Archaeology

The Cosquer Cave, located in southeastern France near Marseille, is a natural cave that was discovered in 1985. The entrance to the cave is located underwater, about 37 meters below sea level, and can only be accessed by experienced…

If you are a dinosaur enthusiast, you may have wondered how long the neck of the largest dinosaur was. Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures, and the sheer size of some of them is mind-boggling. One of the most iconic features of many…

Have you heard of Karnak Temple before? Egypt is known for its rich cultural heritage and ancient history. One of the most iconic and impressive examples of this is the Karnak Temple, situated in Luxor, Egypt. It is one of the largest and…

Masada is a legendary fortress that stands tall on a mountaintop in Israel, overlooking the Dead Sea. It is a place steeped in history, with a story that has captivated people for centuries. Masada is a symbol of Jewish courage and…

Teotihuacan, one of the most important archaeological sites in Mexico, is a pre-Columbian city located in the Basin of Mexico, about 30 miles northeast of modern-day Mexico City. The city was established around 200 BC, and it thrived until…

King Tutankhamun, or King Tut, is one of the most famous pharaohs of ancient Egypt. His tomb, discovered in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter, is a treasure trove of artifacts and mysteries. King Tut's Treasured Tomb: A Journey…

Motilla del Azuer is a fascinating archaeological site located in the heart of La Mancha, in the province of Ciudad Real, Spain. This ancient hill fort is shrouded in mystery and has been the subject of intense study by archaeologists and…

Mammoths have always been one of the most extraordinary creatures that have attracted humanity. We had a complicated relationship with them before they died about 10.000 years ago. They were indeed fascinating beings and rightfully seen as…

Gobekli Tepe The all-yellow taxis are parked bumper to fender next to the Sanliurfa Bus Terminal like the vertebrae of a giant snake. I walk to its head and greet the driver with the only two words of Turkish that I know. “Gobekli…

The Olmec civilization, which emerged in the southern Gulf Coast of Mexico around 1400 BCE, is widely considered as one of the most significant and enigmatic pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica. Their artistic and architectural…

Among the many mysterious disappearance stories, this is one of the strangest and one of the stories with the most deaths. Thomas Hume is a 17th-century outrigger. Although it was built for transportation and used to sail the seas, what…

There have been many murders in history and many of them have been solved. One of the unexplained murders is the murder of Bocksten Adam. A remarkable murder in which a young man named Bocksten Adam was killed for no reason and his body…

There are many stories and legends from the past to the present. Some of them are only in words, while others can be proven with concrete evidence. One of these is Banff's Merman story. The story of Banff's Merman, which we will tell you…

There are many stories told about Neandertals and their extinction. Unfortunately, even the researchers and experts do not have enough data at hand to make assumptions about certain facts. However, today, we are going to share 10…

Interesting archaeological discoveries continue to amaze us and educate us about a certain period in history. Besides providing clarity to a certain phenomenon, some of them lead to more question marks in our minds. These interesting…

The Roman dodecahedron is a small, hollow object of a geometric shape with 12 flat faces, made of stone or bronze. In this way, each facet of which is pentagon, each corner point of the pentagons is decorated with a knob. Pentagons often…

Mesa Verde National Park, a national park in southwestern Colorado, USA, established in 1906 to preserve remarkable prehistoric stone dwellings; it was declared a World Heritage Site in 1978. Most impressive are the multi-storey apartments…

Jarlshof, located in Shetland, Scotland, is the most famous prehistoric archaeological site in Britain. Jarlshof's Story The area was discovered after some of the coast was washed away by violent storms in the late 1800s, exposing…

Many of the animal species that once existed on earth no longer exist today. Animals can become extinct due to climate changes, uncontrolled hunting, insufficient food or diseases. Expansion of agricultural lands, changes in sea level,…

Siberian Ice Maiden Reconstruction of the Siberian Ice Maiden | Image Source: Marcel Nyffenegger/ The Siberian Times. An excellent archaeological discovery was made in 1993 in Siberian permafrost by Novosibirsk scientist Natalia…