Tag: ancient civilizations

December 5, 2024 at 3:49 pm

Researchers Determine That Ancient Ochre Mine Is The Oldest Known Mine In The World, Last In Use About 48,000 Years Ago

Source: Brandi L. MacDonald

Mining has been an important part of our culture for millennia. 

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December 20, 2022 at 12:33 am

Why Did Many Great Civilizations Mysteriously Collapse 3,200 Years Ago?

Why Did Many Great Civilizations Mysteriously Collapse 3,200 Years Ago?

Here come the Sea People!

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June 7, 2021 at 3:17 pm

An Amazing Before and After of an Ancient Greek Stadium Excavation

An Amazing Before and After of an Ancient Greek Stadium Excavation

The stadium could hold up to 30,000 spectators

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October 19, 2020 at 12:26 pm

Giant Cat Etched Into Peruvian Hillside Believed to Be Over 2,000 Years Old

Giant Cat Etched Into Peruvian Hillside Believed to Be Over 2,000 Years Old

Archaeologists discovered the giant cat ‘geoglyph’ at the historic Nazca Lines

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May 27, 2020 at 4:55 pm

In 1940, 3 Teens Found a Cave with 17,000 Year Old Art and Then This Happened

In 1940, 3 Teens Found a Cave with 17,000 Year Old Art and Then This Happened

Kurzgesagt animated an episode of John Green’s podcast, The Anthropocene Reviewed, and it’s great.

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March 2, 2017 at 8:32 am

These Ancient Inca Whistling Vessels Mimic Animal Calls With Nothing But Water

These Ancient Inca Whistling Vessels Mimic Animal Calls With Nothing But Water

Using only the flow of water, these incredible Ancient Inca whistling vessels known as ‘huascos’ mimic various animal calls

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