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My Amazing Journey: Discovering Glittering Diamonds, Alluvial Gold, and Gold Nuggets
01/10/2024

My Amazing Journey: Discovering Glittering Diamonds, Alluvial Gold, and Gold Nuggets

This is one of the only terracotta warriors that was found almost completely intact. Note the detail on the bottom of hi...
01/09/2024

This is one of the only terracotta warriors that was found almost completely intact. Note the detail on the bottom of his shoe, showing that grip and traction were considered in footwear even 2,200 years ago.
Each life-size clay warrior was crafted to be completely unique and there are no two terracotta warriors-among the 8,000 total-that are exactly the same.
Shortly after the completion of the tomb in 210-209 BC, it was looted for weapons and burned, causing the roof to collapse, crushing the terracotta warriors. All the other terracotta warriors that are currently on display were painstakingly restored. What's even more remarkable is that the terracotta warriors were originally painted in bright colors by skilled artisans.
Unfortunately, when they were exposed to air and sunlight during the excavation in the 1970s, the colors began to curl up almost immediately and disappeared within minutes.
These terracotta warriors were put in place to guard the tomb of the first emperor of unified China--Qin Shi Huang. To this day, the tomb has yet to be opened. According to ancient historians, the tomb contains an entire kingdom and palace in which the ceilings are decorated with pearls to mimic the night sky. The tomb is also said to contain extremely rare artifacts and has been rigged with crossbows to shoot anyone trying to break in. To keep its location a secret, the workers were entombed with the emperor.
The Han dynasty historian, Sima Qian, also mentioned that inside the tomb, "mercury was used to fashion the hundred rivers, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and the seas in such a way that they flowed." Modern tests have indicated extremely high levels of mercury in the surrounding soil.

Cracking the Code: Unveiling Cutting-Edge Prehistoric Human Technology Associated with the Pyramids
01/09/2024

Cracking the Code: Unveiling Cutting-Edge Prehistoric Human Technology Associated with the Pyramids

The faces of the athletes from the great Roman mosaic, found in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, are shown in great detai...
01/09/2024

The faces of the athletes from the great Roman mosaic, found in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, are shown in great detail. The floor mosaic adorned the exercise area. The mosaic was discovered in 1824 and is now in the Vatican Museums.

Unearthing an Enigma: 2,800-Year-Old Hasaplu Lovers Found in an Iranian Tomb
01/09/2024

Unearthing an Enigma: 2,800-Year-Old Hasaplu Lovers Found in an Iranian Tomb

The remains of a prehistoric house from the bronze age settlement of Akrotiri in Santorini, Greece. The settlement was d...
01/08/2024

The remains of a prehistoric house from the bronze age settlement of Akrotiri in Santorini, Greece. The settlement was destroyed in the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BCE and buried in volcanic ash.

Unveiling the Mystery: Archaeologists Intrigued by the Puzzling Discovery of a 72-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tail in the ...
01/08/2024

Unveiling the Mystery: Archaeologists Intrigued by the Puzzling Discovery of a 72-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tail in the Mexican Desert.
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It's like waking up from a 12,000 years slumber. The jaws and teeth of a leopard statue about to be discovered in Karaha...
01/08/2024

It's like waking up from a 12,000 years slumber. The jaws and teeth of a leopard statue about to be discovered in Karahantepe. ลžanlฤฑurfa Karahantepe, 2021.

Mystical Unveiling: Unearthing an Ancient Giant with Horns in East Africa
01/08/2024

Mystical Unveiling: Unearthing an Ancient Giant with Horns in East Africa

A plethora of Corinthian-type bronze helmets at the Museum of Olympia (storage of bronzes).
01/07/2024

A plethora of Corinthian-type bronze helmets at the Museum of Olympia (storage of bronzes).

Unveiling the Countenance of a 14th-Century Warrior: Researchers Reconstruct Face of Medieval Hero from 1361. Details be...
01/07/2024

Unveiling the Countenance of a 14th-Century Warrior: Researchers Reconstruct Face of Medieval Hero from 1361. Details below in the comments section ...๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

Lower part of a leg and foot with sandal of the over life size statue of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (reign 161-180 A....
01/07/2024

Lower part of a leg and foot with sandal of the over life size statue of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (reign 161-180 A.D.) found at Sagalassos, Turkey in 2008.

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