An unexpected furor was caused by the exhibition in New York, “The Lost World of Old Europe”, wrote the New York Times. Long before the flourishing of Greece and Rome, even earlier than the first cities in Mesopotamia and Egypt, Read More …
The bizarre grave of Lilly E. Gray is located in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. It’s a plain, flat stone with an inscription of her date of birth and date of demise (June 6, 1881 and November 14, 1958). It’s Read More …
It is widely accepted that Egypt, Mesopotamia, China and India are the oldest civilizations in the world. But not many people know that at the same time, if not even earlier, a great civilization, called Norte Chico existed in Supe, Read More …
Ancient Australian Aboriginal mythology suggests that the Wandjina figures on the cave walls were painted by the rain and cloud spirits who descended from the sky. These paintings are believed to have been repainted and refreshed by the current oldest Read More …
Antequera is located in the province of Malaga and was inhabited for at least 7000 years. It’s most striking asset are the three Neolithic dolmen structures, two of which sit side by side, and the third one is located about Read More …
Museums all over the world hold numerous exhibits dedicated to the lives, work, and achievements of different famous people. And in the Museum of History and Science in Florence there is an exhibit of Galileo Galilei’s middle finger. We will Read More …
The area of Axum (present day Ethiopia) is home to what was once seven large stelae, all decorated in the same style, with doors and windows and astral imagery at the top. The largest stela that is still standing is Read More …
The preservation problem with the treasures of the Egyptian pharaohs with which they were sent to the afterlife had disturbed even the builders of the pyramids. They were making clever trap systems, false tunnels, chambers, and tombs against possible thieves. Read More …
The Island of Menorca (Spain), located in the western Mediterranean, is the easternmost island of the Balearic group. It is a relatively small, rocky island measuring 50 km across at its widest. The island has attracted the attention of many Read More …
This interesting artifact is an ancient Indian mathematical manuscript written on birch bark. It was found near the village of Bakhshali in 1881, in the North-West Frontier Province of British India, as was known back then (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Read More …
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