Offering human sacrifices to appease the gods, constructing pyramids with mind-boggling mathematical precision and participating in fierce matches of Poc-a-Toc with the possibility of being beheaded at the end of the game, was just another day in the life of the ancient Maya.  They are a civilization that has inhabited parts of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras for thousands of years, building empires which thrived until approximately the 12th…

The excavation of the beast reverses narratives of ISIS destruction

Medieval Knights steel bike from Chateau-Gaillard castle They say that King Richard himself chose Chateau-Gaillard for construction and actively participated in the development of the project. In 1852, Gaillard castle ruins were declared a historic monument of France. In May 2008, archaeologists from the University of Bristol, doing excavations at the castle Chateau-Gaillard (France), made ​​a sensational discovery. What was the amazement of archaeologists, when carefully managed to clean up the extracted pieces – it was part lain in the ground for almost nine centuries of knightly bike! A bicycle in the twelfth century, hard to believe, but there’s no doubt about the authenticity of burial.

Mummified remains of a woman buried 900 years ago have been found with her eyelashes and hair still intact.

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Located in modern Turkey, Göbekli Tepe is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. The discovery of this stunning 10,000 year old site in the 1990s CE sent shock waves through…

Workers at a coal quarry in a small Serbian village have unearthed the ancient remains of a well-preserved Roman ship.

People think that the Mayans might have created QR codes thousands of years before we could even scan them.

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Mystery surrounds the skeleton of a mysterious creature that washed up on a Scottish beach during Storm Ciara.

Exploring the depths of the sea has always been fascinating to humans. It’s no wonder that tales of sunken ships with treasures and piles of gold coins have captured our imagination for centuries. The thought of ɩost riches ɩying at the bottom of the sea is a thriɩɩing prospect for many, but for some, it’s more than just a fantasy. There are actual stories of treasure hunters who have discovered sunken ships with treasure troves that had been ɩost for centuries.

A family of Inuit hunters believed to be frozen for over 500 years are “North America’s best preserved mummies,” according to news reports.

THIS ancient Greek tombstone has conspiracy nuts in a flap – as they reckon it shows a woman using a laptop with USB ports. A bonkers theory claims it is proof a time traveller took a portabl…

The skull belongs an extinct hominin that lived 1.85 million years ago!

Discovered during archaeological work at a 17th century cemetery in the village of Pien, researchers also found the skeletal remains had a silk cap on its head – indicating she was of a high status.

Jahaz Mahal, or the ‘Ship Palace’ in Mandu, is a double-storeyed structure that represents the classical phase of architecture in Mandu. The structure is on a n

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A simple chest that once held dolls, clothes, and kittens helps tell the story of the Boston Tea Party and a nation’s birth.

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A joint Spanish and Egyptian archaeological team excavating the area around the tomb of 18th Dynasty official Djehuty in the Dra Abul-Naga necropolis on Luxor’s west bank has unearthed a beautifully preserved wooden sarcophagus decorated in an elaborate feather design. This coffin type is known as a Rishi coffin, rishi meaning “feathers” or “wings” in Arabic. Anthropoid wooden coffins shaped like humans with linen-wrapped bodies painted in feathers first appeared in 13th Dynasty (1803 – ca. 1649 B.C.), but the oldest ones surviving date to the 17th Dynasty (ca 1600 – 1550 B.C.). Archaeologists believe this coffin dates to around 1600 B.C.