Archaeologists have Reconfirmed The 7 Wonders of The World
Great Wall of China Great might be an understatement. One of the world’s largest building-construction projects, the Great Wall of China is widely thought to be about 5,500 miles (8,850 km) long; a disputed Chinese study, however, claims the length is …
A Roman Emperor’s Private Theater
Roman emperors were known for many things , among them displaying their superior military and diplomatic skills, penning enduring philosophical treatises, and raising great buildings. The emperor Nero (reigned A.D. 54–68) was famous for, among other less …
The Magical Templo Mayor
The Templo Mayor , including the massive pyramids at the heart of the Aztec, or Mexica, capital of Tenochtitlan, is like a Russian doll, says archaeologist Leonardo López Luján of Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History. “When you dig …
The Ancient Sanctuary and the Ritual of Fulgur Conditum
At the beginning of the first century A.D. , lightning struck a sanctuary at a site known as Bagno Grande, or Large Bath. For centuries, the thermal pool there had been sacred to both Etruscans and Romans. When lightning hit, the sanctuary’s priests were …
A Painted Prayer in Old Dongola, Sudan
While investigating a house dating to the sixteenth century in Old Dongola, once the capital of the medieval Nubian Kingdom of Makuria (ca. A.D. 400–1400), a team from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Warsaw discovered …
Investigating The Echoes and FollowingThe Story of Ukraine’s Misplaced Capital
Peter’s support allowed Mazepa to rule the hetmanate as he wished, and the unaccustomed absence of strife freed him to focus on cultural development. “Peter signed a new agreement that allowed the hetmanate to be completely autonomous, and Mazepa was …
The Capital of Ukraine That Never Was
On November 2, 1708, thousands of Russian troops acting on the orders of Czar Peter I, known as Peter the Great, stormed Baturyn, the Cossack capital in north-central Ukraine. The Cossack leader, or hetman, Ivan Mazepa—who had been a loyal vassal of the …
Ancient Fossils: Animal Tracking
Three Indigenous tracking experts from the Ju/’hoansi group of the San people have worked with archaeologists in western Namibia to analyze recently discovered rock art dating to the first millennium B.C. The images were carved by hunter-gatherers and …
The Romans Devote to an Egyptian Deity
Enjoy this selection of images from Caska Cove on Croatia’s Island of Pag, which was once the site of the Roman settlement of Cissa. There, a first-century A.D. Roman noblewoman named Calpurnia erected four limestone altars dedicated to the Egyptian goddess …
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What is the epithet commonly used to refer to the collector of antiquities and explorer who first set foot inside the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings and discovered Seti’s sarcophagus? The Great Belzoni Which is the ancient desert city protected …