Archaeology
This Dead Sea Scroll Could Lead to the Greatest Treasure in History
The Dead Sea Scrolls are famous for being ancient texts found in the Qumran Caves in 1946, 1956, and 2017.…
How the World Will End, According to the Aztecs
The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from the 13th to the 15th centuries. They dominated central Mexico and united numerous…
An Archaeologist Discovered a Tunnel Sealed for 1,800 Years Under a Temple in Mexico
Teotihuacán was the massive pre-Aztec metropolis that was home to 125,000 people around 400 CE. The remains of the city…
Who were the first Americans?
You, like most of us, probably learned a story of the settlement of the Americas that went something like this:…
The Curse of the Pharaohs Exposed
The so-called ‘Curse of the Pharaohs’ is one of the world’s most famous curses. In late 1922, a British archaeologist…
Do You Know the Vikings? 6 Myths about the Norse Dispelled
The Vikings were made up of various groups of explorers, warriors and merchants who conquered and pillaged their way through…
This Date In History: The Tomb of Tutankhamun is Discovered (1922)
On this date in history, the tomb of a Pharaoh was discovered in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.…
Digging It Up: 7 of the Biggest and Best Archaeological Finds of the 20th Century
The 20th century saw the discovery of a number of significant archaeological finds, ranging from Machu Picchu to Chauvet Cave.…