This is a coin of the fabulously rich Croesus – the King of the Lydian people. Reigned between 560 and 547 BC, Croesus was renowned for his great wealth. His royal capital was at the city of Sardis in what is now central Turkey that stood on the River Pactolus.
The Colossi of Memnon (known to locals as el-Colossat, or es-Salamat) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years they have stood in the …
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We are not in total darkness about how our ancient ancestors lived their lives thousands of years ago. One reason for this is that they etched their daily lives, including …
Sir Leonard Woolley, (born April 17, 1880, London—died Feb. 20, 1960, London), British archaeologist whose excavation of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur (in modern Iraq) greatly advanced knowledge of …
Château de Brézé is a small castle by European standards. Occupying less than 2 acres, this modest U-shaped building surrounded by a dry moat appears nothing out of the ordinary. …
Though scholars know the Anunnaki as the gods of ancient Mesopotamia, fringe theorists believe they are ancient alien invaders from the planet Nibiru. Before the Greeks exalted Zeus or the …
The most iconic monument of Delfi is –unexpectedly– not the temple of Apollo where the famous oracle was. It is the Tholos in the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, situated at the east end of the ancien…
In the vast tapestry of history, a remarkable discovery has recently come to light – a thousand-year-old sculpture that, at first glance, bears an uncanny resemblance to a modern bicycle. This…
Elongated skulls are a very interesting global phenomenon. Across the planet, researchers keep discovering traces of these mysterious artifacts, the nature of which supposedly defies any explanation. Many researchers enthusiastically …
Everything You Didn’t Want To Know About Using The Toilet In The Medieval Period From archaic toilet paper to moats made of feces, using the bathroom in the Middle Ages …
Leaked Information From NASA & The Pentagon: “The Anunnaki Are Returning To Earth”. Will this story get buried by NASA & The Pentagon? Sumerian mythology has long intrigued scholars and …
Moses’ parting of the Red Sea may not have been a miracle after all Meteorological phenomena could be behind the parting of the Red Sea, which allowed Moses to help …
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There are many stone artifacts from the ancient world made from the hardest stone on the planet such as granite and diorite, which have been cut and shaped with such quality, precision and accuracy that the standard explanations of their manufacture are simply inadequate.
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