20 Rare, Vintage Photographs of the Ancient Pyramids and Sphinx
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Was Imhotep The First Pyramid Architect?
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As I’ve written in previous articles, thousands of years ago, on a global scale, ancient cultures decided to build massive…
Startling Theory Proposes How the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Were Built
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A ‘refreshing’ new theory caught my attention as I browsed the nearly infinite posts on Reddit. I love reading what…
10 Images That Show How Massive The Great Pyramid of Giza Really is
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It is tough to get an idea of just how big the Great Pyramid of Giza is until you actually…
Ancient Wonders of Design: The Stepwell of Chand Baori and its 3,500 Steps
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Innumerable ancient sites around the globe wake a particular interest in people. Some are mind-bending because of their size, some…
The Cyclopean Sarcophagi at the Serapeum of Saqqara
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Egypt is a land of wonders, secrets, and cyclopean monuments such as the Serapeum of Saqqara. Although most famous for…
10 Ancient Egyptian Megastructures You Probably Didn’t Know About
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Everyone thinks of the Pyramids of Giza or the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. And it is normal –…
10 Facts About El Caracol, An Ancient Observatory Where the Maya Studied the Stars
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Hidden in the Yucatan rainforest are many ancient structures, many of which were built thousands of years ago. Throughout the…
10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Kukulkan—The Feathered Serpent
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Among ancient civilizations such as the Maya, Aztec, and other pre-Hispanic cultures, Kukulkan (Quetzalcoatl) is manifested as a deity with…
10 Ancient Monuments You Probably Didn’t Know Are Oriented Towards the Solstices
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For most, the summer and winter solstices are nothing more than regular days that mark the longest and shortest days…
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 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…
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…
The Ancient Egyptians Harnessed Solar Energy Thousands of Years Ago
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The notion that the ancient Egyptians were an extremely advanced civilization is no surprise. Thousands of years ago, they were…
5 Facts and 5 Stunning Images of 12,000-Year-Old Megalithic Temple Göbekli Tepe
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Some 12,000 years ago, during the last Ice Age, a mysterious people in present-day Turkey built a never-before-seen temple. Using…
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…
How did the Ancients Move 100-Ton Megaliths at Puma Punku?
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Two of the largest stones of Puma Punku weigh 131 tonnes and 85 tons, respectively. These massive boulders were carved…
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,…
5 Confounding Archaeological Mysteries of Ancient Egypt
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Ancient Egypt is a land filled with archeological mysteries, some of which have even turned into legends. Of all the…
5 Remarkable Reasons Why Saqqara is Ancient Egypt’s Most Important Site
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Egypt is a land with an incredible history. The land of Pharaohs, pyramids, and golden sands is perhaps every archeologist’s…
3 Striking Archeological Discoveries Made at the Saqqara Necropolis
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This city of the dead in stone and sand is the otherworldly counterpart of the living city of Memphis in…
37 Kilograms of Mica—Used Today in Electronics—Found in the Ancient City of Teotihuacan
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The sub-valley of Mexico is home to what was once the largest ancient city in pre-Columbian America. Home to around…