2,800-year old Aramaic incantation mentions fire-producing ‘devourer’
Circa 9th century BC, an ancient incantation described the capture of the ‘devourer’ that could seemingly produce ‘fire’. The discovery of the text, made in…
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Pottery vessel bought at a flea market and used as a toothbrush holder turns out to be 4,000 years old
A 4,000-year-old pottery item bought for less than $5 (4 pounds) at a flea market and used as a toothbrush holder for years prior to…
Mysteries of the ancient past: At least 10 outsiders buried at Stonehenge, states new research
Findings by researchers from the University of Oxford have shed new light on the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge. Published in the Scientific Reports journal, the…
Builders accidentally discover 2,000-year-old burial cave in Tiberias, Israel
Municipality contractors at Tiberias – an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee – have accidentally uncovered a 2,000-year-old burial cave…
The oldest known recipe for a toothpaste possibly comes from ancient Egypt
In our article on the subject of fascinating Ancient Egyptian inventions, we talked about how some of them “intrinsically related to personal hygiene, health, and…
10 animated reconstructions of ancient structures you should know about
Previously, we had talked about the animated reconstructions of ancient cities. Well, this time around, we have decided to shift the focus on individual structures…
Researchers reconstruct Avgi, a young girl from Neolithic Greece
Previously, we had covered the reconstruction of Ava, a young woman who lived around 3,700 years ago, in Achavanich, the northern tip of Scotland. Well,…
15 major ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses you should know about
The nascent stages of ancient Egyptian mythology were presumably influenced by the natural surroundings and events affecting Egypt itself. For example, the cyclic pattern of the sun…
Archaeologists discover 27 ancient regal statues of Sekhmet in Luxor, Egypt
Last year, we talked about the discovery of eight imposing statues of Sekhmet, all crafted in black-granite, from the Kom El-Hettan site of the Temple…
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…
