Tag: ancient

The Colossus of Rhodes: Titan of the Ancient World

Rising like a bronze sun god over the harbor of Rhodes, the Colossus was on...

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A Thousand-Year-Old Symphony

St. Peter Stiftskulinarium in Salzburg, Austria, is the world’s oldest rest...

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Gilded Predator: A Digital Reconstruction

See a virtual reconstruction of this remarkable Moche shield. The intricate...

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Six Ancient Board Games and How We Learned To Play Them

We've been coming up with games to pass the time for just about as long as...

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Great Zimbabwe: The Stone Symphony of a Lost Kingdom

In the heart of southeastern Zimbabwe, nestled amidst rolling hills and sav...

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Hurrian Hymn No. 6: The World's Oldest Known Song

Let’s take a time-traveling musical journey all the way back to the Bronze...

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The Museum That Holds 80 Million Natural Wonders

Natural History Museum, dinosaur discovery, new dinosaur species, natural h...

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The Epic of Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh was a legendary Sumerian king of Uruk and the central figure in T...

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The Little-Known Ancient Festival To Chase Away Winter

In Slovenia, the ancient Pust festival happens each year before Easter to m...

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What Archeology Reveals About Fast Food in the Roman Em...

Explore the concept of fast food in ancient Rome, focusing on the thermopol...

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The First Alphabet (2020)

Where would we be without the world’s alphabets? Writing has played a vital...

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The Real History Behind Medusa

Natalie Haynes explores the myth of Medusa, and the story beyond her snakey...

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The Discovery of a 3,500 Year Old Necklace and What It...

John Thomas (@ulasarchaeology) and Dr Alison Sheridan take a closer look at...

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Deciphering The Ancient Herculaneum Scrolls

Making headlines around the world, Brent Seales and his team of computer sc...

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History of Embroidery - From King Tut to the 21st Centu...

Before machines relegated it to the domestic sphere, embroidery was a langu...

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