7 Baffling Facts You Should Know About the World’s Oldest Megalithic Temple
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Academics acknowledge a massive structure as the oldest temple ever constructed on the surface of the planet, located in present-day…
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Ancient Petroglyph Of Half-Human Half-Mantis Creature Stuns Experts
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A rare, strange, and extraordinary rock carving has been uncovered at the Teymareh Iranian rock art site. The mysterious carving…
One of the World’s Oldest Cities is 4,000 Years Older Than the Pyramids
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There’s an ancient city in Syria that is said to be one of the oldest cities globally, so old that…
Depictions of a 2,700-Year-Old “Demon of Epilepsy” Stun Experts
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Archeologists have discovered traces of an ancient, rare 2,700-year-old demon of epilepsy on a Mesopotamian tablet. The mysterious being was…
Scientists: Earth May Have Been Inhabited by Advanced Civilizations Before Humans
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What if thousands of years ago, long before the first ancient civilizations developed and walked the surface of our planet,…
Archaeologists Scan Ancient Egyptian Cat Mummy and Make Unexpected Find
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The method of embalming or treating the deceased body that the ancient Egyptians used is called mummification. Using distinctive methods,…
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…
Archaeologists Find a Massive Ancient City Dating Back 5,000 Years in Israel
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Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the remnants of an “enormous” 5,000-year-old city, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced, offering new details…
7 Ancient Egyptian Pyramids That Predate The Great Pyramid Were Not Tombs
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The ancient Egyptians are renowned for their impressive pyramids that still stand as some of the world’s most awe-inspiring structures….
5 Reasons Why We Still Don’t Know the True Purpose of the Pyramids
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“…men are capable of perceiving the Pyramid in an astonishing number of ways. Some have thought the Pyramid was an…
3 of the Most Ancient Pyramids in Egypt
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Around 2,700 BC, ancient Egyptian building techniques were reborn. From complex mastabas where Pharaohs and royalty were buried, the ancient…
More than Pyramids: 5 Discoveries from Ancient Egypt You Should Know Of
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Although many people know Egypt because of its pyramids–the Great Pyramid especially–this African country is more than just pyramids. Egypt…
Archaeologists May Have Found Goliath’s Hometown, and the Ruins are Massive
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Archeologists have reported exploring the 3,000-year-old city beneath Gath. The massive fortifications, buried beneath a previously excavated settlement in Southern…
These Are the 6 Most Ancient Maps Ever Found
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Ever since humans became aware of their surroundings, they started etching the very first maps in stone. Knowing where we…
5 Confounding Treasures of Ancient Egypt that Changed History
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Among its many treasures, Egypt’s lands are home not only to more than 100 pyramids but to ancient cities, temples,…
Here Are 15 Facts About Pyramids You Won’t Find in History Books
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I call it Pyramidomania. For some reason, ancient civilizations across the globe erected massive pyramids reaching for the skies. Using…
The Ancient Olmec Incorporated Magnetism in their Statues, and Made Use of Magnetic Anomalies
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The earliest description of magnetism was made by the Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus in the 6th century BC. However,…
Before the Great Flood 8 Kings Ruled for 241,200 years, Says Ancient Text
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The Sumerian King List is one of the most fascinating, chronological documents from Ancient Mesopotamia. “After the kingship descended from…
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…
Written In Stone: The Sumerian King List and ‘When Gods Walked on Earth’
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There’s a stone tablet, recorded thousands of years ago in a Sumerian language that lists the ancient Kings of Sumer,…
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…
King Tut’s Dagger was Crafted Using Alien Metals
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Not that aliens did it, but the intricate dagger, buried with King Tut was found to have been made using…