Everything you need to know about Centaurus A Centaurus A is a giant elliptical galaxy and the closest radio galaxy to Earth, located at approximately 12 million light-years away. The active galactic nucleus, containing a supermassive black hole with a mass of 55 million solar masses, is hidden from the …

Who was Amenhotep I? In the era of the New Kingdom, that is, during the heyday of the ancient Egyptian statehood, the second pharaoh of the 18th dynasty was Amenhotep I, who ruled the country around 1526-1506 BC. The time of his reign is poorly documented, but historians believe that …

The Faroe Islands, a North Atlantic archipelago between Norway and Iceland, were settled by Viking explorers in the mid-9th century CE. However, several recent studies have suggested earlier occupation of the Faroes by people from the British Isles. Using a combination of biomarkers and ancient sedimentary DNA, the new research …

The Northwestern Territories of Canada are truly one of Earth’s last true wild places. One of its special National Park Reserves, called the Nahanni Valley, is however a little bit wilder than most. It is home to some strange myths and mysteries and boasts a fearsome r Read more Section:  …

Per leggere questo articolo occorrono 3 minuti I ricercatori dell’Università di Zurigo hanno studiato una corazza realizzata in scaglie di cuoio trovata nella tomba di un cavaliere scoperta nel nord-ovest della Cina. I dettagli di realizzazione della corazza indicano che ha avuto origine nell’impero neo-assiro tra il VI e l’VIII …

PULLMAN, WASHINGTON—According to a statement released by Washington State University, new radiocarbon dating of some of the 10,000 stone monoliths at southern Ethiopia’s Sakaro Sodo archaeological site indicates the oldest of the 20-foot phallus-shaped stela monuments were built in the first century A.D., or about 1,000 years earlier than previously …

ORKNEY, SCOTLAND—BBC News reports that an X-ray of a heavily corroded Viking sword discovered in a grave on the Orkney Island of Papa Westray in 2015 has revealed its highly decorated upper and lower handle guards made of contrasting metals. The excavation team, which included Andrew Morrison, Caroline Paterson, and …

CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND—The Guardian reports that cleaning and examination of the remains of a man found in 2017 in a cemetery near a Roman settlement site in eastern England has uncovered possible evidence for the practice of crucifixion. The man was between 25 and 35 years old at the time of …

The ancient leather armor, datable to 786-543 BCE, was originally made of about 5,444 smaller scales and 140 larger scales, which, together with leather laces and lining, had a total weight of 4-5 kg. Left: Assyrian infantry archer in scale armor depicted in a relief from the south west palace …

Astronomers using direct observation have discovered a giant planet with multiple and wide orbits. It is located in a binary star system with a massive pair of stars at a distance of 560 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun. This discovery confirms that exoplanets can exist in …