Military arsenal of Russian noble from Ivan the Terrible’s era found in 16th century village
Ivan IV Vasilyevich, better known as Ivan the Terrible, had left his historical legacy as the ‘Tsar of All the Russias’ from 1547 AD until…
Ivan IV Vasilyevich, better known as Ivan the Terrible, had left his historical legacy as the ‘Tsar of All the Russias’ from 1547 AD until…
Previously, we had talked at length about the surprising stuff regarding Viking warfare. And beyond their warrior culture, it is the ambit of raiding and…
The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent or Kanunî (lawgiver) Sultan Süleyman exemplified the best of what the Ottoman Empire had to offer – be it…
A few days ago, we talked about how contrary to popular notions of delicateness, ancient Egyptian embalmers seemingly forced opened the deceased’s mouth with sharp…
There is a first for most things in the research field. Well this time around, that ‘first time’ is associated with the seal engraving of…
The exquisiteness of gold artifacts is not really a rarity in humanity’s ancient history. But the depiction of a popular/mythological figure in one of those…
In true Jumanji style, archaeologists have come across a mysterious board game that hasn’t been played for almost 1,500 years. The game and its assortment…
The fortress of Acra had a significant scope of mystery attached to it – mainly because historians have not been able to actually identify the…
Although a lot has been speculated about it over the years, Stonehenge remains one of the most mysterious monuments ever built. A new study, however,…
A few days ago, we talked about ‘British-made’ Silbury Hill – the biggest prehistoric man-made structure in Europe that even rivals some of the smaller ancient…