14 Stunning Pictures of Ancient Ghost Towns
[ad_1] Whether the result of war, famine, disaster, or an empire’s downfall, hundreds of ancient and medieval towns and cities across the world have become deserted. Many of them remain today as abandoned ghost towns , frozen in time as real-life museums that stand as testaments to their rich, and often dramatic histories. Abandoned mountain […]
Humans Have Been Making New Year’s Resolutions for Over 4,000 Years
[ad_1] New Year’s resolutions are a popular practice. Countless people begin to consider them every year as December 31st rolls around. Although big plans and ambitious goals can be difficult to follow through with, the idea of making (and breaking) New Year’s resolutions has been a social phenomenon for the past 4,000 years. You can […]
The Awe-Inspiring Karnak Temple Complex and Vatican of Ancient Egypt
[ad_1] Karnak in Egypt is the largest known religious complex on Earth located on the east side of the River Nile at the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. Referred to as the Vatican of ancient Egypt, many revere Karnak as the most significant religious sanctuary of its era. Construction at Karnak is believed to have […]
12 Absolutely Amazing Artifacts of the Inca
[ad_1] The Inca Empire was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. From their capital, Cuzco, in the central Peruvian Andes, the empire stretched over 2,400 miles (3860 kilometers) along the length of the Andes (modern-day Bolivia and Peru to Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia), and was home to 12 million people in the 1400s and […]
18 Terrifying and Impressive Historic Weapons
[ad_1] There is no end to the multitude of close combat weapons, from swords to spears, scythes, pikes, maces, glaives, flails, partisans, and hundreds more. Often designed to inflict the greatest damage possible, historical combat weapons are both terrifying and impressive. Chinese steel weapon, c. 18th century (Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain) Italian […]
Evidence Emerges that Ancient Egyptians Used Branding Irons on Human Slaves
[ad_1] It has long been known from carvings and tomb paintings that the ancient Egyptians used branding irons to mark their cattle. Now a new study presents evidence that they also used branding stamps on human slaves , revealing that their status was on par with other property such as cattle. Nebamun Supervising Estate Activities, […]
Underground Tunnel Found Beneath Egyptian Temple May Lead to Cleopatra
[ad_1] The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities have announced the incredible discovery of a rock-cut tunnel deep below ground in the area of the Taposiris Magna Temple, west of Alexandria in Egypt. The massive tunnel, which has been described as a ‘geometric miracle’ stretches over 1,300 meters (4,265 feet). The area has been under […]
28 ORIGINAL Photos from the Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb
[ad_1] November 4, 2022, marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings, a watershed moment for the world of archaeology. The spectacular nature of the tomb and its treasures provided an unprecedented insight into what a New Kingdom royal burial was like and made Tutankhamun one […]
25 Unbelievable Treasures from the Tomb of Tutankhamun You May Not Have Seen
[ad_1] Thanks to Howard Carter’s discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb  in 1922, there is no Pharaoh more well-known and well-loved than King Tut, the boy king , who died in 1323 BC at the age of 20. November 4, 2022, marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb , an earth-shattering moment in […]
History’s REAL Faces: 15 Death Masks of Famous and Infamous Figures
[ad_1] The closed eyes and uncannily peaceful expressions of death masks  are frozen in time, and show us a side of royalty, of military and political masters, of profound thinkers and artists, and of the everyday public that are long past and largely unknowable. Death masks  – casts of a deceased person’s face taken to […]