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For the ancient Maya, cracked mirrors were a path to the world beyond
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe Maya used mirrors as channels for supernatural communication. In this image, a supernatural...
31 ancient temples from around the world, from Göbekli Tepe to the Parthenon
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Parthenon Temple on a bright day on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Ancient people built...
5 Disturbing things about ancient Sparta that people don’t really know
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSpartan helmet (Getty Images) Interest, admiration and idolization of the ancient Greek city-state...
What did Cleopatra, Egypt's last pharaoh, really look like?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBas relief fragment portraying Cleopatra. Cleopatra VII may have been the most famous woman in the...
32 astonishing ancient burials, from 'vampire' decapitations to riches for the afterlife
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoClose up of the naturally mummified face of the Tollund man. Human burials are some of the most...
Why some Egyptians are fuming over Netflix's Black Cleopatra
CBS News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoCairo — As soon as Netflix dropped the trailer for its upcoming "docudrama" about ancient Egypt's...
Ancient scroll found at Mount Vesuvius reveals details of Plato’s final hours
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA groundbreaking discovery of a papyrus scroll buried in AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius may reveal...
50 Aristotle Quotes on Philosophy, Virtue and Education
Parade via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoAncient Greek philosopher Aristotle statue Few have left such a great impact on history as...
Was Cleopatra Black? A New Netflix Series Is Reviving an Old Controversy
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAdele James in Queen Cleopatra. Credit - Courtesy of Netflix The monumental legacy of Cleopatra,...
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh-sphinx statues unearthed at sun temple
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis head of a sphinx statue shows Ramesses II, a ruler who expanded Egypt's empire. Archaeologists...