10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Ancient Bamiyan Buddhas of Afghanistan, Destroyed by the Taliban
The monumental statues of the Bamiyan Buddhas were the most significant historical site in Afghanistan for more than a millennium…
The monumental statues of the Bamiyan Buddhas were the most significant historical site in Afghanistan for more than a millennium…
“Sometimes I’ll pick up the “heart of the jungle” fossil on my bookshelf, or pull out my old field notebooks…
The culture of Paracas was one of the first complex societies known in South America. Its name comes from the…
For most, the summer and winter solstices are nothing more than regular days that mark the longest and shortest days…
Due to China’s relative secrecy, any find, especially an unexpected one obtained as a result of a random flight or…
The ancient Egyptian site of the Abydos boats represents a whole fleet of ships found in the sands of Abydos…
The thirteen towers of Chanquillo are considered the oldest astronomical complex in the Americas. Thousands of years ago, complex cultures…
The god Ra was the sun deity in ancient Egypt. The sun symbolized light, warmth, and growth to the ancient…
Thousands of years ago, cultures around the globe worshipped the sun. This is no surprise since the sun is the…
The most famous pyramid on the planet’s surface is, without a doubt, the Great Pyramid of Giza. According to Egyptologists,…
How did the ancient civilizations build such grand structures of multiton stones? How did they transport them from hundreds of…
The more we explore our planet, the more mysteries we encounter. Thousands of years ago, countless ancient civilizations called the…
When we think about ancient civilizations and cultures, many of us wrongly believe that these ancient societies were far from…
When people are asked about Mesoamerican civilizations, few mention cultures other than the Aztecs and the Mayans. Especially in the…
Caesarion is not a name you normally hear during a conversation about ancient Egyptian history. Shaded by the fame of…
These ancient Mesoamerican civilizations had some of the most unique cultures in history and built many magnificent cities known to…
We are so used to the amenities of our modern lives that we hardly think about how most of our…
Thousands of years ago, humankind erected mind-boggling ancient structures. Many of these monuments have fascinated humankind for centuries. When discussing…
Although historians have been in constant occupation with determining the age of the Great Sphinx of Egypt, the plausible theories…
The ancient civilizations that shaped our world left us an endless stream of mysteries as if they wanted us to…
It is generally acknowledged that the Great Pyramid of Giza, the only ancient wonder of the world still standing today,…
The history of the development of civilization on Earth is far from understood. There are missing links wherever we look….