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Sandby Borg, the Place where Archaeologists Found a Chilling Iron Age Scene Frozen in Time
The isolated island of Öland, off the southeastern coast of Sweden, holds within its windswept landscape the eroded remains ...
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An Enigmatic Roman Altar Found in England Was Dedicated by a Soldier Stationed on the Danube, in a Legion That Was Never in Britain
A Roman altar dedicated to Mars, found in Marton, Lincolnshire, has revealed a fascinating connection to a soldier of the XI ...
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Bybon, the Greek Athlete Who Lifted 143-Kilogram Stones with One Hand
Although his name doesn’t appear in epic tales or the legends of great heroes, a physical feat performed by an athlete in ...
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The Roman Wall of the “Castrum” of Autun in France, Discovered at 6 Meters Depth
As part of the renovation project of the Panopticon Museum in Autun (Saône-et-Loire, France), archaeologists from Archeodunum ...
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The Relationship Between the First Bronze Alloy Used by Humans and the Deformity of Some Gods Like Hephaestus and Vulcan
Toward the end of the 4th millennium B.C., a revolutionary technology emerged in the Near East: metallurgy, which gave its ...
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Unknown Submerged Monumental Structures along with Shipwrecks and a Roman Altar, Found in the Grado Lagoon in Italy
Seven archaeological sites in the waters of the Grado lagoon (in the Italian province of Gorizia, bordering Slovenia), including shipwreck remains, a Roman-era funerary altar, and submerged monumental ...
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Sardanapalus, the Depraved Assyrian King Who Inspired Writers, Musicians, and Painters—Did He Really Exist?
There are historical figures who, for various reasons, transcend their status to become paradigms of something; in the case of the Assyrian king Sardanapalus, an archetype of corruption, debauchery, ...
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The Origin of the Inca Girl Sacrificed on the Quehuar Volcano, and that She Fed on Seaweed, Revealed by Analysis
Mummy of another Inca girl sacrificed in a volcano, Llullaillaco in Argentina. Credit: grooverpedro / Wikimedia Commons / Flickr The discovery of an Inca mummy on the Quehuar Volcano, located in the ...
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The World Red Swastika Society, the ancient Chinese organization created in imitation of the Red Cross
No one should be alarmed by the title of this article because it has nothing to do with Nazism. We are going to talk about the Shìjiè Hóngwànzìhuì, an expression that is usually translated as the ...
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Shabaka Stone, the most notable preserved document of Egyptian thought, recounting the myth of creation
The Shabaka Stone narrates the creation of the world by Ptah, the supreme god. Credit: The Trustees of the British Museum / Wikimedia Commons The Shabaka Stone is a granite slab from the 25th Egyptian ...
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A Huge Complex of Roman Baths with Mosaics Discovered in the Ancient City of Halaesa Archonidea in Sicily
View of the bath complex and other structures discovered in ancient Halaesa in Sicily. Credit: Regione Siciliana / Università degli Studi di Palermo In the ancient city of Halaesa Archonidea (now ...
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How Björn, the son of Ragnar, attacked Seville and other places in the Iberian Peninsula in his expedition to the Mediterranean
In the popular TV series Vikings, it’s Ivar the Boneless who perhaps steals the spotlight with his peculiar personality, reminiscent of the classic – and stereotypical – image of Caligula or Nero.