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The Egyptian Ankh Cross Found In Mexico Calixtlahuaca, present-day Toluca has one of the most mysterious objects discovered in Mexico. Monument number 4, Cross Altar or Tzompantli share an incredible similarity to the Ankh cross in ancient Egypt. The ankh also known as the key of life was the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic character that read …
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2,700-year-old fabric found in Greece Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a rare 2,700-year-old piece of fabric inside a copper urn from a burial they speculated imitated the elaborate cremation of soldiers described in Homer’s Iliad. The yellowed, brittle material was found in the urn during excavation in the southern town of Argos, a Culture Ministry …
A glimpse of Bronze Age girl’s daily life from hair, clothes One of the most significant finds of the Bronze Age, the remains of a teenage girl discovered in Denmark, is starting to give up her secrets. Found in a large burial mound back in 1921, she was named the Egtved girl for the town …
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The rediscovery of ‘Noah’, a 6,500-year-old skeleton, who survived a Great Flood Scientists at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia are quite literally cleaning the skeletons out of their closets. Museum staff recently rediscovered a 6,500-year-old human skeleton that’s been boxed up in the basement for 85 years. Tucked away in a storeroom, the wooden box …
The advanced machine of unknown origin mentioned in text from 440 BC may have helped to build the pyramids One of the most important literary works in history mentions a machine that may have been used to build the pyramids. Exactly how were the ancient Egyptian pyramids built? Using what tools and technologies did these …
Trovants, the living stones of Romania: They grow, multiply and move! There are strange places across the world. But these places make our planet such a wonderful and unique place. Among its many oddities and beauties, Earth has living stones. Although not literally alive, there are geological features in Europe which have the ability to …
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The incredible megalithic pyramid-shaped tomb of Japan Another Pyramid in Asia… Why did the ancients build so many pyramids across the world? Near the village of Asuka, Japanese archaeologists discovered a large mound which has a pyramidal structure in its inside. According to experts, a report in Japanese times suggests that the site dates back …
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Alien bodies discovered at a Malta archaeological site – Covered-up for over 100 years In 1902, a bizarre haul was discovered in Malta, a small European country. There were what seemed to be celestial bodies found there, but the government kept it secret for well over a century because it was such a damning find. …
The Ancient Mohenjo Daro was ruled by an unknown advanced civilization that vanished 2,000 years ago In the years 1920–1922, a series of excavations were commissioned at the Harappa Mohenjodaro site, which is now Pakistan, and they absolutely puzzled scientists all over the world. They discovered a technologically sophisticated civilization that ruled over Ancient Mohenjo-Daro …
Does Bimini Road Lead to The Lost Civilization of Atlantis? For hundreds of years, the story of the sunken city of Atlantis has graced the pages of novels and captured the attention of historians and fantasizers alike. The famed lost city makes its first appearance, in Plato’s Timaeus and Critias, as the antagonistic opposition to …
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