Ancient Zoroastrian texts tell the story of a catastrophic event that devastated the Earth: a sudden and brief ice age, called “the days of Malkush,” …

Tutankhamun and his first wife, Ankhesenamun, are immortalized in this exquisite panel from the boy-king’s tomb, a rare and intimate portrayal of affection in ancient …

Nan Madol: A City Built During the Ice Age? Could a vanished civilization have built a city during the Ice Age, before the glaciers melted? …

The Roman Baths in Bath, England, stand as one of the most remarkable examples of ancient Roman engineering and architecture in Britain. Built around 70 …

Stepping into the Tomb of Queen Nefertari in the Valley of the Queens, Luxor, feels like entering another world. The walls are adorned with vibrant, …

Hercules and the Centaur (1600) – A Masterpiece by Giambologna The sculpture Hercules and the Centaur by the renowned sculptor Giambologna is a marble masterpiece …

For millennia, the tale of Atlantis, the legendary island with a splendid civilization that vanished beneath the ocean’s depths, has captivated and haunted the human …

During the Alaskan Gold Rush, miners often uncovered astonishing relics from the past while searching for fortune. As they used high-pressure water jets to wash …

Across various ancient civilizations, from Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica, a peculiar and enigmatic symbol repeatedly appears in stone carvings—what modern observers often describe as “handbags.” These …

This 2,000-year-old wooden chariot was buried alongside the remains of two horses and a dog, as well as the remains of a nobleman from Thrace, …