The accidental discovery of an ancient bronze dancing figurine made in India but found in Siberia has shed new light on trade and the northern Silk Road.
Queens of Ancient Egypt played significant roles throughout history both in life and in death, but the attention is usually given to striking noble women such as: Nefertiti, Hatshepsut, Nefertari, Cleopatra, and a few others. The stories told of these prominent royal women are enough to fill libraries and a plethora of artifacts pertaining to them are carefully preserved in museums. However, lesser-known queens— particularly Khentkawes (Khentkaus) I—are just as deserving of consideration for their lives and accomplishments as rulers.
Revered as a hero in the Czech Republic, Jan Zizka has gone down in history for having led the Taborites to victory during the Hussite Wars in Bohemia, despite their numerical inferiority and their lack of military training. How did he do it?
When you find a 20-year-old tin, you expect the contents to be past their Best Before date. No-one knew quite what to expect when #archaeologists in #London turned up a tin that was 2000 years old.
Queens of Ancient Egypt played significant roles throughout history both in life and in death, but the attention is usually given to striking noble women such as: Nefertiti, Hatshepsut, Nefertari, Cleopatra, and a few others. The stories told of these prominent royal women are enough to fill libraries and a plethora of artifacts pertaining to them are carefully preserved in museums. However, lesser-known queens— particularly Khentkawes (Khentkaus) I—are just as deserving of consideration for their lives and accomplishments as rulers.
Revered as a hero in the Czech Republic, Jan Zizka has gone down in history for having led the Taborites to victory during the Hussite Wars in Bohemia, despite their numerical inferiority and their lack of military training. How did he do it?
When you find a 20-year-old tin, you expect the contents to be past their Best Before date. No-one knew quite what to expect when #archaeologists in #London turned up a tin that was 2000 years old.