The magic of South America comes in part from its authentic archaeological sites and points of interest, starting with the more famous ones, such as Machu Picchu, a stunning example of cutting-edge masonry work and architecture. There are other sites, perhaps a bit less known but not the least compelling to visit, such as the […]

  A video shared on social media does not show an unidentified flying object over Afghanistan, contrary to claims on Facebook. It was seemingly created by artists specialized in computer-generated imagery (CGI). The clip shows a triangular-shaped object spinning through a valley while soldiers appear to film. It was posted with the caption, “Afghanistan is

Its entrance is highlighted by a red circle and has to be climbed on foot to reach. At 2,500 feet, Ethiopa’s ‘Abuna Yemata Guh’ is arguably the most inaccessible place of worship on earth, carved into the side of a cliff, with a sheer drop of 650 feet on all sides. Abuna Yemata Guh is

Known in Romania as “Trovants” the stones of Costesti, Romania are a type of sandstone concretion that secrete cement and can at times appear to grow as if alive. Consisting of a stone core with an outer shell of sand, after a heavy rain small forms are said to appear on the rocks leading them

Stages of foetus development as per Garva (Garbha?) Upanishad, were carved in Sri Varamoortheeswarar Temple, Ariyathurai, Tamil Nadu, around some 3000 BC. The temple was said to be 5000-6000 years old. Did anyone read Garva (Garbha?) Upanishad? If so, does it contain the details of fertilisation that were carved on the walls of the temple

The Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness is located in northwestern New Mexico and is a badland area of rolling water-carved clay hills. The area is rich in fossils and has little vegetation to conceal geological formations. The thin vegetation includes sagebrush, piñon-juniper, Great Basin scrubland, and grassland. It is a landscape of sandstone cap rocks and scenic olive-colored

When Mt. Vesuvius erupted near Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 C.E., the volcanic ash left the bodies of the victims frozen in time. Although the city of Pompeii is striking in itself, the bodies of Pompeii victims give a morbid window into the people who died when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago. Every

Did ancient Sumerians observe and record the impact of the Aten asteroid over 5,000 years ago? For over 150 years scientists have tried to solve the mystery of a controversial cuneiform clay tablet that indicates the so-called Köfel’s impact event was observed in ancient times. Did ancient Sumerians observe and record the impact of the

Ei𝚐ht 𝚙h𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚘пic-𝚎𝚛𝚊 mυmmi𝚎s h𝚊v𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚎п 𝚍isc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊𝚛ch𝚎𝚘l𝚘𝚐ists 𝚊s Aпci𝚎пt E𝚐𝚢𝚙t c𝚘пtiпυ𝚎s t𝚘 𝚛𝚎v𝚎𝚊l its hi𝚍𝚍𝚎п t𝚛𝚎𝚊sυ𝚛𝚎s. Th𝚎𝚢 w𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘υп𝚍 iп th𝚎 s𝚊m𝚎 𝚙𝚢𝚛𝚊mi𝚍 𝚊s Kiп𝚐 Am𝚎пh𝚘th II l𝚘c𝚊t𝚎𝚍 iп D𝚊hshυ𝚛, п𝚎𝚊𝚛 th𝚎 G𝚛𝚎𝚊t P𝚢𝚛𝚊mi𝚍s 𝚘𝚏 Giz𝚊 w𝚎st 𝚘𝚏 c𝚊𝚙it𝚊l C𝚊i𝚛𝚘. Ei𝚐ht lim𝚎st𝚘п𝚎 c𝚘𝚏𝚏iпs w𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚍isc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚊s 𝚙𝚊𝚛t 𝚘𝚏 𝚊п 𝚎xc𝚊v𝚊ti𝚘п 𝚙𝚛𝚘j𝚎ct 𝚊п𝚍 w𝚊s c𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍

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 most impressive examples of ancient engineering and architecture. The grand stadium was the largest in the Roman world and could accommodate over 150,000 spectators,