Witness the remarkable transformation of scrap into legend as we forge the mythical ANUBIS sword from a rusted, discarded hook. Inspired by the ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife, this blade isn't ...

Humans and our ancestors have been creating tools, art, and everyday objects for millions of years, and each unexpected ...

Tracks from two humanlike species crossing paths in ancient Africa shed light on the tale of our specialized locomotion. An aerial photo of researchers standing near excavated trackways in Kenya.

It is one of the best preserved ancient temples, a fact partly due to its conversion into a Christian church in later centuries. According to the traveler and historian Pausanias, Hephaestus, god of ...

Using ancient genomes, researchers have mapped the emergence of agriculture in the Middle East 12,000 years ago and its spread to Europe, but the southern Mediterranean has been largely neglected.

The primary source of this ancient lead pollution was silver mining. The process of extracting silver from lead-rich galena ore released significant amounts of lead into the atmosphere, a stark ...

Ancient Romans used lead in water pipes, utensils, and cosmetics. They even used it to sweeten wine. Those uses affected the elite in cities. But the rural majority was exposed to lead emissions ...

That said, we can move on to checking out the eight most powerful warrior tribes in ancient Africa. 8. Abyssinians. Picture source – X.com. The Abyssinians lived in the region now known as Ethiopia ...

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These four lost cities were jewels of ancient Africa. What happened to them? Thonis-Heracleion, Alexandria, Meroë, and Jenne-Jeno were once centers of sophistication and wealth, but their ...

A post shared to X on Oct. 2, 2024, included two photos allegedly showing the "massive ancient grave of the giants in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.". The image on the left appeared to show ...

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