Metal tablet reveals the earliest known evidence of Jewish curse in sports
Curse tablets and magic spells are not entirely unknown, especially when it comes to the scope of the ancient world. The offended Greeks did it…
Mysteries
Excavations reveal underground passages to Roman Mithras Temple in Turkey
The 4th-century Zerzevan Castle, perched atop a 400-ft high rocky hill overlooking the strategic pathway and trade route between Diyarbakir and Mardin, was built by…
Hannibal’s incredible route through the Alps: Experts delve into the astonishing ancient feat
Hannibal and his army’s crossing of the Alps in 218 BC is often viewed as a military action that is tantamount to daredevilry on a…
Previously unknown geoglyphs near Nazca identified via drone-taken photographs
Back in 2015, Japanese researchers from the Yamagata University discovered 24 geoglyphs (‘earth carvings’) just a mile north of Nazca that were possibly etched almost…
Archaeologists puzzled by an ‘unclaimed’ 1,500-year old treasure hoard in Corinth
Ancient Corinth was one of the most powerful and important of the Greek city-states, with the settlement itself possibly boasting a population of over 90,000…
The mysterious case of Tutankhamun’s ‘warrior armor’
A few days ago, the realm of archaeology and history was caught up in a hullabaloo over King Tut’s leather-made warrior armor. The story boiled…
1,700-year old trash heap reveals the ‘partying’ nature of ancient Scots
Roasted pigs, sheep, and even otter meat being served to revelers who wear their distinctive metal brooches and rings – this, in a nutshell, defines…
Researchers hypothesize that hair was dyed for the first time as a part of funeral rituals
The island of Menorca (derived from Latin Insula Minor or ‘smaller island’), one of the Balearic Islands, boasts its fair share of ancient historical legacy,…
8 Inventive Designs Of Leonardo Da Vinci That Have Modern-Day Counterparts
The painter of Mona Lisa was not only a genius with pure artistic sensibilities but also a man with his flurry of ‘hip’ designs that…
Crusade-era bronze ring bearing the image of St. Nicholas found by an Israeli gardener
Back in 2016, we talked about a unique specimen of a Crusade-era ‘hand grenade‘ that was discovered quite fortuitously by the late Marcel Mazliah, an…
