Saschiz – Local legends of the giant’s fortress
Legend says that high atop a tree-covered hill near the village of Saschiz in Transylvania, there used to be a giant’s fortress that housed,...
The mysterious Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea seems like the least talked about body of water, for it has kept many of its mysteries still hidden. Even today,...
Bread of antiquity and its evolution
Bread is considered a standard food that people have been consuming for thousands of years and constantly seems to evolve. No exact origin can...
Legendary historic forts around the world
History had many conflicts that shattered empires and eradicated entire cultures and forts are still visible in many countries in ruin. All this fighting...
The hidden life of Neanderthals
Finding out more about the past is an adventure in itself, and Neanderthals are a big part of the human evolutionary path. Aside from...
T-rex – the dinosaur king had a slow gait
The fascination for dinosaurs and their life on the planet before us has always been in the spotlight, and T-rex is one of the...
Enigmatic ruins and monuments
Wherever people chose to settle down, we tend to leave signs in the ground of our presence there that form ruins and monuments. Usually,...
Pompeii and its colorful food stall
The whole world has heard of Pompeii and the catastrophe that befell it, and even after so many years, we are still fascinated. The...
Layers of civilization – Jarlshof and Skara Brae
In the chilly wet landscape of Scotland, far North, two very distinct archipelagoes dot the Atlantic Ocean and hold Jarlshof and Skara Brae. They...
Less-known archaeological discoveries around the world
Archaeologists often go on a quest of making sense of people’s lives and their excavations of archaeological discoveries are important. Piecing together the rubble...