The coins in the photo were in the pocket of a Belgian soldier named Optatius Buyssens during World War I. During the conflict with German soldiers, he stopped a bullet from hitting his body and thus saved his life.
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These 1000 year-old ancient Persian vertical-axis windmills, standing in the arid landscape of Nashtifan, Iran; are not just relics but are still operational. Crafted from natural materials like wood and reeds, they harness the wind’s power to grind grain, a testament to sustainable engineering from a millennium ago. Their enduring design is a marvel of early technological innovation, reflecting a deep understanding of environment and resourcefulness in using renewable energy long before the industrial age
KHAF, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Khaf is a city in the northeastern province of Razavi Khorasan. The historical places in Nashtifan Windmills, Zoroastrian graveyard, and Malek Mosque are some of the tourist…
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Temple of the Moon; one of Machu Picchu’s best-kept secrets. Located on backside of Machu Picchu, explorers must descend approximately 1000 stone stairs to find this stunning precision mortarless white granite temple built into this mountainous cave.
The Temple of the Moon is located in the Huayna Picchu mountain, also known as the Great Cavern. Its function is still one of the mysteries
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This winged-bull, known as a lamassu from textual sources, was given to the Ol by the Department of Antiquities in Iraq. The Assyrian sculpture was discovered in northern Iraq when archaeologists from the Ol, including Edward Chiera, were excavating at Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin) in 1929. It originally guarded the throne room of Sargon II, King of Assyria (721-705 BC).
This winged-bull, known as a lamassu from textual sources, was given to the Ol by the Department of Antiquities in Iraq. The Assyrian sculpture was discovered in northern Iraq when…
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Chauvet Cave in France is home to the oldest murals in the world. Previously, these images were estimated to date about 24,000 years ago. However, as a result of detailed testing and analysis, it was revealed that these murals date back to 36,000 thousand years ago. The image features pictures of wild horses lined up side by side and the extinct woolly rhinoceros species. It turns out that art was an important part of life for the first examples of human species. Caves are the perfect habitats to survive in an untamed world. These first pieces of art painted on the walls also make your living space even more perfect.
Caveman art. How much do we know of it? Where is it found? When I was just starting to search for the info about rock art and it sprang out on every continent, it made me go to the local supermarket…
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A treasure trove of 160 gold coins (aureus) recovered from the floor of a Roman house in Corbridge, England.
NANCHANG, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — Chinese archaeologists on Tuesday discovered 75 gold coins and hoof-shaped ingots in an aristocrat’s tomb that dates back to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC…
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The “Polish Pyramids” are a group of megalithic tombs that have been discovered in Wietrzychowice, Poland. They are elongated mounds with a length of up to 150 m and a height of 2-3 m, probably belonging to Funnelbeaker culture, 4000 years BC.
They have been here for thousands of years. They aroused curiosity and sometimes anxiety among the local population. The Kujawy megalia, i.e. tombs from the late Neolithic period (3000-2500 BC),…
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The oldest record of honey collecting dates back to 8,000-10,000 years ago. Cave drawing depicting a person climbing a rope ladder on the edge of a cliff and collecting honey from a dangerous bee nest. Cuevas de la Araña (Spider Cave). Valencia, Spain.
The area between Singida and the Irangi Hills contains one of the world’s finest collections of prehistoric rock paintings, with an estimated 1600 individual paintings at almost two hundred different…
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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.
This text has been published originally (and in slightly different form) as a short contribution by Oliver Dietrich and Klaus Schmidt (†) in Neo-Lithics [external link] 1/17, 43-46. The most striking…
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“Oldest Gold of Humankind” Found in Varna Necropolis Was Buried 6,500 Years Ago
The oldest known gold artifacts were found in the Varna Necropolis, a burial site dating back to 4,560-4,450 BC, on the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea.
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