Underground Cities and Networks Around the World – Myths and Reality (Part 1)
[ad_1] Underground structures, and sometimes even entire cities, have always been part of myths and religions around the world. While a few of these have been discovered, most of them have not. Alongside these stories about underground cities, there are also tales of underground networks and tunnels connecting different locations, or even countries, sometimes extending […]
Ten Incredible Mummy Discoveries That Shocked the World
[ad_1] Mummies of humans and other animals have been found on every continent, both as a result of natural preservation through unique climatic conditions, and as intentionally preserved corpses for religious or cultural purposes. In addition to the well-known mummy discoveries of ancient Egypt, deliberate mummification was a feature of several ancient cultures in areas […]
Lady of Dai Mummy is So Well Preserved That Blood Remains in Her Veins
[ad_1] The 2,200-year-old mummified body of a Chinese noblewoman known as Xin Zhui, or The Lady of Dai, is an anomaly. When her body was discovered, it was so incredibly well preserved that it equalled that of someone recently deceased. Xin Zhui, the Lady of Dai , died between 178 and 145 BC, at around […]
Is the Assyrian Nimrud Lens the Oldest Telescope in the World?
[ad_1] The Nimrud lens is a 3,000-year-old piece of rock crystal unearthed by Sir John Layard in 1850 at the Assyrian palace of Nimrud, in modern-day Iraq. Since its discovery over a century ago, scientists and historians have debated its use, with one prominent Italian professor claiming the lens was used by the ancient Assyrians as […]
The Sumerian King List Reveals the Origin of Mesopotamian Kingship
[ad_1] Out of the many incredible artifacts that have been recovered from sites in Iraq where flourishing Sumerian cities once stood, few have been more intriguing than the Sumerian King List. An ancient manuscript originally recorded in the Sumerian language, the Sumerian King List is a register of the kings of Sumer (ancient southern Iraq) […]
Thuggees – The Cult Assassins of India
[ad_1] Thuggees, from the Sanskrit word meaning “concealment”, were an organized gang of professional assassins – sometimes described as the world’s first mafia – who operated from the 13th to the 19th centuries in India. Members of the fanatical religious group, who were infamous for their ritualistic assassinations carried out in the name of the Hindu […]