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Month: February 2025

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The team stand amidst the timber circle reconstruction. Source: Vesthimmerlands Museum / Guardian.
28 FEB 2025 · 3 MIN

Ritual Timber Circle Found in Denmark may have Links to Stonehenge

An ancient timber circle with a similar arrangement to the famous Stonehenge in England has been discovered in Denmark. The circle, consisting of some 45 wooden posts driven into the ground, was…

The Huns, Georges Rochegrosse, 1910. Source: Georges Rochegrosse / Public Domain.
26 FEB 2025 · 4 MIN

The Origin of the Huns: Revealing the Truth Behind a Legend

The Huns, according to ancient sources, came out of nowhere. But then, these ancient sources were largely Roman and, as far as the Romans were concerned, the Huns really did. They first…

25 FEB 2025 · 2 MIN

The Bronze Age Collapse: A Sudden, Violent Plunge into Darkness (Part Two)

The main problem in understanding the Bronze Age Collapse is that we don’t really know what happened. This may look like an oversimplification but it is not. It is, instead, the simple…

The Valley of the Kings, near where the suspicious pile of rubble is located. Could there be an Egyptian royal tomb underneath? Source: © Vyacheslav Argenberg / http://www.vascoplanet.com/ / CC BY 4.0.
24 FEB 2025 · 3 MIN

Team Behind the Discovery of Egyptian Royal Tomb May Have Found Another

Remember last week when we reported that the first Egyptian Royal Tomb in a century had been discovered? Well, the team who found the tomb of Thutmose II may just have done…

How the divination spoon functioned is not known, but it was believed to be used to see the future. Source: Manx National Heritage.
21 FEB 2025 · 2 MIN

Extremely Rare Divination Spoon Found on Isle of Man was used for Prophecy

A 2,000 year old metal spoon has been found on the Isle of Man in the United Kingdom. Dating from the Iron Age, it is believed that this bronze spoon may be…

The alabaster remnants found in the tomb with the royal name of Thutmose II highlighted. Source: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
19 FEB 2025 · 3 MIN

Tomb of Thutmose II: First Egyptian Royal Tomb Found in 100 Years

The 18th Dynasty of Egypt was the start of its last golden age as a superpower. Its founder, Ahmose I, rose to control the whole of the Nile, expelling the mysterious semitic…