Ancient ‘hangover cure’ found at Israel winery excavation
Israeli archaeologists have unearthed an ancient amethyst ring thought to have been worn to stop hangover at the world’s largest...
The world’s earliest drawing of a ghost discovered in the British Museum vault
The world’s earliest drawing of a ghost has been unearthed in the gloomy vaults of the British Museum. The British...
Jade Burial Suits of the Han Dynasty
Threaded hand-crafted from thousands of precious stone slabs with silver and gold during the Han Dynasty about 2000 years ago,...
Foundations laid with human blood “Foundation sacrifices”
The custom of sacrificing a human being at the erection of a new house or fortress is very old. Foundation...
Michelangelo, the artistic giant, was actually rather short
The legendary Michelangelo Buonarroti left huge works behind as an artist. But Italian researchers found that the shoes of this...
Archaeologists have uncovered the source of King Solomon’s wealth
An archeological team working in Israel’s Timna Valley believes they have discovered the reason behind King Solomon’s legendary wealth. The...
“Dholavira,” the settlement with the world’s oldest signboard
Dholavira, also known as Kotda (which means “big fort”), is one of the islands in Kutch’s vast desert. The city...
1,000-year-old Chicken Egg Found in Israel
Archaeologists discover almost fully intact but nearly empty egg and three rare Islamic-period bone dolls in excavation of settlement dating...
Rai Stones and Bitcoin Similarity
Human civilizations tend to assign monetary worth to goods based on scarcity, among other factors. This is unquestionably true in...
The Mystery of the Scythian Ice Maiden
A mummy of a tattooed Scythian-Siberian noblewoman is believed to have supernatural powers, but it’s stored in a museum because...