Despite the traditional image we have of Sub-Saharan Africa prior to colonization, not all were shack villages. In reality, there are numerous sites of ancient cities built with materials that are not so perennial, such as brick and stone. Perhaps the most prominent of all is Great Zimbabwe , for t
The small town of Locmariaquer in French Brittany is home to a set of Neolithic structures that are among the most significant in Europe. In the complex, located about 12 kilometers from Carnac, three stand out in particular:the Er Grah corridor tomb-type tumulus , the dolmen of the Table des March
It is called Leiros Helmet, but in reality it is not known exactly if it is a helmet, a bowl, or another type of ritual object. Made entirely of gold, it is a lightweight object that barely weighs 270 grams, with a diameter of 19.5 centimeters and a height of 15 centimeters. It was found on a rocky
It is considered that a wine it is aged when it has undergone an aging process of at least twenty-four months, either in oak barrels or in the bottle. And, although it is popularly believed -erroneously- that the older the better the quality, one would have to ask until what date would one be willi
The famous terracotta warriors are just a part of the gigantic mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of unified China, who reigned between 221 and 210 BC. In fact, the complex, located 30 kilometers east of Xian in the northwest of the country, houses more than 400 tombs covering an impress
Archaeologists from the Ca Foscari University found for the first time prehistoric obsidian mines from the Bronze Age, located in Georgia. Although obsidian mining is known to have been a common practice in prehistory, pits dug for this purpose have never been found until now. In Europe, most of th
The archaeological area of the ancient city of Lavinio, where the Heroon of Aeneas is located, opened to the public for the first time on January 7th. The site with the remains of Lavinio is located in the town of Pratica di Mare, about 53 kilometers south of Rome. According to Roman mythology, t
The famous moai of Rapa Nui, Easter Island, are well known and are among the most unique monuments in the history of Humanity. Recently, the hilarious viral news spread across the internet that moais werent just heads, but that they had bodies underground, something that had actually been known for
The kingdom of Rheged was a post-Roman fall Celtic kingdom whose status researchers based on speculation only, until early 2017. He appears abundantly in early British poetry, where both Nennius and the bard Taliesin associate him with a king named Urien in the second half of the sixth century. Als
Were there roads in Prehistory ? It really is difficult to imagine a road network unless we are thinking of the Flintstones trunkmobile. But the fact is that, at least, there was one. His remains are in Longford County. , Ireland, and obviously its not concrete and it doesnt have traffic signs. Of
The Portuguese Cromleque dos Almendres (Crómlech de los Almendros in Spanish, although it is not a literal translation but an exonym) is a prehistoric circle of stones, considered the largest and most important megalithic monument in the Iberian Peninsula. Not only that, due to its size it is also
Did the Celts coexist with the Vikings in Iceland? It is one of the explanations for the strange rings discovered in the Nordic country in the 1980s. On the edge of the Seltjarnarnes peninsula, next to the Örfirisey nature reserve to the east of Reykjavík, there are a series of ring-like structures
During the third millennium B.C. The Liangzhu culture, located in what is now Jiangsu province in western China, produced unique jade artifacts, the exact meaning and function of which are still unknown. They are known as Bi (discs) and Cong (tubes) and their degree of sophistication amazes researc
The geographical region of Senegambia on the western coast of Africa houses the largest group of megalithic complexes in the world, the famous Stone Circles, which are distributed throughout the territory of Senegal and Gambia. If the largest concentration of dolmens on the planet is found on the K
The former Benin Empire was one of the states that existed in sub-Saharan West Africa before the arrival of European colonizers. Its establishment dates back to the eleventh or twelfth century, and its existence would extend some 700 years, until it was annexed by the British Empire in 1897. It sho
If we talk about a warship called Olympias that it is a trireme and that it was built in Piraeus, the port of Athens, it is inevitable to think of Themistocles fleet, for example. The stratego The Athenian naval force was covered in glory at the Battle of Salamis against Xerxes Persian squadron, wi
prehistoric art it is far from offering certainties and around it everything, or almost everything, is interpretations which vary considerably from author to author. Especially with regard to its meaning and usefulness. It is something that focuses above all on cave paintings, more than anything be
During the 19th century, the eyes of almost all European archaeologists were on Mesopotamia, where expeditions a century ago had already identified places mentioned in the Bible. However, everything, or almost everything, was yet to be explored and investigated. The main problem they faced was fina
The belief that the walls of Troy were built in the form of a labyrinth has associated its name with an ancient ornamental and constructive motif. Although nothing in the archaeological record supports it, since ancient times the legend spread that the walls of Troy were built in the form of a comp
At over 1,300 feet long, the Great Serpent Mound is one of the most enigmatic buildings in the United States. It is located in Adams County in Ohio and its name alludes to its reptile-like shape with a triangular head and undulating body that curls into a spiral at the end. Its dimensions, 411 met
The Giants of Mont’e Prama they are sculptures of between two and two and a half meters created by the Nuragic civilization that inhabited the island of Sardinia between the 18th and 2nd centuries BC Researchers have not yet agreed on whether these Nuragics originated from the island itself or, on
In ancient Egypt, the intentional presence of divine images along the arms and neck allowed tattoos to be ritually active during the practice of religious worship. General view of a 3,300-year-old Egyptian mummy whose neck has been tattooed with two baboons, and three oujdat-eyes. In 2014, an ext
Archaeologists from the University of Leicester discovered the first material evidence of the invasion of Britannia (the name by which the Romans knew the island of Great Britain) by Julius Caesar in 54 BC Based on this evidence, they suggest that the initial landing of the Roman troops was at Pegw
Remains of prehistoric elephants in the quarries of Revadim, Israel The meals of the men of the Paleolithic they also included elephant meat. This is documented by the recent discovery in the Revadim quarries , in Israel , of the remains of fat and ribs of the aforementioned animals th