5,500-year-old Babel Text from China reveals oldest known map of inner solar system
It is obvious to any astronomer that some of the brightest objects in the night sky are the planets. It is thus mysterious that there are so few references to…
History
You will discover here stories curated from archaeological finds, historical events, war, conspiracy, dark history and ancient mysteries. Some parts are intriguing, some are creepy, while some tragic, but all that’s very interesting.
“Miss unsinkable” Violet Jessop – the survivor of the Titanic, Olympic and Britannic Shipwrecks
Violet Constance Jessop was an ocean liner stewardess and nurse in the early 19th century, who is known for surviving the disastrous sinkings of both the RMS Titanic and her…
Mother pleaded guilty in baby’s death: The Baby Jane Doe’s killer is still unidentified
On November 12, 1991, a hunter near Jacob Johnson Lake near Warner saw a man kneeling in front of a woman and hitting something. The man pulled a plastic bag…
Dina Sanichar – a wild Indian feral child raised by wolves
Dina Sanichar is said to have been Kipling's inspiration for the famous child character 'Mowgli' from his incredible creation "The Jungle Book."
Orichalcum, the lost metal of Atlantis recovered from 2,600-year-old shipwreck!
While it isn’t proof that legendary Atlantis ever existed, the discovery of a large quantity of metal bars in an ancient shipwreck is a figurative gold mine for archaeologists.
The mysterious world of Scotland’s ancient Picts
Eerie stones etched with perplexing symbols, gleaming troves of silver treasure, and ancient edifices on the brink of collapse. Are the Picts merely folklore, or an enthralling civilization hiding beneath Scotland's soil?
Mummified crocodiles provide insights into mummy-making over time
Crocodiles were mummified in a unique way at the Egyptian site of Qubbat al-Hawā during the 5th Century BC, according to a study published January 18, 2023 in the open-access…
The intriguing Abydos carvings
Inside the Temple of Pharaoh Seti I, archaeologists stumbled upon a series of carvings that look a lot like futuristic helicopters and spaceships.
German archaeologists find Bronze Age sword so well-preserved it ‘almost shines’
An object from the mid-bronze age, in an ‘extraordinary’ state of preservation, was found in a grave in Bavaria
Xolotl – the Dog God of the Aztec mythology that guides the dead to the underworld
Xolotl was a deity linked with Quetzalcoatl, one of the most prominent gods in the Aztec pantheon, according to Aztec mythology. In reality, Xolotl was thought to be Quetzalcoatl’s twin…
