I recently wrote about the materials required to make Tutankhamun’s knife (extraterrestrial material). Is it feasible that our ancestors made direct contact with extraterrestrials? Artefacts …
A curious artifact was unearthed in the foundation of the Egyptian royal Hyksos complex. We owe a debt of gratitude to Manfred Bietak, who coordinated …
The botched recovery and vandalism of Tutankhamun’s mummy (including its erection!) — and a connection to Downton Abbey. Everyone ogles over the treasures of King …
According to the headline, a modern-looking laptop has been found in an ancient Greek sculpture of a teenage girl. Could everything just be a coincidence, …
The Nazca civilisation existed in Peru, pre-Inca, 2000 years ago between 100BC to 800AD. They lived in the harsh desert environment of the Nazca valley, …
Found beneath an ancient dump, the mummies shed light on ancient Egyptian mummification practices and the many lives of a necropolis. Crocodile mummies, estimated to …
Mummy from the Chachapoyas Culture Discovered near the Amazon Rainforest in Northern Peru. This Mummy, which has been screaming silently for Centuries, is Dated to …
Yoruba Metal Art: There is well-documented evidence that iron smelting and forging technologies may have existed in West Africa as early as the 6th century …
Preserved by one of Earth’s driest climates, a long-buried corpse in Chile’s Atacama Desert retains centuries-old skin, hair, and clothing. Naturally dehydrated corpses like this …
This magnificent German hunting trousse, dated 1571, is one of the treasures in the upcoming auction ‘Antique Arms and Armour from all over the world’ …