritten Mystery: 5 Things You Should Know About Ancient Egypt’s Lost City of Thinis
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Egypt’s ancient monuments are demanding. They necessitate attention and have been “fed” with the admiration and praise of people through…
The History of Ancient Egyptian Writing Resumed in 5 Interesting Facts
The ancient Egyptian Writing, specifically hieroglyphics, took root before the early dynastic period, which is thought to have taken place…
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…
10 Things You Likely Didn’t Know About Serapeum of Saqqara and Its Sacred Api Bulls
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The Serapeum of Saqqara has remained a mystery since its re-discovery in 1850. It is the cemetery of the personified…
Did Ancient Romans Travel to Mexico? Curious Facts About the Calixtlahuaca Head
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In the fascinating world of archaeology, few artifacts have sparked as much debate and intrigue as the Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head. Unearthed…
10 Curiosities You Probably Didn’t Know About Peru’s 2,000-Year-Old Nazca Lines
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Despite over 80 years of study of the Nazca Lines, the geoglyphs have remained a mystery to researchers who have…
Facts About Ancient Egypt’s Colossi Of Memnon and Amenhotep III
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The two monumental stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned in the Egyptian 18th dynasty, also known as Colossi…