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In the small village of Much Marcle, an ancient tree stands beside St. Bartholomew’s Church. Though the church dates back to the 13th century, the tree is even older—it has a few centuries on the building. The yew’s hollow trunk is vast enough to accommodate several people standing inside it. The yew’s longevity and grandeur […]
Rome Actually contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using one of these links, I may receive compensation at no extra cost to you. See my Privacy Policy for more information. It’s no secret to anyone that Rome is a top destination for archaeology buffs. From the Colosseum to the ruins of the ancient aqueducts scattered […]
4 A group of young archaeologists have made a surprising discovery in the jungle of Campeche: an ancient Mayan city hidden under dense vegetation. Using LiDAR technology, which can detect structures under foliage, researchers identified more than 6,000 structures, including pyramids and plazas, in a city they have named “Valeriana.” This discovery is significant not […]
Immersed in antiquity, near Florence, Italy Feeling the need for some brief respite from the crowds and snaking queues in Florence, an afternoon visit to the Etruscan hilltop town of Fiesole fit the bill. The settlement can be found within the archaeological area and could date back as far as the ninth century BC. The […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pushing for a halt to fighting in Gaza and a diplomatic solution to conflict in Lebanon, but Israeli strikes on an historic Lebanese port city prove there is no respite yet. Huge clouds of smoke billowed above residential buildings in Tyre, a UNESCO-listed port city in south Lebanon, […]
Raina Ong Staff Writer,japan-guide.com About 1300 years ago, the area comprising of Nara City and its surrounds was established as Japan’s first permanent capital as opposed to previous capitals, which moved each time a new emperor was enthroned. Buddhism was the religion of the then ruling nobles, who embraced it when it was introduced to […]
Portrait of a scholar (Archimedes?). Domenico Fetti, 1620. Early life and education Archimedes was born into a family connected to the ruling elite of Syracuse. In his work ‘The Sand-Reckoner’, Archimedes gives his father’s name as Phidias, an astronomer about whom nothing else is known, it is assumed this is what likely sparked Archimedes’ early […]
As soon as I stepped within the stone circle of Cerrig Arthur, the strange noise began. It came from the far side of the valley – a long, hoarse scream. Then it became louder, growing into an ear-splitting thunder. I jammed my fingers into my ears – but still felt its sonic explosion down in […]
Check out these weird and wacky ancient Irish remedies to keep you healthy this winter. Shakespeare’s witches, with their “Eye of newt, and toe of frog,” could well have been related to some of our Irish ancient ancestors if some of these remedies are to be believed. From using dead hands and hair clippings to ancient […]
Weaponized Digital Advertising With the 2024 United States presidential election around the corner, political parties have already ramped up their advertising spending to attempt to persuade voters to cast their ballot in a particular direction this November. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the Trump campaign was spending around $1 million per day on Facebook […]