Rising alone from the turquoise waters off the coast of Italy, this fortress—now worn by time and crowned with wild greenery—whispers of a forgotten past. Known as Torre Scola, it was built in the 16th century by the Republic of Genoa, a lonely sentinel designed to guard the Gulf of La Spezia from pirates and foreign navies.
Rising alone from the turquoise waters off the coast of Italy, this fortress—now worn by time and crowned with wild greenery—whispers of a forgotten past. Known as…
Towering above the ancient plains of Asia roamed a creature both familiar and alien to our modern eyes—the *Platybelodon*, an extinct relative of today’s elephant. What sets it apart is the unmistakable shape of its jaw, flattened like a giant shovel. In the illustration above and the skeletal reconstruction below, we see a remarkable blend of the bizarre and the majestic—a glimpse into the deep past when evolution experimented boldly.
Towering above the ancient plains of Asia roamed a creature both familiar and alien to our modern eyes—the *Platybelodon*, an extinct relative of today’s elephant. What sets…
Stone Ancestors Across the Sea – The Watchers of Easter Island and Peru
Stone Ancestors Across the Sea – The Watchers of Easter Island and Peru In the remote Pacific, the moai of Easter Island stand solemn—stone giants with elongated…
17th-century Frenchwoman’s gold dental work was likely torturous to her teeth
A recent study has revealed that an aristocratic French woman from the turn of the 17th century used fine gold wires to secure her teeth, a practice…
4,500-year-old tomb in France reveals the genetic legacy of steppe nomads in modern Europeans
An analysis of genomes from a 4,500-year-old collective tomb at Bréviandes-les-Pointes, near Troyes in France, has revealed that the genetic legacy of ancient migrations and population mixing…
Milky Way possibly depicted in ancient Egyptian coffins, study finds
In a fascinating intersection of Egyptology and astronomy, Dr. Or Graur, ᴀssociate Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Portsmouth, has uncovered compelling evidence that suggests that…
Vergina tomb near Alexander the Great’s hometown doesn’t belong to his father, study finds
A groundbreaking new paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science has discredited a long-standing theory about one of the most famous royal tombs from ancient Greece. Long…
Ancient DNA confirms Picuris Pueblo’s ancestral link to Chaco Canyon
In a milestone study published in Nature on April 30, northern New Mexico’s Picuris Pueblo has, for the first time, led a genetic study confirming their ancestral…
Pompeii discoveries reveal family’s tragic final moments in the House of Helle and Phrixus
Archaeologists have unearthed the grim final moments of a Pompeii family in the House of Helle and Phrixus, offering a poignant glimpse into life—and death—during the devastating…
Well-preserved 18th-century Austrian mummy identified as parish vicar embalmed using previously unknown method
An extremely well-preserved mummy found in the crypt of a village church in Austria not only has its idenтιтy confirmed but also provides a new, previously unknown…