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A votive offering found in Agrigento reveals an ancient ritual of the inhabitants of Akragas in the 5th century BCE
The offering was carefully fixed to the ground with a nail and then set on fire. Credit: Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico ...
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An Ancient Phrygian Inscription to the Mother of the Gods Deciphered on the Arslan Kaya Monument, Revealing Lydian Construction
In the remote highlands of Phrygia, Professor Mark Munn of Pennsylvania State University has deciphered part of the ...
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A scientific explanation for the biblical miracles of the “miraculous catch” and the multiplication of fish: researchers suggest a natural event
A team of Israeli and Australian researchers has presented a study that offers a possible scientific explanation for the biblical miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and other ...
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Cannae, the Catastrophic Defeat That Left Rome Defenseless Against Hannibal
The last human sacrifices carried out in Rome—beyond considering the ludi gladiatorii as an acceptable adaptation of the concept—took place in 216 BC. It was during a colossal catastrophe that shook ...
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The Zanj Rebellion, when slaves and Bedouins rose against the Abbasid Caliphate
The characteristic minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra, the city where the Zanj Rebellion broke out. Credit: Taisir Mahdi / Wikimedia Commons Specifically, Arab traders settled in the region, ...
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The 4 Times the United States Tried to Acquire Greenland from Denmark
In the summer of 2019, the temperature rose a few degrees in Greenland, but it wasn’t solely due to climate change; rather, it was because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea to buy the region. This ...
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11 Completely Sealed Tombs Filled with Jewelry, Copper Ingots, and Other Artifacts Found in Southern Egypt
The joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission dedicated to the restoration of the Asasif necropolis in southern Egypt has made a monumental discovery during cleaning and excavation work in the ...
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Marcus Valerius Laevinus, the Roman general who persuaded the senators to donate their assets to fund the war against Hannibal
The Triumph of Rome over Sicily, by Jacopo Ripanda (in the Palazzo dei Conservatori, Capitoline Museums, Rome). Credit: José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro / Wikimedia Commons The name Marcus Valerius ...
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The Sword Bearers: An Analysis Uncovers Female Figures with Weapons in Mycenaean Art
Some figures carrying swords in Mycenaean art could be women, and have a ritual character. Crater from Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus. Credit: Peter M. Fischer and Teresa Bürge / N. Antognelli Michel A ...
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The Stone Tower, the place marking the midpoint of the Silk Road and whose coordinates Ptolemy mentions, has never been found
Throughout the centuries, the mythical Stone Tower has been a fascinating enigma for geographers, historians, and archaeologists worldwide. This location is mentioned in Claudius Ptolemy’s Geography ...
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The Enigmatic Prehistoric Engraved Slate Plaques of the Iberian Peninsula are Genealogical Records and One of the Earliest Forms of Writing in Europe
Some of the prehistoric slate engraved plaques found in tombs in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Credit: Eduardo Estellez / K. Lillios / Antonio Valera / V. Hurtado / Museus e Monumentos de ...
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A Shipwreck from the Late 1st Century B.C. with 40 Amphorae Transporting Alum, Still Aligned in Its Cargo Arrangement, Found off the Coast of Syracuse
View of the cargo of the wreck found in Syracuse. Credit: Soprintendenza del Mare The Richborough 527 type amphora takes its name from the Richborough archaeological site in Kent, England, where this ...