AvatarGeorgeAvatarAvatar4 days ago4,300-year-old Egyptian tomb with stunning wall paintings was burial place of priestess and royal officialLive Science - By Owen JarusThe ancient Egyptian tomb has colorful wall paintings depicting what life was like 4,300 years ago. Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a …
AvatarGeorgeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoWhat Are the Six Labors of Theseus?thecollector.com - Marialena PerpirakiTheseus is the ancient Greek mythical hero known for destroying the Minotaur, the monster that devoured young Athenians on the island of Crete. …
AvatarGeorgeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoToba supereruption may have facilitated dispersal of modern humans out of Africaphys.org - Arizona State UniversityModern humans dispersed from Africa multiple times, but the event that led to global expansion occurred less than 100,000 years ago. Some researchers …
AvatarGeorgeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoImperial Japan's ambitious concept of a 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere'historyskills.comThe Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was a concept that was developed by Japan during the early 20th century which sought to create a unified …
AvatarGeorgeSundial Calendar, the Byzantine “Antikythera Mechanism”greekreporter.com - Philip ChrysopoulosReferred to as the Byzantine “Antikythera Mechanism”, the portable sundial-calendar on display at the London Science Museum is fifteen centuries old …
AvatarGeorgeAvatarAvatar'Astonishing' Neolithic burial containing a human, cattle and chariot discovered in GermanyLive Science - By Jennifer NalewickiThe massive Neolithic burial site was part of a processional route where cattle were sacrificed. Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a Neolithic …
AvatarGeorgeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHow Alexander the Great Prepared for Battle Against the Persiansgreekreporter.com - Tasos KokkinidisAstonishing details of Alexander the Great’s personal armor as he prepared for the Battle of Gaugamela against the Persians are described by the …
AvatarGeorgeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScientists solved the mystery of how Egypt's great pyramids were constructedthebrighterside.news - Joseph ShavitThe construction of the Egyptian pyramids remains one of history's most enduring mysteries. For centuries, both historians and the general public …
AvatarGeorgeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Jōmon Period: Japan’s Mysterious Origin Storythecollector.com - Greg BeyerLong before the age of shoguns and samurai, before the Japanese people even arrived in what is now considered their homeland, the islands were …
AvatarGeorgeThemistocles: The Fall of a Great Ancient Greek General and Statesmangreekreporter.com - Philip ChrysopoulosThemistocles will always be lauded as the great general who literally pushed the Persians out of ancient Greece with his admirable strategy in the …
AvatarGeorgeFive Ancient Greek Mysteries that Remain Unsolvedgreekreporter.com - Alexander GaleAncient Greek history is one of the most intensely studied periods of human history, and yet a multitude of mysteries associated with this enigmatic …
AvatarGeorgeStoryboardThe Aztec Empire ExplainedAvatarCurated byTheCollectorAt the time of Spanish contact with the Aztec ruler Montezuma, the Aztecs were a successful, advanced society and major political power that was on par with their contemporaries in Europe.