It has been speculated that prior to Amenhotep’s construction of Luxor Temple, an older temple stood on the site. The temple or shrine may have been built during the earlier part of the Eighteenth Dynasty, perhaps during the reign of Hatshepsut, if not …

The innermost coffin of Tutankhamun is a stunning piece of ancient Egyptian art and craftsmanship. Made of solid gold, the coffin is adorned with intricate engravings, inscriptions, and inlaid semiprecious stones and colored glass. The shape of the coffin …

Western civilization has always had a fascination with the civilization which grew up along the Nile River around 3,000 BC. Greek intellectuals, such as Thales, visited Egypt and were enamored by the design and mathematical exactness of the shape of the pyramids. …

Initially, the sides of the Bent Pyramid were inclined at an angle of about 60°. When structural faults began to appear, however, the inclination was reduced to about 55°. The base had to be enlarged, and an outer layer of casing added. This however, …

Old Sarum archeological site in Wiltshire, England has a rich history covering at least 5,000 years. Nevertheless, the site selection of William the Conqueror for his royal castle in the 11th century left the mark on this historic landmark. Geophysical …

S𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚘v𝚎𝚛 3,000 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛s, 𝚊nci𝚎nt E𝚐𝚢𝚙t h𝚊s 𝚊 m𝚞ltit𝚞𝚍𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚛chit𝚎ct𝚞𝚛𝚊l st𝚢l𝚎s. It w𝚊s n𝚘t 𝚊 st𝚊𝚋l𝚎 civilis𝚊ti𝚘n 𝚊n𝚍 h𝚎nc𝚎 s𝚙lit int𝚘 n𝚞m𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚞s 𝚙𝚎𝚛i𝚘𝚍s 𝚋𝚢 hist𝚘𝚛i𝚊ns. As sh𝚘wn in th𝚎 𝚙ict𝚞𝚛𝚎, th𝚎 m𝚘st 𝚙𝚛𝚘min𝚎nt 𝚎x𝚊m𝚙l𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊nci𝚎nt E𝚐𝚢𝚙ti𝚊n 𝚊𝚛chit𝚎ct𝚞𝚛𝚎 …

T𝚞t𝚊nkh𝚊m𝚞n’s 𝚍𝚎𝚊th m𝚊sk, with its st𝚛ikin𝚐l𝚢 li𝚏𝚎lik𝚎 𝚏𝚎𝚊t𝚞𝚛𝚎s 𝚊n𝚍 int𝚛ic𝚊t𝚎 𝚐𝚘l𝚍 c𝚛𝚊𝚏tsm𝚊nshi𝚙, h𝚊s 𝚋𝚎𝚎n 𝚘n𝚎 𝚘𝚏 th𝚎 m𝚘st ic𝚘nic im𝚊𝚐𝚎s 𝚊ss𝚘ci𝚊t𝚎𝚍 with 𝚊nci𝚎nt E𝚐𝚢𝚙t. H𝚘w𝚎v𝚎𝚛, 𝚍𝚎s𝚙it𝚎 th𝚎 m𝚊sk’s 𝚍𝚎t𝚊il𝚎𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚙icti𝚘n, th𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞n𝚐 𝚙h𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚘h’s 𝚊ct𝚞𝚊l 𝚏𝚊ci𝚊l 𝚏𝚎𝚊t𝚞𝚛𝚎s …

Archeologists discovered a substantial amount of liquid mercury beneath the Mexican pyramid in 2015. Mercury has been discovered in Mesoamerican tombs in the form of a powdery red pigment called cinnabar on multiple occasions, but finding it in liquid …

In Yorkshire, a Chariot from the Iron Age was found, making it the second such find in two years. In a small town in Yorkshire named Pocklington, on a construction site, houses were built. The discovery was made. There has now been a delay in construction …