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New finds from underwater research on historic Greek island of Salamis

By using the ‟amphibian” excavation technique, more new sections were unearthed of large stone plinth foundations of the big public building

Vestal Virgins: Powerful Priestesses of Rome’s Sacred Flame

What was it like living as a Vestal Virgin?

Tattooed Scythian warriors, descendants of the Amazons? (Part Four)

Herodotus believed the Sarmatians were the mix of Amazons & Scythians

Tattooed Scythian warriors, descendants of the Amazons? (Part Three)

Royal Scythians were tattooed and apparently those tattoos attested to their elite status

Tattooed Scythian warriors, descendants of the Amazons? (Part Two)

There was a time of transition during which women and men still existed as equals in society and the Amazons are a compelling example

Tattooed Scythian warriors, descendants of the Amazons? (Part One)

The Greeks described Scythians as an amalgamation of many peoples overlaying a very ancient culture that existed around the Black Sea

World’s oldest stone tools and weapons (2.5 million years ago) found in Ethiopia

The sharpened tools date from over 2.5 million years ago

Batman existed in Mesoamerican Mythology and his name was Camazotz

And was this mythical Death-Bat inspired by real giant vampire bats?

Hidden Women of History: Ennigaldi-Nanna, Curator of the World’s First Museum

The museum, over 2,500 years old, was centered on cultural heritage, and it is thought to have perhaps had an educational purpose

Lost Artifacts of the Great Pyramid: The Mysterious Case of the Dixon Relics

In 1872, after Dixon and his colleague Dr. James Grant chiseled their way into the sealed Queen’s Chamber shafts of the Great Pyramid

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