Europe’s oldest polished ax comes from a 9,500-year old grave in Ireland
According to a new research, the ax (or adze) found inside Ireland’s oldest human grave was likely made for burial. Widely considered to be the…
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Take a gander at the world’s oldest masks with their seemingly sinister visages
Back in March of 2014, an exhibition at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem brought forth a collection of what was touted as the “world’s oldest…
Archaeologists may have discovered the world’s oldest gold artifact in Bulgaria
The world’s oldest gold artifact was possibly made in the shape of a tiny bead – and it was found at a prehistoric settlement in…
The world’s oldest known pieces of literature pertain to two ancient Sumerian works
Over the last few months, we have harped about quite a few world’s oldest historical artifacts and institutions, ranging from the oldest known song to…
The oldest Egyptian writing on papyrus relates to the Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and yet the only existing monumental specimen among the seven ancient wonders of the world. And the…
Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan: The oldest hotel in the world has been operating for 1,300 years in Japan
Earlier in the month, we harped about the oldest continuously operating library in the world, an honor belonging to Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt. Well…
