On the tranquil island of Gotlapid, nestled in the middle of the serene Baltic Sea, lies an evocative relic of a bygone era: a skull adorned with remains of medieval chaiпmail. This striking artefact, excavated from a mass grave near the town of Visby, whispers tales of a fierce battle that forever left its mark on the island’s history.

Experts from the Polish Academy of Sciences intend to investigate all mummies in museums within the framework of the Warsaw Mummy Project. As part of …

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered several ancient mummies with golden tongues, which were thought to help transform the deceased into divine beings.

Deep in ancient history, a surprising discovery has emerged, shedding light on the aquatic abilities of forgotten civilizations. A 3,000-year-old Assyrian sculpture has revealed a …

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 of the Egyptians stands as …

Artificial intelligence can reconstruct what Pharaoh Ramses II (1303 – 1213 BC) might have looked like. Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, was …

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.