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1. German Museum Attacks Seem Inspired by Conspiracy Theorists

   ... October 21, 2020 Vandals Destroy Priceless Buddha Statue for Being Un-Islamic Vandals Smash Monumental Fountain ...

   Ed Whelan - 22/10/2020 - 14:00

2. 4,000-Year-Old Canaanite Burial Included a Jar of Decapitated Toads

   Archaeologists discovered the peculiar inclusion of the remains of nine headless toads inside a well-preserved jar positioned carefully inside a 4,000-year-old tomb in Jerusalem, Israel. Experts suggest that the finding may shed new light on burial customs during the Canaanite period of the Middle Bronze Age.

   Theodoros Karasavvas - 28/09/2017 - 22:50

3. Unravelling the Mysteries of Ancient Artifacts - Free Ebook

   ... Weapon Of War by Dr. Rita Louise Memnon’s Musical Statue by Ahmed Osman Lost Ancient High Technology In Egypt ...

   ancient-origins - 14/02/2015 - 10:08

4. Will It Work? Greece Is Willing to Loan Archaeological Treasures in Exchange for the Parthenon Marbles

   Despite a strong desire to return the Parthenon Marbles to their rightful home in Athens atop the Acropolis, the Greek government decided against taking legal action against the UK last year. Some probably though the battle for the marbles was lost, but now Greece is using another approach – they are offering ancient archaeological “jewels” in exchange for the Parthenon Marbles.

   Theodoros Karasavvas - 16/03/2017 - 00:53

5. From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire

   ... impressive royal tombs of Naqsh-i Rustam; the monumental statue of Darius the Great-serve to remind visitors of the ...

   ancient-origins - 06/07/2019 - 05:12

6. The Cursed Tomb of the Polish King Casimir IV Jagiellon

   ... there must be a hidden truth to not disturbing the dead. Statue of Casimir IV Jagiellon in Malbork. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) ...

   Natalia Klimczak - 15/04/2016 - 14:52

7. Ancient Inca Artifact Discovered in Florida Points to a $4 billion Sunken Treasure Hoard

   In a confidential location at sea near Melbourne, Florida, explorers and treasure recovery experts have found an ancient Peruvian funeral mask which they think is evidence of a sunken treasure worth a cool $4 billion.

   ashley cowie - 23/01/2019 - 14:01

8. What Makes Us Human? How Ancient Thinkers Saw the Human-Animal Divide

   Julia Kindt/The Conversation

   What makes us human? What (if anything) sets us apart from all other creatures? Ever since Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, the answer to these questions has pointed us back to our own animal nature.

   ancient-origins - 15/03/2024 - 14:08

9. Norte Chico: The First Civilization in the Americas?

   The Norte Chico Civilization was an ancient civilization/complex society belonging to the Pre-Columbian era. This civilization flourished in Peru about 5000 years ago, and is believed to be the oldest known civilization to have existed in the Americas.

   dhwty - 09/07/2019 - 17:25

10. Afghan Archaeologists Battle Chinese Mining Interests in Fight to Save Ancient Buddhist Paradise

    Mes Aynak, a 2,000-year-old Buddhist city atop a 5,000-year-old Bronze Age settlement in Afghanistan, is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. Only ten percent of this massive 500,000 square meter site has been excavated, yet it is soon to be razed to the ground by a Chinese mining company eager to get their hands on $100 billion of profits locked within Mes Aynak’s copper reserves. The fight is now on to save its priceless treasures before they are lost forever.

    aprilholloway - 03/05/2015 - 17:29

11. Madauros: A Testament to the Vanished Glory of Rome in Algeria

    The ruins of the ancient city of Madauros is one of Algeria’s most important archaeological sites and yet it is virtually unknown because of its remote location, which has helped to preserve the city. The Madauros ruins are situated in hilly country and some thirty miles from the Tunisian border near the modern Algerian town of M’daourouch, in Souk Aras Province and is not a tourist site.

    Ed Whelan - 28/08/2018 - 23:09

12. US 'Hair Archaeologist' Recreates Elaborate Ancient Hairstyles (Video)

    Janet Stephens, a modern-day hairstylist, has embarked on an extraordinary journey to recreate ancient coifs from Greek and Roman civilizations. These intricate hairstyles were so elaborate that scholars once believed they could only be wigs.

    Robbie Mitchell - 11/08/2023 - 01:54

13. Has the Location of Alexander the Great’s Tomb Finally Been Identified?

    The mysterious location of the tomb of Alexander the Great might finally have been confirmed.

    ashley cowie - 04/03/2020 - 23:01

14. Scotland’s Catastrophic Comet Conspiracy

    ... Palestine.” Colossal head of Constantine, from a seated statue: a youthful, classicizing, other-worldly official ...

    ashley cowie - 31/03/2017 - 14:02

15. Horemheb the Usurper: Magical Potency and the Rough Road to the Throne—Part I

    Usurpation of monuments and funerary goods occurred over much of ancient Egyptian history. Quite a few Pharaohs and nobles indulged in this practice—and far from our modern notion of greedy monarchs attempting to appropriate the edifices of predecessors or recycling their burial equipment for personal glory; more often than not, there were religious and reverential reasons for doing so. But there was one ruler, Akhenaten, whose building works no one wanted to lay claim to after his passing; or so we have been led to believe.

    anand balaji - 11/05/2018 - 13:59

16. The Decomposing Bodies of Skull Island: The Unique Funerary Custom of Trunyan

    ... by the villagers of Trunyan there stands a megalithic statue of the god. A bronze tablet dated to 911 AD that was ... from Trunyan, provides instructions for the worship of the statue. Thus, during certain ceremonies conducted by the village flowers are offered and the statue is ritually cleansed with rain water and a special ...

    dhwty - 07/06/2019 - 23:00

17. Unlocking Japan's Keyhole Tombs: Ancient Secrets (Video)

    ... Aligned to Rising Sun Rare, Giant-Sized Haniwa Funerary Statue Found in Japan Top image: Kofun keyhole tomb in Japan. ...

    Robbie Mitchell - 03/06/2023 - 01:58

18. Professional Art Detective Tracked Clues to Find Stolen Cypriot Mosaic

    A ‘stolen art’ investigator, known in his field as “the Indiana Jones of the art world,” has successfully tracked down a precious sixth century mosaic that was stolen from Cyprus almost 50 years ago.

    ashley cowie - 20/11/2018 - 13:58

19. The Greek God Apollo and His Mystical Powers

    ... sheep from wolves ( lykoi in Greek). Portrait of a plaster statue of the god Apollo ( Ruslan Gilmanshin / Adobe Stock) ...

    dhwty - 10/12/2019 - 02:03

20. Heavy Hitters: 2,000-Year-Old Boxing Gloves Suggest Roman Soldiers Used to Duke It Out

    Still molded to the form of their former owner’s knuckles, boxing gloves found at the Roman site of Vindolanda in Northumberland, England hint at tales of soldiers increasing their battle skills, keeping up their fitness, and passing the time gambling on fights while stationed in the far northern lands of the empire.

    Alicia McDermott - 20/02/2018 - 23:01

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