“Kailasa Temple,” in India, discover the massive temple that has been hand chiseled for over 20 years
Kailasa Temple, The Massive Temple Was Chiseled By Hand For More Than 20 Years The Kailasa Temple was carved over dozens of years, under several rulers, out…
Amaze at the 1,200-year-old discovery of the underwater Lost City of Heracleion in ancient Egypt
The story of the lost city of Atlantis is iconic by now, to say the least. Even if you’re not a conspiracy theorist yourself you most likely…
Discover the Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, a complex place of worship for the Jain religion
There is an incredible archaeological site just outside the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India that attracts thousands of tourists each year. The Udayagiri caves are part…
Mystery of Easter Island’s ‘Moai’ unraveled by new discovery
The mysterious Moai, stone monoliths that have stood guard over the island landscape for hundreds of years, can be found on Rapa Nui (also known as Easter…
Canadian Scientists Establish Human Origin of Old Shrunken Head Found in Museum
A team of Canadian researchers have accomplished a feat that up to now had proven impossible. As they explain in an article just published in the journal PLOS…
Antonio Canova’s “Amaze with a Masterpiece Story” Statue of Cupid and Psyche
A true gem of virtuosity, Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss is a marble sculpture made between 1787 and 1793 by Antonio Canova. The sculptor portrayed the loving embrace of two…
“Under a tangle of vines in Northern Italy”, researchers discovered a perfectly preserved ancient Roman mosaic.
Researchers near the Italian city of Verona have discovered an almost perfectly preserved ancient Roman mosaic floor, dating to the third century AD. The find, first reported by…
Mystery of the Marquis of Haihun: Chinese Authorities Unveil 2,000-Year-Old Royal Coffin
Working now in the lab conditions, scientists have opened the 2,000-year-old coffin thought to belong to Liu He, the Marquis of Haihun. The remains of the “Marquis of Haihun”…
The “innermost coffin and the death mask” are the key to unlocking the mysteries of Tutankhamun’s tomb
Nearly lost to history Tutankhamun was only the age of nine when he became king of Egypt during the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom (c. 1332–1323 B.C.E.). His…
The seduction of Queen Leda by A Swan is Featured in a steamy Fresco Found in a Pompeii bedroom
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered an “excellently” preserved and highly-colorful detailed fresco in an ancient Pompeii bedroom depicting an erotic scene in which a god disguised as…