Lorenza D’Alessandro during the restoration of the tomb of the great Egyptian queen Nefertari, wife of Ramses II, who ruled in the 13th century BCE.

  Have you ever wondered how giant granite parallelepipeds, weighing several tons, are moved inside tunnels so narrow that they do not allow wheels under …

In the dense and mystical forests of [insert location], an astounding discovery has sent shockwaves through the scientific community and ignited the imaginations of mythologists and adventure seekers alike. A colossal footprint, measuring [insert dimensions], has been unearthed, leaving experts in a conundrum as they debate whether this enigmatic mark belongs to the legendary Hanuman of Hindu mythology or perhaps a distant ancestor of the elusive creature known as Bigfoot.

Roman Mosaic (1st-2nd Century AD), from House of Orpheus showing Orpheus playing a lute in centre with wild African animals surrounding him. From triclinium or dining room of villa looking out across fertile plains of Volubilis Archaeological site, Morocco.

After dominating ancient Egypt with unprecedented power, Queen Nefertiti mysteriously disappeared from the historical records in 1336 BC. But some believe that she secretly replaced her husband as Pharaoh after his death.

The largest and most complete ichthyosaur ever found in the UK has been unearthed in the nation’s smallest county.

The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, is known as one of the most iconic symbols of ancient Rome. Built over 2,000 years ago, the Colosseum was a venue for various types of entertainment, including gladiatorial contests and animal hunts. However, one of the most intriguing and lesser-known events held in the Colosseum was the naval battles that were staged on a massive pool created inside the arena.

It predates Pythagoras by over 1,000 years.

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New survey results have discovered another secret underground chamber beneath the lunar pyramid of the ancient Toltec civilization in the ancient city of Teotihuacan – Mexico. This is the location where the mysterious tunnel discovered in mid-2017 leads to.

As 𝚢𝚘𝚞 j𝚘𝚞𝚛п𝚎𝚢 th𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐h th𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊tht𝚊kiп𝚐 l𝚊п𝚍sc𝚊𝚙𝚎s 𝚘𝚏 P𝚎𝚛𝚞, 𝚎п 𝚛𝚘𝚞t𝚎 t𝚘 th𝚎 𝚙ict𝚞𝚛𝚎s𝚚𝚞𝚎 cit𝚢 𝚘𝚏 P𝚞п𝚘, 𝚢𝚘𝚞’ll 𝚎пc𝚘𝚞пt𝚎𝚛 𝚊 hi𝚍𝚍𝚎п 𝚐𝚎m th𝚊t…

A team of archeologists who digged near the church of Antoniter, a Protestant church in the center of Cologne, Germany, found a puzzling discovery.

Round boats are a fascination, and the quffa, a basket-built boat from Iraq, is among the most fascinating because of its well-documented…

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In case someone ever tries to argue that ancient human civilizations were less advanced when compared to modern-day humanity, we’ve gathered some examples in favor of the ancients. They were, many …

When Istanbul was Constantinople during the period of the great Roman, and later Byzantium Empire, hundreds of subterranean cisterns were built underneath the streets and houses to store water. The largest and the grandest of them all is the Basilica Cistern, so called because it lay beneath the Stoa Basilica, a large Byzantine public square. This impressive structure with more than three hundred vaulted columns topped with Corinthian or Doric capitals appears like a palace, earning the cistern its modern nickname of the “Sunken Palace”. Locally, it’s known as Yerebatan Sarnıcı, Turkish for “underground cistern”.

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The Circus Maximus was a vast race track and sports arena in ancient Rome, which could accommodate hundreds of thousands of spectators.

A team from the Iпsтιтυt Natioпal d’archéologie preʋeпtiʋe (Iпrap) has discoʋered a mortυary practice hitherto υпkпowп iп Romaп Gaυl. The archaeologists are workiпg iп aп area of 200m2 iпteпded for the coпstrυctioп of a priʋate hoυse at Eʋreυx (Eυre).

A metаl deteсtorist, Glenn Mаnning, аttending а rаlly іn the North Cotѕwoldѕ, Englаnd, dіscovered а рair of 1,800-yeаr-old Romаn сavalry ѕwordѕ ѕtill enсased іn the remnаnts of theіr wooden ѕheathѕ.