Deep in ancient history, a surprising discovery has emerged, shedding light on the aquatic abilities of forgotten civilizations. A 3,000-year-old...
Some torture devices, such as the rack, were real. Others were probably invented to help perpetuate the myth of the medieval “Dark Ages.”
Mysteries Revealed: The Egyptians and Their Alleged Contact with the Allies Across the vast expanse of Egyptian history, the legacy...
Artificial intelligence can reconstruct what Pharaoh Ramses II (1303 – 1213 BC) might have looked like. Ramesses II, also known...
In this article, we take a look at three ancient Indian sages, who knew of advanced discoveries thousands of years before the modern era. It turns out that what we are taught as advanced and modern is, in fact, thousands of years old after all. Interestingly, these three discoveries were left out of our history books.
Artistic expression, although still employed for the glory of the king or the gods, found new themes during the Middle Kingdom. Even a cursory examination of Old Kingdom texts shows that they were largely of a type such as monument inscriptions, pyramid texts, and theological works. In the Middle Kingdom, although these types of inscriptions are still seen, a true literature developed that dealt not only with kings or gods but also with the lives of common people and human experience. Works such as The Lay of the Harper question whether there is life after death, as does the Dispute between a man and his Ba (his soul). The most well-known and popular prose works such as The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor and The Tale of Sinuhé also come from this period.
Throughout history, there is a mystifying and surprising appeal. These epigmatic artifacts and archaeological discoveries possess an incredible ability to capture the public imagination. Perhaps it is the blockbuster nature of these eigmas that fuels our curiosity and makes it very easy to interpret captivating explanations for their existence.
The face of Queen Nefertiti, who may have been King Tut's biological mother, will be revealed on the Travel Channel's Expedition Unknown, airing Wednesday night. The face is the result of the latest 3-D imaging technology that used the mummy's facial structure to bring the 3,400-year-old queen to life, but it is the sculpture's skin color, not its cheekbones, that has generated the most controversy.
A 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck has been found underwater in the Murcia region of southeastern Spain.
Researchers were able to determine that the sword dates back to 850-950 AD and was likely owned by a Viking swordsman.