Inaugurated a few days ago, the VÉgA online platform offers a unique lexical resource for archaeologists and lovers of ancient Egypt. The Véga dictionary, translator of hieroglyphs. DICOS . The study of hieroglyphs, this figurative writing used by the ancient Egyptians, requires patience... and s
An inscription, recently discovered in a house exhumed in the new area of Pompeii excavations, confirms that the destruction of the ancient city would not have taken place in August, but two months later, on October 24, 79. An inscription found on a wall in Pompeii puts back the date of the erup
About 3,000 years ago, those who inhabited the Andean area to the northwest of what is now Argentina created a unique object. An 18 by 15 centimeter copper metal plate that was given the appearance of an anthropomorphic mask of a human face, with eyes, nose and mouth in the form of holes. It was di
The Bada Valley is located in the Poso district on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, within the Lore Lindu National Park. Its main attraction is the more than 400 megalithic sculptures scattered throughout the place, 30 of which have anthropomorphic representations , which some compare to the moai