A Fisk iron coffin containing the body of a woman, named Sophia Catherine Nance, with a glass oval revealing her face.

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The coffin was found lying underneath the floorboards of Washington Street United Methodist Church in South Carolina Sophia Catherine Nance before 1996. Photo from Grave Words, …

5 Horrible and Inhuman Ancient Torture Tools

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It was used for corporal punishment or torture, in which victim is blinded by infliction of intentional damage to eyes Without realizing it, ancient torture …

Heidelberg Tun – The World’s Largest Wine Barrel

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About 130 oak trees were used in its construction. There have been four such barrels in history of Heidelberg. Heidelberg Tun Out of sheer curiosity …

The ring of Titus Carvilius Gemello. Quartz and gold, first century AD. Found at the Grottaferrata necropolis near Rome.

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**A 2000-year-old ‘hologram’ enclosed in a gold jewel ** The ring of Titus Carvilius Gemello was found on the finger of a Roman matron, the …

Animal Mummies for Sale in Ancient Egypt

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If King Tut or the Gilded Lady come to mind when you think about mummies, you’re probably not alone—but humans weren’t the only ones to …

Sacred animal mummies live on in Egypt’s City of the Dead

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Among the many archeological treasures of Tuna el-Gebel in Upper Egypt is a large cemetery for sacred animals. This picture taken on Feb. 2, 2019, …

Ancient Egyptian cat mummy

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This cat coffin has a gilded head and is painted with a collar around its neck, a necklace holding an Eye of Horus protective amulet, …

Ostracon of a Dancer in an acrobatic position

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An ostracon showing a topless dancer in an acrobatic position with elaborate hairstyle and hoop earrings in gymnastic backbend. This magnificently drawn sketch of a …

Inuit Snow Goggles Carved From Bone, Ivory, Wood or Antler

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A low-tech and effective way to prevent snow blindness I once visited White Sands National Park in New Mexico, and even with sunglasses on, it …

Discovery of 13 intact coffins from Saqqara burial shaft, Dating back 2500 years

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“Un𝚎𝚊𝚛thin𝚐 E𝚐𝚢𝚙t’s S𝚎c𝚛𝚎ts: 13 W𝚎ll-P𝚛𝚎s𝚎𝚛v𝚎𝚍 C𝚘𝚏𝚏ins D𝚊tin𝚐 B𝚊ck 2500 Y𝚎𝚊𝚛s Disc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 in S𝚊𝚚𝚚𝚊𝚛𝚊 B𝚞𝚛i𝚊l W𝚎ll” t𝚊k𝚎s 𝚞s 𝚘n 𝚊 c𝚊𝚙tiv𝚊tin𝚐 j𝚘𝚞𝚛n𝚎𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙 int𝚘 th𝚎 h𝚎𝚊𝚛t …

Archaeologists find a 3,000-year-old sword so well preserved it’s still gleaming

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Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Archaeologists have found an octagonal sword dating from more than 3,000 years ago at a burial site in the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. The sword …

The oldest Bronze Age plague victims in Austria identified

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The plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis that occurs in three forms. Pneumonic plague infects the lungs causing shortness of …

Three-fingered ‘ Alien Mummy’ Dug up in Peru could be most important discovery of the 21st Century

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A B𝚛it 𝚛𝚎s𝚎𝚊𝚛ch𝚎𝚛 cl𝚊iмs h𝚎 h𝚊s c𝚊𝚛𝚛i𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚞t DNA t𝚎sts 𝚘n th𝚎 м𝚢st𝚎𝚛i𝚘𝚞s N𝚊zc𝚊 м𝚞ммi𝚎s – 𝚊n𝚍 th𝚎 𝚛𝚎s𝚞lts c𝚘𝚞l𝚍 “Ƅ𝚎 th𝚎 м𝚘st iм𝚙𝚘𝚛t𝚊nt 𝚍isc𝚘ʋ𝚎𝚛𝚢 …

Metal detectorist discovers gold treasure hoard

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A GOLD TREASURE HOARD HAS BEEN DISCOVERED BY A METAL DETECTORIST ON THE ISLAND OF RENNESØY IN STAVANGER, NORWAY. The discovery was made by Erlend …

Israel unearths ancient Roman swords, javelin stolen by Jewish rebels

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The weapons cache was most likely hidden by Jewish rebels some 1,900 years ago after being seized from Roman forces. Four ancient swords found preserved …

8 Things You Should Know About the Ancient Sword of Goujian, The Weapon that Defied Time

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The craftsmanship behind the Sword of Goujian has made it legendary. It is hard to imagine the knowledge ancient Chinese craftsmen had to be able …

Ancient Egyptian Mummification Aroma Revived

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Scientists have painstakingly recreated the mummification scent used over 3,500 years ago. For the first time, visitors to Denmark’s Moesgaard Museum will be able to …

5,000 Years Ago, an Ancient Culture in Europe Crafted Intricate Crystal Weapons

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The weapons were discovered in a series of megalithic tombs. Among the objects included in this study are along dagger blade, twenty-five arrowheads, and a …

The Gold Vault in the UK Leaves Me Astonished.

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Deep down the streets of London there is a secret underground vault where 4,600 tons of gold of the Bank of England is stored.All this …

The Astonishing Sacrifice of a Child Unearthed at the Base of the Ancient Aztec Temple.

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El imρresiοпaпte sacrificiο de uп пiñο fue descubiertο eп la base del aпtiguο temρlο azteca. Archaeological orgnews12 Los arqueólogos descubrieron el sitio del sacrificio de los …

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