In recent years, Argentina has become a treasure trove for paleontologists, with a wealth of fossils discovered in the country’s vast expanses. One of the latest discoveries made headlines worldwide, as a farmer stumbled upon the shells of four ancient armadillos called Glyptodonts, the size of cars. The largest of the four shells is about […]

Archaeologists have uncovered a stunning find in the Altai Mountains of Siberia—a nearly intact women’s boot believed to be 2,300 years old. The boot is made of soft red leather with a geometric design sewn with pyrite crystals and black beads on the sole. It is thought to have belonged to the Scythians, a nomadic […]

An ancient Egyptian limestone statue of an unidentified woman, dating back to the New Kingdom Period (1550 BC to 1050 BC), has gained attention since Michael Jackson’s death in 2009 due to its striking resemblance to the pop icon. The statue, on display at the Field Museum in Chicago since 1988, has been dubbed “The […]

Huts made of mammoth bones discovered in Ukraine’s Dnieper River valley (as well as in Moravia, Czech Republic, and southern Poland) might represent the first structures created by prehistoric man, and hence the earliest instances of architecture. Some of the most famous mammoth bone homes were discovered in Mezhyrich, a town in central Ukraine, when […]

The Qasr al-Farid, also known as the Lonely Castle, is a stunning example of the workmanship of the Nabataean Kingdom. Located in the north of Saudi Arabia, this tomb dates back to the 1st century AD and was built by the same people who built the iconic al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan. Despite its magnificence, the […]

Anyone who has spent a lot of time outdoors in the snow knows how important it is to protect your eyes. The bright sun bouncing off the white snow can lead to snow blindness, a very uncomfortable situation caused by too much exposure to UV light. Indigenous peoples in the Alaska region were certainly aware […]