Erbil has been ruled by such empires as those of the Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medians, and Achaemenids and later the Sassanid Persians, Greeks, Parthians, Arabs, and Ottomans.

The royal mummy of Seti I was buried in an elegant alabaster sarcophagus in his tomb (KV17) in the Valley of the Kings, West Thebes.

Excavations on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi have uncovered two unique and deadly artifacts dating back some 7,000 years — tiger shark teeth that were used as blades.

In the heart of the Tarim Basin in northwestern China, the ancient city of Loulan holds the secrets of a bygone era. Here, a remarkable discovery has allowed us to glimpse into the distant past. A woman, who had slumbered for an astonishing 4,000 years, has emerged from the sands of time, her preserved remains astonishingly intact. What sets her apart is her exquisite hair, which still displays distinct features even after millennia.

Philae Temple, The tiny island of Philae captured the imagination of countless travelers to Egypt from early times. Philae Temple was famed for its beauty…

Sailor Diocletian Silva, while at sea, accidentally discovered a large pyramid on the seabed near Portugal. The amazing thing is that this pyramid is at least 20,000 years old. This discovery once again raises big questions about human history. Is it true that before our civilization, there were many other advanced civilizations?

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The imposing location of Bamburgh, on top of a high basalt crag overlooking expansive sands and the wild North Sea, has made it one of the star attractions of many a book on castles…

The second most famous and visited site in Jordan after Petra, is the Greco-Roman city of Jerash. This great city was known from biblical times and

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Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly paid a visit on Wednesday to the country’s monument-rich city of Luxor and inspected the renovation work on some huge columns in the Karnak Temple Complex as part of a campaign launched by the government to rejuvenate the charm of the city ahead of its national day in early November.

Samarkand is a city in Uzbekistan (Central Asia). It is located at the foot of the Alai Mountains, at an altitude of 720 meters. In the southeast, 400 km away, are the famous Pamir mountains.

Hidden deep in the Peruvian Amazon is a huge face carved into a stone cliff.

A young girl found buried in a casket in San Francisco’s Lone Mountain neighborhood a year ago has been identified, a team of researchers announced today.

The 1900 view must have looked like a random mountain, until the excavations and clean-up began.

During the Victorian era of the 1800s, Napoleon’s conquest of Egypt threw open the Gates of Egypt’s history for the Europeans. At that time, mummies were not accorded the respect that they deserved from the European elites and in fact, mummies could be purchased from street vendors (as shown in the picture) to be used as the main event for parties and social gatherings that took place in the 18th century.

Follow the Farmer’s Journey as he Unveils the Astonishing Truth Behind the Enigmatic Shell! In a quiet place called deep, there was a farmer named Mateo Suarez….

Gold Production in Brazil Throughout History Gold was an important mineral resource for Brazil during the colonial period, with the discovery of large gold reserves in the…

Construction workers employed in road building near the Onon River in the Khentii province of Mongolia, have discovered a mass ԍʀᴀvᴇ containing the remains of many ᴅozᴇɴs of human coʀᴘsᴇs lying upon a large rudimentary stone structure.

The mummies of ancient Egypt are arguably the most famous mummies in the world. They are not, however, the oldest. The Chinchorros of South America began preserving their dead about 7,000 years ago and their mummies have become one of the wonders of Andean archaeology.