An Associate Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Portsmouth in the UK, Or Graur, discovered what is believed to be the oldest known depiction of the Milky Way in ancient Egyptian art.

This depiction is thought to illustrate the Great Rift, a band of dust and gas that appears to split the Milky Way in two. While this is the clearest known evidence for the ancient Egyptians ...

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While most schools narrow down two students to represent their class at graduation, Jericho High School will celebrate nine of the class’s 313 students this June. Seniors Ryan Cheung ...

Speaking to HistoryExtra, Dr Monk said: “I am in no doubt that the appendage is a depiction of male genitalia ... was learned – he was using [ancient Thracian] Phaedrus’s first-century ...

After its original discovery in 1885, an ancient statue sanctuary in Cyprus was subsequently covered in sand and lost to time yet again. However, a recent archaeological effort rediscovered the ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of ...

When you look at a lot of his work – as you say, this is a depiction of Jeremiah – there are all those connections through. 'Now, in terms of this specific piece, the original work of Jeremiah ...

Interestingly, says Slimak, Thorin and his ancestors within this group of Neanderthals were isolated and did not show any traces of ancient humans in their DNA. This is a surprising feat considering ...

The exhibition includes pieces of ancient pottery. National Archaeological Museum of Naples For more than half a century, a specialized Italian police unit has been confiscating valuable ...

During excavations undertaken in March 2025, an international team of researchers led by Professor Monika Trümper and Dr. Thomas Lappi from Freie Universität Berlin uncovered an ancient ...

It was as far away from Woodstock as possible. The performance was filmed over six days in October 1971 in the ancient amphitheatre, with the band playing three songs in the ancient venue ...