Archaeologists have uncovered a stunning find in the Altai Mountains of Siberia—a nearly intact women’s boot believed to be 2,300 years old. The boot is made of soft red leather with a geometric design sewn with pyrite crystals and black beads on the sole. It is thought to have belonged to the Scythians, a nomadic people who traversed the Eurasian continent. The location of … [Read more...] about Unearthing the Past: 2,300-Year-Old Scythian Shoe Unveils Secrets of Burial Customs and Fine Craftsmanship
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Temple of the Moon (Peru)
Archaeological site in Peru The Temple of the Moon is an Incanceremonial temple on Huayna Picchunear Machu Picchu, in Peru. The site is made up of stone masonry and an open-face, shallow cave. The temple is arbitrarily named, like many of the sites in Machu Picchu. In the center of the cave is a throne carved out of rock. Beside the throne are steps that lead deeper … [Read more...] about Temple of the Moon (Peru)
This 4,000-year-old skull just received a new face
This article published BY NINA STROCHLIC in National Geographic Magazine Buried during the Stone Age, this woman once roamed the forests of northern Sweden. Now archaeologists have reconstructed her face. For 4,000 years, a woman lay undisturbed in a stone-lined grave amid the forests of northeastern Sweden. She had likely followed animal migrations through the … [Read more...] about This 4,000-year-old skull just received a new face
Perfectly Preserved Mammoth Bone Huts, Could Be Up To 25,000 Years Old
Some of the most notable of these mammoth bone huts were found in Mezhyrich, a village in central Ukraine, where in 1965, a farmer dug up the lower jawbone of a mammoth while in the process of expanding his cellar. Further excavations revealed the presence of 4 prehistoric huts, made up of a total of 149 mammoth bones. These huts are perhaps the earliest example of … [Read more...] about Perfectly Preserved Mammoth Bone Huts, Could Be Up To 25,000 Years Old
An Independent Shoeshiner Boy in London 1877
In Victorian London, shoeshiners, also known as boot polishers, shoeblacks, or bootblacks, were often young boys trying to make a living in poverty-stricken city. Some shoeshiners worked in brigades, whereas others were independent. The brigades : "These are the orthodox or legitimate boot-blacks, and they consequently find favour in the eyes of the police. The policeman, … [Read more...] about An Independent Shoeshiner Boy in London 1877