Today we are witnessing a continuous arrival of relevant news to important archaeological discoveries. As history buffs we enjoy them with the eyes of a child, ready to soak up new historical revelations. Recently the lost city of Luxor in Egypt, or a few days ago a Roman amphitheater with 20,000 sp
We neither can nor want to deny it, in Walking Through history we have a special predilection for the Spanish province of Soria, a true paradise for those of us who love history. As the title says, its more than 10,000 km2 have witnessed some of the most remarkable events in our history, which have
The recreation using 21st century techniques of the town of Vilars dArberca It transports us to an Iberian world, without a doubt, more technologically advanced than we can sometimes imagine. To get to know it a little better, we must go to the Catalan region of Las Garrigas, known, among other reas
I have always heard of the Alcántara Bridge, my parents Eusebio and Candela were born in that famous town in 1926. They, along with their countrymen, used to talk to me about it. Post-war children and adolescents who in many cases did not have the fortune to have access to education, spoke of it wit
The Alhambra in Granada is year after year one of the most visited historical places in Spain. Visitors arrive there attracted by the palaces and gardens that best recall Andalusian splendor. Hence, today we need to get a little closer to the curious birth of the Nasrid dynasty, the lords who for mo
What it means to be a World Heritage Site. World Heritage is an award granted by UNESCO to certain places in the world, which have certain characteristics that make them exceptional, either culturally or naturally. They have a place here, the great natural paradises or the most important architectur
The figure of Pliny the Elder It is essential for the knowledge of numerous aspects related to both Roman culture and that of the peoples that were conquered by them during their history. The Roman soldier, writer and naturalist was born in the year 23 AD. and died in 79, during the eruption of Vesu
Neanderthal Man wasnt exactly the troglodyte he imagined. He was as intelligent as modern humans and this conclusion has been confirmed by yet another study (by researchers at the University of Leiden, Netherlands) on this early human species – and it is not the first investigation to conclude this.
The famous Ötzi the Iceman, discovered in 1991 by German tourists in Ötzal, in the Alps between Austria and Italy, is a natural mummy of a man who lived for back to 5,300 years ago. According to available records, Ötzis frozen mummy bears the oldest known tattoo records, with 61 identified on his bo
Paleontologists working in Ethiopia are analyzing a recent discovery that could indicate yet another revision of what is known about our ancestry. A prehistoric peccary about 2.8 million years old may represent the identification of another species, perhaps the oldest of the genus Homo. The mandible
Another interesting archaeological discovery was made there around from Omsk, Siberia. It is an armor made of bones. The artifact is, according to estimates, between 3,500 and 3,900 years old and was actually found in an excavation of a construction site for a future hotel on the banks of the Irtysh
More than 200 pyramids along the Nile are simply not part of the famous and incredible Egyptian legacy, as they are actually a collection of the Kingdom of Kush and which occupied areas of present-day Sudan. In this African kingdom cities were formed and Méroe is one of the most impressive. At Meroe
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
Even before the famous Incas, several other indigenous peoples inhabited South American lands. The Moche Civilization, for example, occupied vast areas of present-day Peru for about 900 years (between 100 BC and 800 AD). Despite such a long existence, the Moche peoples did not manage to constitute a
By the time Homo sapiens arrived in Europe, Neanderthals had already made the continent their home and adopted behaviors and practices that were later associated with Sapiens. It was the Neanderthals who invented an instrument called a lissoir (polishing) - one of the oldest tools located in Europe,
The fantastic temple in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, also served as an astronomical clock. According to astrophysicist Juan Antonio Belmonte (Canaries Astrophysical Institute), monuments like this were “laboratories” in which astronomical insights into the culture of the Nabateans (Semitic peo
A curious medieval necropolis (10th or 11th century) was located on the Yamal Peninsula (Russia), near the Arctic Circle. Remains of eleven people were discovered, some with broken or missing skulls, as well as crushed skeletons and four mummies. The researchers are still unaware of the funeral rite
In Nataruk, near Lake Turkana, Kenya , reliable and proven evidence of the occurrence of a battle between prehistoric nomadic hunter-gatherers has been found. The conflict took place around 10,000 years ago and brutal acts were part of the fight, as several skulls with serious fractures, including f
During the 17th and 18th centuries many pirates took over Ile Sainte-Marie (Santa Maria Island), off the coast eastern Africa and near Madagascar, as a home and even as a place for “eternal rest”, as there is still an incredible pirate cemetery there. The location attracted pirates because it was no
Scientists at the University of Melbourne, Australia, reconstructed the features of an Egyptian mummy of more than 2 thousand years using new techniques that employ computed tomography and 3D printing. The mummy of a woman who died around the age of 18 was named Meritamun (Beloved by Amon) by resear
Dozens of tombs dating back to Roman times have been discovered in the southern occupied West Bank. Taleb Jubran, director of Hebrons Department of Tourism and Antiquities, announced on August 16, 2018 the discovery of dozens of tombs dating back to Roman times in the village of Idna. Dozens of t
This November 14, Unesco is organizing, in partnership with the European Union, a day on the illicit trafficking of cultural property. A traffic that has reached considerable proportions, especially in areas affected by armed conflicts or natural disasters and that the Covid-19 pandemic has not slow
Agatha Christie aroused a curiosity so strong for knowing our past that she even travelled in 1930 to Iraq to visit the campaign of excavations , whose director was Leonard Woolley, which was taking place in the well-known city of Ur . There she met her second husband , a British archaeologist of
The fantastic temple in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, also served as an astronomical clock. According to astrophysicist Juan Antonio Belmonte (Canaries Astrophysical Institute), monuments like this were “laboratories” in which astronomical insights into the culture of the Nabateans (Semitic peo