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…
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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…
Egyptian Pyramids Align With Ancient North Star, An Eclipsing Binary According to NASA
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The exact reason why Ancient Egyptian pyramids were built with such sophistication and precision has long-bothered experts who have studied…
Electricity in Ancient Egypt? The Temple of Hathor and the Controversial Dendera Light
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There is a curious illustration inside Hathor’s temple at Dendera, known as the “Dendera Light.” In addition to Egypt’s mighty…
Enigmatic Message Etched on the Most Famous Viking Monument Deciphered
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A new interpretation of the inscription etched on the so-called Rök runestone, the most famous Viking rune monument, deals with…
3 Stumping Archaeological Enigmas of Ancient Greece
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Ancient Greece is generally acknowledged as the seminal culture that served as the basis for Western civilization. Greece’s culture had…
5 History-Changing Ancient Papyri Discovered in Egypt
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Thousands of years ago, people around the world sought out the way they could express themselves. Some did it by…
A 5,000-Year-Old Cosmic Map? The Mysterious Symbols of the Cochno Stone
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There’s a stone covered in strange symbols located in Scotland. Discovered in 1887 by the Rev. James Harvey, it’s unlike…
The “Blood Moon,” Columbus and his “Pact With God”
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Thousands of years ago, ancient cultures looked at the stars for several reasons. Sometimes we gazed upon the stars, searching…
30 Mind-Boggling Photographs Astronauts Snapped in Space
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Taking photographs in space must be a fascinating experience. Not just because you get to see the world from a…