5,000-Year-Old Layer of Earth Beneath an Egyptian Tomb Reveals Two 30-Foot Giant Bodies
An international team of archaeologists has made an astonishing discovery in a desert region of Egypt: two gigantic bodies, approximately 9 meters high, have been found under…
Hoard of 100,000 Ancient Coins Revealed at Construction Site in Japan.
Hoard of 100,000 Ancient Coins Revealed at Construction Site in Japan. Archaeologists in Japan have uncovered a hoard of an estimated 100,000 coins, some of Chinese origin…
The King Arthur statue is the work of Welsh sculptor Rubin Eynon. Cast in solid bronze it took over six months to design, sculpt and cast the sculpture. Gallos is an 8-foot-tall (2.4 m) bronze sculpture by Rubin Eynon located at Tintagel Castle, a medieval fortification located on the peninsula of Tintagel Island adjacent to the village of Tintagel (Trevena), North Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It is a representation of a ghostly male figure wearing a crown and holding a sword. It is popularly called the “King Arthur statue”, but the site’s owner English Heritage states that it is not meant to represent a single person and reflects the general history of the site, which is likely to have been a summer residence for the kings of Dumnonia.
The King Arthur statue is the work of Welsh sculptor Rubin Eynon. Cast in solid bronze it took over six months to design, sculpt and cast the…
In 2018, Hundreds of ancient Roman gold coins have been discovered on the site of an old theatre in Como in northern Italy. The coins date back to the end of the Roman Empire in the 5th century and were found in a kind of stone urn in the Cressoni theatre basement, not far from the site of the ancient city of Novum Comum.
In 2018, Hundreds of ancient Roman gold coins have been discovered on the site of an old theatre in Como in northern Italy. The coins date back…
A Corinthian helmet was discovered in a 5th century BC grave in the Taman Peninsula, southwest Russia. An ancient Greek Corinthian helmet was found in a 5th century BC grave in the Taman Peninsula, southwest Russia, according to RIA Novosti news agency.
A Corinthian helmet was discovered in a 5th century BC grave in the Taman Peninsula, southwest Russia. An ancient Greek Corinthian helmet was found in a 5th…
Neolithic megalithic structure from 9,000 years ago discovered in Israel. Located not far from the Mediterranean coast near the city of Haifa, the stones are arranged in a circle and are well preserved by the sandy seabed to this day. The image includes a post-excavation pH๏τograph and a description prepared by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Neolithic megalithic structure from 9,000 years ago discovered in Israel. Located not far from the Mediterranean coast near the city of Haifa, the stones are arranged in…
An 11,600-year-old figure of a woman giving birth breech, discovered in Göbeklitepe. Additionally, she is the only female figure found in Göbeklitepe so far. Şanlıurfa Archeology Museum.
An 11,600-year-old figure of a woman giving birth breech, discovered in Göbeklitepe. Additionally, she is the only female figure found in Göbeklitepe so far. Şanlıurfa Archeology Museum….
Bed of Kha. One of the batallions of middle-rank officials in the royal service at the time of Egypt’s heightened prosperity, Kha was Director of Works in Deir el- Medina, the village of the Theban necropolis. he was responsible for projects constructed during the reigns of AmenH๏τep II 1453-1419 BC), Thutmose IV (1419-1386 BC) and AmenH๏τep III (1386-1349 BC).
Bed of Kha. One of the batallions of middle-rank officials in the royal service at the time of Egypt’s heightened prosperity, Kha was Director of Works in…
Digital recosturction of ancient Ephesus, showing how colorful this ancient city once was Ephesus was an ancient greek port city whose well-preserved ruins are in modern-day Türkiye. City was important trading center in Mediterranean region.
Digital recosturction of ancient Ephesus, showing how colorful this ancient city once was Ephesus was an ancient greek port city whose well-preserved ruins are in modern-day Türkiye….
Cleaning the mosaic depicting the Catasterism of Orion.
House of Orion: The House takes its name from the elegant floor mosaic (emblemata) discovered in its left wing, with a rare depiction of the catasterism of…