The Circus Maximus was one of ancient Rome’s most iconic structures – a massive race track built for the Roman favorite past time – chariot racing. It was also among …
The Circus Maximus in Rome. “Then and Now” The Imperial Palaces overlook the chariot Racing facility. Read More
A 𝚞ni𝚚𝚞𝚎, 𝚏𝚞ll-l𝚎n𝚐th m𝚞mm𝚢 sh𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚍, which is 𝚘v𝚎𝚛 2,000 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛s 𝚘l𝚍, h𝚊s 𝚋𝚎𝚎n 𝚍isc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 in 𝚊 m𝚞s𝚎𝚞m c𝚘ll𝚎cti𝚘n. Th𝚎 sh𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚍, which 𝚍𝚊t𝚎s t𝚘 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘xim𝚊t𝚎l𝚢 9 BC, w𝚊s 𝚍isc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 in 𝚊 …
A 𝚏𝚞ll-l𝚎n𝚐th mᴜmmу sh𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚍 𝚍𝚊tin𝚐 𝚋𝚊ck m𝚘𝚛𝚎 th𝚊n 2,000 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛s h𝚊s j𝚞st 𝚋𝚎𝚎n 𝚍isc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 with 𝚊n 𝚎xt𝚛𝚎m𝚎l𝚢 ᴜпі𝚚ᴜ𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚊win𝚐. Read More
This mummy hand, from the eighth century BC, had been smuggled into the US from Egypt. Courtesy of Josh Denmark/ICE. A stolen mummy hand dating has been returned to Egypt …
Mummy Hand Smuggled as Movie Prop Is Back in Egypt Read More
This wooden bed is covered with gilded plaster designed to represent two elongated lionesses represent the goddess Mehit. According to the ancient Egyptian beliefs, Mehit was identified with Hathor, Sekhmet, …
Funerary Couch in the form of Mehit Read More
A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of complex engineering feats without the need for a centralized state …
China’s ancient water pipes show people mastered complex engineering 4,000 years ago without the need for a centralized state authority Read More
Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a rolled-up piece of lead that they think could be a medieval “curse tablet” that invokes “Beelzebub,” or Satan. Upon first glance, the researchers thought …
500-year-old curse tablet found in Germany Read More
Heracleion is located in the middle of the Egyptian coastline, in the Mediterranean Sea. Its strategic location made it the most important city in ancient Egypt, as it served as …
Herаcleion, the Anсient Egyрtian Cіty Thаt Sаnk іnto the Seа Read More
Lindow Man is the preserved body of a man thought to be from between 2 BC and 119 AD, from either the Iron Age or Romano-British period. Lindow Man marked …
Living History: The Intriguing Tale of Lindow Man’s Centuries-Old Preserved Corpse Read More
A long-lost treasure stolen from the ancient ruins of Pompeii has been recovered in a family home in the quiet village of Herzele, East Flanders, Belgium. The artifact, a marble …
Belgian family discovers stolen Pompeii treasure after 50 years Read More
Cleopatra would have been in safe hands if she really had been bitten by a snake, or affected by any number of illnesses, say University of Manchester Egyptologists. A new …
Researchers extol skills of ancient Egyptian medics Read More