Category: International

The White Horse of Uffington: A Bronze Age Enigma Carved into a chalk hillside in Oxfordshire, England, the White Horse of Uffington is a breathtaking …

The Khorsabad Lamassu: A Monument of Assyrian Grandeur In a remarkable find, an Iraqi-French archaeological team unearthed an 18-ton limestone sculpture of a lamassu in …

A Moment of Refuge: The Broomistega and Thrinaxodon Fossil About 250 million years ago, during the Permian-Triassic extinction event—often called the Great Dying—life on Earth …

Te Barantauti: The Ingenious Hedgehog Fish Helmets of Kiribati In the 19th century, the warriors of Kiribati, a Pacific island nation, crafted an extraordinary piece …

The Salt Men of Chehrabad: A Window into Ancient Persia In the winter of 1993, miners working in the Chehrabad Salt Mine in northwestern Iran …

The Paradox of Exploration: Stargazing Before Earthbound Discovery Since the dawn of humanity, the night sky has captivated our imagination. Long before we charted the …

MV Blue Marlin: The Heavy-Lift Giant of the Seas The MV Blue Marlin, a 712-foot (217-meter) behemoth of maritime engineering, is one of the world’s …

Mummified Moa Claw Unearthed in New Zealand Cave Rewrites Extinction Timeline   In 1987, a group of explorers delving into the depths of a cave …

El Peñón de Guatapé: Colombia’s Iconic Rock and Artificial Lake Rising dramatically from the lush landscape of Antioquia, Colombia, El Peñón de Guatapé, also known …

Erected under the visionary reign of King Kurigalzu I in the 14th century BCE, Dur-Kurigalzu rose as a strategic capital of the Kassite dynasty, a …