AvatarAnna SchulzFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhat is the oldest song in the world? Listen to music written 3,400 years agofaroutmagazine.co.uk - Lee Thomas-MasonIn what is thought to be the oldest song ever created, a ‘sheet’ of music was discovered in the ancient Syrian city of Ugarit and referenced back to …
AvatarAnna SchulzAvatarAvatar7,000-year-old structure near Prague is older than Stonehenge, Egyptian pyramidsLive Science - By Kristina KillgroveIt's among the 'oldest evidence of architecture' in Europe. Archaeologists digging near Prague have discovered the remains of a Stone Age structure …
AvatarAnna SchulzAvatarAvatarThe messages that survived civilisation's collapseverified_publisherBBC Future - Sophie HardachThe Sumerians, Maya and other ancient cultures created texts that have lasted hundreds and even thousands of years. Here's what they can teach us about crafting an immortal message.
AvatarAnna SchulzAvatarAvatarThey were scouting for oil in Iran. They found this ancient temple instead.verified_publisherNational Geographic - Antonio RattiChogha Zanbil was first spotted from a surveillance airplane in 1935. The excavated complex was discovered to be one of the few ziggurats built outside Mesopotamia. Flying a reconnaissance mission in 1935 over the Khuzestan region in southwestern Iran, oil prospectors noted an odd looking hill on …
AvatarAnna SchulzAvatarAvatarThe empire the Aztecs couldn't conquerverified_publisherBBC Travel - Stephanie MendezThe P'urhépechas were one of the only indigenous groups in Mexico the Aztecs failed to conquer – but despite that feat, they were nearly lost to history.
AvatarAnna SchulzFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2,200 Year Old Alexander the Great Statue Discovered in Alexandria - GreekReporter.comgreekreporter.com - Thomas KisselThe Ministry of Antiquities in Cairo has recently discovered a statue of Alexander the Great within an ancient “residential and commercial zone” in …
AvatarAnna SchulzFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhat Those Symbols On Babylonian Map Of The World Really Mean - Grungegrunge.com - Liv BrinkleyWhat Those Symbols On Babylonian Map Of The World Really Mean Print Collector/Getty Images By /April 30, 2022 4:45 pm EST A map reveals as much about …
AvatarAnna SchulzFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEarly human habitats linked to past climate shiftsphys.org - Institute for Basic ScienceA study published in Nature by an international team of scientists provides clear evidence for a link between astronomically-driven climate change and …
AvatarAnna SchulzFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Late Bronze Age Collapse c. 1200 - 1150 BCEworldhistory.org - Simeon NetchevA map illustrating the sudden, chaotic downfall of numerous interconnected civilizations in the Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean, Anatolia, and …
AvatarAnna SchulzFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNeanderthals, the Original Gardeners, Intentionally Altered the Landscape as Much as 125,000 Years Ago, a Study Findsartnet.com - Artnet NewsIn a thaw between two ice ages more than 100 millennia ago, hunter-gatherers cleared large expanses of lakeside forest in Germany. Hunter-gatherers …
AvatarAnna SchulzAvatarAvatarSprawling 8-mile-long 'canvas' of ice age beasts discovered hidden in Amazon rainforestLive Science - By Laura GeggelIce age people painted these animals 12,600 years ago. An 8-mile-long "canvas" filled with ice age drawings of mastodons, giant sloths and other …
AvatarAnna SchulzAvatarAvatarMassive stone structures in Saudi Arabia may be some of oldest monuments in the worldLive Science - By Owen JarusThey number in the hundreds and can be larger than an NFL football field. They number in the hundreds, can be larger than an NFL football field and …