Archaeologists discover the 2,400-year old ancient theater of Thouria, in southern Greece
It had long been suspected by mainstream archaeology about the existence of a theater in the ancient city of Thouria. And the theory has been…
Articles by Alok Bannerjee
Listen to the ancient song that has been recreated for the first time in the last thousand years
“If there is a God, whence proceed so many evils? If there is no God, whence cometh any good?” – one of the oft-quoted Roman…
Segments of a large temple dedicated to Ramses II discovered in Giza
2017 has brought forth its fair share of archaeological discoveries related to the eminent historical legacy of Ramses II (1213-1279 BC), arguably the most powerful…
Face of a 4,500 year old mummy found in Peru digitally reconstructed
Last year, archaeologists came across a 4,500-year-old mummy of a woman at Aspero, in Peru – and she was given the moniker of the ‘Lady…
Remnants of an ancient Roman theater found beneath Jerusalem’s Western Wall
For the uninitiated, Wilson’s Arch is the modern moniker used for an incredible aqueduct-holding arch structure made of massive stones, which is supported against the…
The Ancient Egyptian and Medieval Viking Propensity for Petting Cats
The relationship between humans and cats is possibly far older than previously thought. To provide some context, 20th-century scholars originally believed that the ancestors of…
Rujm el-Hiri – the mysterious stone monument in Middle East that is as old as the Stonehenge
The Middle East is home to a mysterious prehistoric monument that is as almost old as the famed Stonehenge in England. Located in the Golan…
The ‘lost’ medieval St Stephen’s chapel of Westminster Palace is digitally reconstructed by experts
St Stephen’s chapel, also known as the Royal Chapel of St Stephen, served its ecclesiastical purpose at the principal palace of Westminster, after being constructed…
2,000-year old ancient Roman ‘grave’ toys discovered in northwestern Turkey
Yet another fascinating discovery in Turkey, this time in the northwestern province of Çanakkale, has revealed quite a few toys are around 2,000 years old….
Antikythera shipwreck unravels a flurry of fascinating finds this year
The Antikythera shipwreck is almost axiomatically associated with the renowned and enigmatic Antikythera mechanism, often heralded as the world’s oldest analog ‘computing contrivance‘. But there…
