10 Ancient Greek Monuments That Influenced History
No matter where you live in the world, it is more than unusual not to be aware of the monumental…
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Ancient Animal Carvings Discovered in Scotland—10 Things You Need to Know
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An amateur archaeologist accidentally saw rock carvings оn the ceiling of the burial chamber of the Neolithic burial mound of…
Researchers Uncover Traces of 3,000-Year-Old Swiss “Atlantis” Beneath Lake Lucerne
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Archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old submerged settlement at the bottom of Lake Lucerne, in Switzerland. The work was carried out…
Ancient Artworks: 8 Iconic Works of Art from the Ancient World
I recently wrote about some of the instruments that shaped humanity and realized that amidst the development of civilization, a…
This 3,500-Year-Old Stone Slab is the Oldest Map of Europe
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The ancient Saint-Bélec stone slab may be the oldest three-dimensional map of an area in Europe. This is the conclusion…
Astronomy and the Charting of Stars is as Old as our Civilization
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How did the ancients know so much about space and the Solar System? How is it possible that we find…
5,800-Year-Old Surprising Archaeological Find In UK
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The discovery of the remains of a salt mine in a coastal Neolithic settlement in the north-east of England showed…
Researchers Discover 5,500-Year-Old Megalithic Complex in Europe
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Archaeologists reported the discovery of a massive megalithic complex including several tombs in the small village of Dębiany in Poland….
A Series Of Archaeological Artifacts Promise To Rewrite The History Of The Golden Horde
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The cultural and political center of the Golden Horde, unknown to science, was discovered in the North Kazakhstan region several…
Researchers Find Ancient China’s 4,000-Year-Old Great Flood Was Real
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Almost 4,000 years ago, a landslide caused huge rock masses to collapse in the Yellow River Valley. The landslides create…
Here are 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Stonehenge
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It is indeed immensely picturesque. I can fancy sitting all a summer’s day watching its shadows shorten and lengthen again,…
The Ancient Worship of the Sun, and 5 Ancient Civilizations That Venerated It
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Thousands of years ago, cultures around the globe worshipped the sun. This comes as no surprise since the sun is the…
Sound Power: 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…
Archaeologists Excavate 3,200-Year-Old Chinese Figurine That Resembles a Character from the Angry Birds Game
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Archeologists have discovered an odd ancient Chinese figurine that strangely resembles one of the characters (the green pig) from the…
Among a Series of Megalithic Tombs, Archaeologists Find a Massive 4,200-Year-Old Carved Humanoid Face
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A group of archaeologists had discovered a strange humanoid face carved on a massive rock. The tombs, as well as…
This 13,000-Year-Old Bird Statue is One of the Oldest Pieces of 3D Art
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A 13,000-year-old statue discovered in China is now regarded as the oldest statue ever discovered in the Asian country to…
How Ancient DNA Sheds Light On the Origin of the Biblical Canaanite Civilization
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A refreshed analysis of ancient DNA from the entire genome collected across five archaeological sites from 73 individuals has provided…
Why Does This Ancient Megalith Seem As if It Was Cut With Laser-Like Precision?
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Spoiler alert: It was not aliens. There are many megalithic stones around the globe that are powerful tourism magnets. Many…
Rewriting History: Oldest Connection Between Native Americans and Siberia
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With the help of human population genetics, ancient pathogen genomics, and isotope analysis, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for…
Here Are 5 Things You Should Know About The World’s Oldest Sword
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A 5,000-year-old sword discovered in a monastery in Venice turned out to be the world’s oldest sword. People have crafted…
Lost 3,400-Year-Old Kingdom Found by Archaeologists in Stumping Discovery
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A discovery by Chance: A stone stele discovered in Turkey and covered in strange symbols revealed the presence of a…
The Oldest Defensive Wall on Earth Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid by 5,300 Years
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Archeological excavations have shown that the earliest wall on the planet’s surface dates back to around 8,000 BC. Around 10,000…