Long-lost Monastery of Anglo-Saxon Princess Possibly Found by Archaeologists
Æbbe (or Aebbe) of Coldingham, a princess in her own right (by virtue of being the daughter of Æthelfrith, the 7th century king of Bernicia),…
Culture
Anubis: History And Mythology Of The Ancient Egyptian Jackal God
One of the most prominent gods in Egyptian mythology by virtue of the enigmatic visual flair, Anubis (or rather Anpu or Inpu in Egyptian language;…
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The Story of Patent Law: 8 Key Moments in History
Goths – 14 things you should know about the ancient Germanic warriors
Timelapse animation ‘pinpoints’ over 1000 of historical battles mentioned in the Wikipedia
Sumerians – 12 things you should know about the ‘first’ of the civilized Mesopotamians
Genghis Khan – 12 things you should know about the first Great Khan
Pottery vessel bought at a flea market and used as a toothbrush holder turns out to be 4,000 years old
The chronological History of Beer – 10 things you should know
Military
Mongols – The medieval nomads who went on to create the largest land empire
Through the objective lens of history, let us discuss the Mongols, the most powerful and organized warrior culture of the 13th century AD.
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Crusades – 15 Things You Should Know About The Medieval Conflicts
10 things you should know about the History of Pirates
Animation presents a day in the life of a Roman soldier in circa 1st century AD
Eurasian Yamna invasion possibly ‘wiped out’ the local men of the Iberian peninsula 4,500-years ago
12 incredible things you should know about the Cossacks
14 things you should know about the Carolingian Franks and their armies
Has the century-old Russian shipwreck containing $132 billion worth of gold been found in South Korea?
Archaeology
Catacombs of Kom El-Shuqafa in Alexandria restored by a $5.7 million project
The catacombs of Kom el-Shuqafa in western Alexandria are sometimes counted among the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages (a notion put forth by 19th-20th…
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Large ram-headed sphinx sculpture found in Egypt
Magnificent fresco depicting Narcissus found at Pompeii
Gallic amphorae found in the Mediterranean near Italy
Dogs And Humans Hunted Together 11,500 Years Ago In Jordan, States New Research
Roman tombs found near an oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt
Workers find 2,000-year old mosaics in southern Turkey
A site of horrors: Archaeologists find the first ever temple of Xipe Totec, the pre-Hispanic god wearing sacrificed human skin
Architecture
Largo di Torre Argentina in Rome to be made accessible to public
Rather than a single temple, the Largo di Torre Argentina in Rome (in what constituted ancient Campus Martius) is a part of a square that…
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Ancient fortress in Bactria uncovered by archaeologists
Reconstructions of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
6 interesting things you should know about the Taj Mahal
10 incredible things you should know about the Great Pyramid of Giza
Restoration complete for the magnificent Etruscan ‘Tomb of the Shields’
10 incredible things you should know about the Sistine Chapel
