Mighty warhorses, as richly adorned and armoured as their knightly riders, are an immediately recognisable icon of the medieval period. Until recently, they were understood mainly through analysis of ...
Believe it or not, the history of eyeliner began with kohl—the OG eye-defining essential in ancient Egypt. The word kohl comes from Arabic, but this beauty staple goes by many names: al-kahal in ...
Ziv Nitzan, a 3½-year-old girl, found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a trip to Tel Azeka, near Beit Shemesh, in Israel ...
A 3-year-old girl found a 3,800-year-old Canaanite scarab amulet during a family trip to Tel Azeka, Israel. The 'beautiful' ...
She could have picked up any old stone from the thousands in the ruins of Tel Azeka, an ancient town in Israel. Instead ...
The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's ...
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A team of archaeologists may have discovered evidence of the biblical Battle of Megiddo, where Josiah, the king of Judah, was killed by Egyptian forces in 609 B.C.
An astronomical event may have marked the end of one of the most emblematic dynasties of ancient Egypt. A total solar eclipse ...
In ancient Rome, spices came to the city from every corner of the Empire and were often so precious that they could be used ...
The northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) is an extravagant waterbird adapted to forage in dry, open habitats, and is ...
The mystery of the works of an American naval base in Nea Makri, Greece has investigators of unexplainable phenomena speak of ...
A century after the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb, some overlooked objects may reveal clues to a forgotten ancient ...
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