Today, the small river of Bogunay, located in the Krasnoyarsk region is very popular amongst tourists. In this inflow of the Yenisei River, admirers of the exotic taiga spend their vacations sleeping in tents. But not everyone knows that Bogunay Read More …
Way back when, the ancient city of Urkesh was a large center for the ancient Middle Eastern Hurrian civilization. The city is known in mythology as the house of the Primordial God. Very little is known of Urkesh and the Read More …
This artefact was for a long time considered a fake. It is now accepted as a genuine artefact describing the night sky. It is a bronze disc about 32 centimetres in diameter with a diagram of the heavens embossed onto Read More …
Cartography is a skill that requires several disciplines to achieve accuracy. Skills such as mathematics, geometry, navigation and organisation, are minimum requirements for the cartographic enterprises that appear to have been executed in the ancient past. Obviously, our ancestors were Read More …
The city of Helike is located in Achaea, in the northern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. During its period of flourish, Helike was a leader of the Achaean League, which consisted of 12 cities. This was an important economic, cultural Read More …
Sicily, Italy. Archeologists have discovered an enigmatic monolith, weighing 15 tons that looks suspiciously like a rock from Stonehenge. It is at least 10 000 years old and through it scientists will be able to understand more about the level Read More …
Paleontologists have discovered the steps of two dinosaurs in north Germany – one larger and one smaller in size. This means that the meat-eating dinosaurs exercised social behavior. Around 142 million years ago, a couple of dinosaurs had taken a Read More …
The Nimrud lens Whatever its origin, as ornament, as magnifying lens or part of a telescope, the Nimrud lens is the oldest lens in the world. Looking at it evokes mystery and wonder. However unusual this object seems at first, Read More …
Chinese experts were literally shocked by the remains of ancient skulls found in Urumqi. On all of the skulls there are holes of an unknown origin. They look like sockets for a “third eye”. The skulls were discovered between 1986 Read More …
Have you ever heard of the phenomenon called peat tanning? This is a condition that occurs when a corpse is placed in a swamp containing humic acids. The peat tanning acts as a natural preserver of dead bodies. The skin Read More …
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