Archaeological Mysteries Solved, Weapons reveal how this 5,300-year-old ice mummy lived — and died

Archaeological Mysteries Solved, Weapons reveal how this 5,300-year-old ice mummy lived — and died

Archaeological Mysteries Solved, Weapons reveal how this 5,300-year-old ice mummy lived — and died Although he is older than the Giza pyramids and Stonehenge, the 5,300–year–old mummy of Otzi the Tyrolean Iceman continues to teach us things. The latest study of the weapons he was found with, published in the journal PLOS ONE on Wednesday, reveals that Otzi was right-handed and had recently resharpened and reshaped a number of his tools before […]

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Trial begins for archaeologist accused of forging earliest portrayal of Jesus’ crucifixion

Trial begins for archaeologist accused of forging earliest portrayal of Jesus' crucifixion

Trial begins for archaeologist accused of forging earliest portrayal of Jesus’ crucifixion A prominent archaeologist is on trial for supposedly forging what may be the crucifixion’s earliest image. The Basque archaeologist Eliseo Gil is on the court for allegedly defrauding his profession and a museum by faking artefacts that he claimed came from a Roman settlement that he had discovered […]

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TUTANKHAMUN’S PENIS WAS FULLY ERECT WHEN HE WAS MUMMIFIED SO HE WOULD LOOK LIKE A GOD IN THE AFTERLIFE

TUTANKHAMUN’S PENIS WAS FULLY ERECT WHEN HE WAS MUMMIFIED SO HE WOULD LOOK LIKE A GOD IN THE AFTERLIFE

Tutankhamun’s penis was fully ERECT when he was mummified so he would look like a god in the afterlife A new study suggests that King Tutankhamun of Egypt was uniquely embalmed, including having his penis mummified at a 90-degree angle, in an effort to combat a religious revolution unleashed by his father. In Egypt’s Valley of the Kings the Pharaoh […]

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Golden hoard of Roman jewellery found hidden from Queen Boudicca and her army

Golden hoard of Roman jewellery found hidden from Queen Boudicca and her army

Golden hoard of Roman jewellery found hidden from Queen Boudicca and her army For the first time, after it was first discovered two years ago hidden under a department store in Essex, a stockwork of exquisite Roman jewels was displayed, and the jewelry was believed to have been hastily buried in order to hide it from the Queen Boudicca raiding […]

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The Japanese Monks Who Mummified Themselves While Still Alive

The Japanese Monks Who Mummified Themselves While Still Alive

The Japanese Monks Who Mummified Themselves While Still Alive A practice was pioneered over 1,000 years ago by a Japanese priest named Kukai, which was meant to demonstrate the ultimate act of religious devotion and dedication – self-mummification.  The practice, called Sokushinbutsu, was observed over many years as a ritual which culminated in death and the complete preservation of the […]

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America’s First Supermodel Died Alone in a Mental Asylum After 65 years

America’s First Supermodel Died Alone in a Mental Asylum After 65 years

America’s First Supermodel Died Alone in a Mental Asylum After 65 years You may never have heard of Audrey Munson, but you’ve probably seen her face if you’ve spent any time in New York. Its similarity can be seen across the city, from Adolph Weinman’s golden figure on top of the Manhattan Municipal Building to the New York Public Library’s […]

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London Excavations Reveal Medieval Theater Complex

London Excavations Reveal Medieval Theater Complex

London Excavations Reveal Medieval Theater Complex: A new excavation at a Shakespearean playhouse in Shoreditch has revealed that it was turned into a sprawling complex for theatre goers by 16th-century actor and impresario James Burbage. The Theatre, not to be confused with the nearby Curtain play house, was built in 1576, and its remains were only found in 2008. It […]

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Metal detectorist discovers a huge Roman villa

Metal detectorist discovers a huge Roman villa

Metal detectorist discovers a huge Roman villa An enormous Roman villa has been found beneath a field in Oxfordshire packed with trophies, including coins and boar tusks alongside a sarcophagus containing the skeletal remains of an unnamed woman. Amateur detectorist and historian Keith Westcott discovered the ancient remains beneath a crop in a field near Broughton Castle near Banbury. A […]

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