10 things you should know about the (early) Knights Hospitaller
Often counted among the better known medieval Christian military orders, the Knights Hospitallers or the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of…
Articles by Dattatreya Mandal
The Mummy With The Silver Gilded Mask – Discovered In Saqqara, Egypt
Since 2016, a group of researchers at the University of Tübingen have been excavating a major burial complex (necropolis) in Saqqara, Egypt. And this time…
Archaeologists may have come across the oldest known extract of Homer’s Odyssey
Almost alluding to a poetic note, a clay plaque found in Olympia – the home to ancient Olympics and feats of athleticism, might just pertain…
The ancient Huqoq synagogue continues to reveal its plethora of astounding mosaics
The ancient synagogue at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village in Israel’s Lower Galilee, has been the focal point of yearly excavations since 2011, led by…
11 incredible things you should know about the Conquistadors
When we talk of the Conquistador, the subjective discussion tends to either take a damning route or present an idealizing status. But beyond the controversial…
Archaeologists discover two 4,500-year old houses near the Giza Pyramids
When it comes to the Giza Pyramids, our first thoughts tend to relate to the sheer size of these massive structures, further complemented by their…
Irish farmer fortuitously comes across Bronze Age solid gold bracelets
Chance discoveries in the realm of archaeology always hold special value by virtue of the sheer luck factor and the coincidence. This time around, in…
15 major ancient Celtic gods and goddesses you should know about
When it comes to the ancient Celts, the scope is not really about a singular group of people who dominated some specific region or realm….
New evidence suggests how the Norsemen produced beer at least since the Iron Age
In what turned out to be one of the earliest pieces of evidence of beer-making in Sweden, researchers at the Lund University were able to…
Thousand-year-old Abbasid-era Islamic amulet found in the City of David, Jerusalem
The presence of Islamic art in the far-fetched corners of the known medieval world shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. This is because…
