A model of French classicism, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (near Melun, in Seine-et-Marne) was built from 1656 for Nicolas Fouquet according to a plan designed in part by Louis Le Vau. Equipped with a large terrace in front of which extend gardens created by Le Nôtre, it was the place of sumptuous
Here in Brazil, in Lapa do Santo (MG), the oldest decapitation record was found. of the Americas. The 9,000-year-old bone is characterized by containing a skull, jaw, some vertebrae and two severed hands from an adult male. The condition of the remains indicates that the disposal of the human part
Members of the Islamist sect reportedly destroyed the famous statue at the entrance to the Palmyra Museum. The head of the Lion Statue, Palmyra. One of the archaeological works threatened if not destroyed by DAESH HERITAGE. The information has not yet been confirmed, but citing local sources, the
In the summer of 2015, archaeologists working around the Mycenaean palace of Nestor in Pylos, Greece, found a tomb with the remains of a warrior from 1500 BC. Next to it is a surprising treasure made up of weapons, gold jewelery and other objects, most of them in the Minoan style. A reconstruction o