A bloke who was chasing his chickens around his house got the shock of his life when he stumbled across a derelict ancient city once the home of 20,000 people. The bizarre incident happened in the basement of an unnamed Turkish resident. He was trying to get his chickens out of there, but they ran […]

Did Vikings Really Have Horns? Did People in the Middle Ages Think the Earth Was Flat? Was Napoleon Short? Was the Iron Maiden a Popular Torture Device? Here are some of my favorite historical misconceptions that have been debunked. History has never been shy of controversy, mystery, and, occasionally, flat-out fallacy. Somewhere between tales told

Is the hole in the door below the astronomical clock of Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, England, UK the earliest existing cat flap? The trouble is it is not exactly a cat flap because there is no flap. It is a cat entrance and exit if we are going to be boringly accurate. But this cat entrance

Discover the Fascinating Work of Italian Restorer, Lorenza D’Alessandro in the Tomb of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti in 1987 The ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti is one of the most famous and intriguing figures in history. In 1987, Italian restorer Lorenza D’Alessandro had the incredible opportunity to work in the tomb of this legendary queen. In this

Most people know of the great construction achievements of the dynastic Egyptians such as the pyramids and temples of the Giza Plateau area as well as the Sphinx. Many books and videos show depictions of vast work forces hewing blocks of stone in the hot desert sun and carefully setting them into place. However, some

Threshold and atrium of the House of Paquius Proculus (1st century AD). Pompeii archaeological site, Italy. The first layout of the house (visible from outside) dates back to the Samnite period (2nd century BC) as indicated by the cubic capitals at the entrance, where the floor holds a mosaic depicting a chained dog crouched in

One of the more enigmatic entities of ancient history, Urartu rose to power in the 9th century BC, spreading its influence around illustrious Van Lake in present-day Turkey. From the start, Urartu was a powerful rival of its neighbor, the Assyrian Empire. Assyrian inscriptions tell us a lot about the ancient Urartu people and culture.

Housed in Peru’s metropolitan museum rests a baffling relic known as the “Galactic Disk”. Despite the tremendous strides in science and technology, the origin and purpose of this artifact remain shrouded in mystery. Remarkably, the design of this disk bears an uncanny resemblance to our own Milky Way galaxy, sparking the idea that it might

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Double spiral staircase, an architectural and engineering marvel is silently standing within a public building in old town of Graz, Strya, Austria. Completed in 1438 CE, under guidance of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, Burg of Graz was expanded by Frederick’s son, Emperor Maximilian from 1494-1500 CE. When reopened, officials and civilians marvelled at “Doppelwendeltreppe”,