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"The suit of armor belonging to King Henry VIII which is famous for its exaggerated codpiece. A codpiece is a flap or pouch that was attached to the front of men's breeches during 15th-16th Centuries AD.Initially it was a functional piece of clothing used to cover the opening in men's hose but it evolved into a decorative and symbolic fashion statement.The codpiece on King Henry VIII's armor was crafted from steel and was a bold statement of his masculinity power and virility. King Henry VIIIs suit of armor was designed to protect him and shield him from injury. But the specific design choices"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978551595114901778) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-15T20:00Z 563.2K followers, 462.9K engagements
"Shi Pei Pu a male Chinese opera singer and spy tricked French diplomat Bernard Boursicot for XX years by pretending to be a woman. He even faked having a child with him to gain secrets. The story of Pu and Boursicot is one of the most extraordinary cases of espionage deception and human vulnerability in the twentieth century. Shi Pei Pu was a celebrated Chinese opera performer an art form in which men traditionally played both male and female roles. In the 1960s during the height of Cold War tensions Shi met Bernard Boursicot a young French diplomat stationed in Beijing. Shi claimed to be a"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978400531782754756) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-15T10:00Z 563.2K followers, 31.2K engagements
"Two Blackfeet warriors look across what is now Glacier National Park in Montana in the early 1900s. Taken in the early 1900s it shows a land that had been home to the Blackfeet Nation for centuries before the parks official designation in 1910. The Blackfeet one of the largest tribes of the Northern Plains once roamed vast territories stretching across what is now Montana Alberta and Saskatchewan. Their lives were tied to the rhythm of the land bison hunts spiritual ceremonies and seasonal migrations shaped their identity. When Glacier became a national park the U.S. government seized over"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978729125683880184) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T07:46Z 563.2K followers, 29.8K engagements
"In 1905 at XX the ruler of China Cixi wanting to change her brutal and tyrants image in the West got a Dutch painter to paint her portrait. She told him to make her look young. But he painted two versions. He gave the one looking younger to Cixi and he secretly painted another of the real her. In 1905 Empress Dowager Cixi of China then seventy years old sought to reshape her image before the Western world. For decades she had been portrayed as a ruthless autocrat blamed for corruption and resistance to reform during the final years of the Qing dynasty. Hoping to present herself as a dignified"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979521619564642710) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-18T12:15Z 563.2K followers, 34.2K engagements
"A grocery store stands within the ancient walls of a 3rd Century AD Roman imperial palace in Croatia . This palace was once the residence of Emperor Diocletian. Constructed between 295-305 AD the palace was designed as both a military fortress and an opulent retirement home for Emperor Diocletian who famously became the first Roman emperor to voluntarily abdicate his throne. Built from white limestone and marble imported from across the empire the palace stretched over seven acres along the Adriatic coast protected by massive walls and gates. Today the ancient structure forms the heart of"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979677602861420785) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-18T22:34Z 563.2K followers, 23.9K engagements
"Catacombs of Paris; are underground ossuariesinParis - France which hold remains of more than X million people . History of Paris Catacombs starts in late 18th Century CE when major public health problems tied to citys cemeteries led to a decision to transfer their contents to an underground site. Paris authorities chose an easily accessible site that was at time located outside capital: former Tombe-Issoire quarries under plain of Montrouge. In operation since at least 15th Century CE and then abandoned these quarries were a small part of labyrinth that extended under city over approximately"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980160987237056630) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T06:35Z 563.2K followers, 11.5K engagements
"Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) Civil conflict resulting from tensions amongLebanons Christian and Muslim populations. The conflict was exacerbated by socioeconomic disparities and the presence in Lebanon in 1970s of fighters from thePalestine Liberation Organization(PLO). In 1975 Lebanons Muslims and leftists supported the PLO and sought more political power; its Christians seeking to maintain their political dominance opposed the PLO. The factions fought fiercely through early 1976 and Lebanon became effectively partitioned with the Christians in power in the north and the Muslims in the"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980175140706226288) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T07:31Z 563.2K followers, 8488 engagements
"The Treaty of Paris painting depicting the end of the American Revolution. It remains unfinished due to British representatives refusing to pose 1783. This unfinished painting tells the story of both victory and pride. Created by American artist Benjamin West it was meant to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Paris which formally ended the Revolutionary War in 1783. The American delegates (Benjamin Franklin John Adams John Jay Henry Laurens and William Temple Franklin) posed for the work their expressions reflecting triumph after years of struggle. Yet the other half of the canvas"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980390553205502173) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T21:47Z 563.2K followers, 10.9K engagements
"Chocolate was one of the most desired foods of Mesoamerica and was consumed by the Olmec Maya and Aztec civilizations amongst others. Its consumption even spread via trade routes to other parts of the Americas including the Chaco Canyon in modern New Mexico. The earliest known use of chocolate was by the Olmec around 1900 BCE and enjoyed as a drink it was drunk from special round jars known as tecomates. The Maya used tall cylinder beakers for drinking chocolate and these very often had text on the rim indicating their intended use. The Aztecs also had richly decorated tall cups specifically"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980532532694454757) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T07:12Z 563.2K followers, 10.2K engagements
"Reference : Hirsch Brett D. From Jew to Puritan: The Emblematic Owl in Early English Culture.This Earthly Stage: World and Stage in Late Medieval and Early Modern England.Brett Hirsch and Christopher Wortham Eds. Turnhout Belgium: Brepols 2010. Mann Jill.From Aesop to Reynard: Beast Literature in Medieval Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2009. Ziolkowski Jan M.Talking Animals: Medieval Latin Beast Poetry 750-1150. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press 1993"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980633923878322503) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T13:55Z 563.2K followers, 2992 engagements
"Lascaux Cave - the Sistine Chapel of the Paleolithic Period : Lascaux Cave is a Palaeolithic cave situated in southwestern France near village of Montignac in Dordogne region which houses some of most famous examples of prehistoric cave paintings. Close to XXX paintings mostly of animals - dot the interior walls of the cave in impressive compositions. Horses are the most numerous but deer aurochs ibex bison and even some felines can also be found. Besides these paintings which represent most of the major images there are also around 1400 engravings of a similar order. The art dated to"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1876218021825630533) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-01-06T10:43Z 562.1K followers, 72.1K engagements
"Ren Lalique's "Suzanne" is a glass sculpture created in 1925. It is considered a representative work of the Art Deco style and a prime example of Lalique's mastery of glass as an artistic medium. "Suzanne" is a quintessential example of Art Deco glass sculpture embodying the era's elegance and refined aesthetics.The sculpture is a statuette of a nude female figure with drapery trailing from her outstretched arms as if it were a pair of butterfly wings. It is known for its graceful and elegant pose. The glass is often opalescent which gives it a luminous quality that changes with the light. It"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1966824903258341384) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-13T11:22Z 562.1K followers, 64.8K engagements
"References : The Jade Sphinx: The Enchantress by Heinrich Lossow". Archived fromthe originalon 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2014-05-12. "Cultura Inquieta - Heinrich Lossow". Archived fromthe originalon 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2014-05-12. "Heinrich Lossow 1843-1897 painter's biography. Paintings and graphics". Archived fromthe originalon 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2014-05-12"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1970575545114247627) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-23T19:46Z 562.3K followers, 6783 engagements
"A French Mahogany Metamorphic Reading Chair (18th Century AD) from England. Chair has a flat semi-circular top with an urn-shaped splat. An adjustable/detachable wooden candle arm with wooden drip bobeshe swings from left arm of piece. Other arm has a book stand that is also adjustable/detachable. There are many different styles of18th Century AD furniture. Era represents Golden Age of Furniture Making. While furniture makers were trained in construction of highly finished sophisticated designs styles during this time are widely divergent. The 18th Century AD furniture makers replaced walnut"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1970583022505468262) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-23T20:16Z 562.2K followers, 12.5K engagements
"Then vs Now : Temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis of Athens in Greece The temple of Athena Nike (Athena as a goddess of victory) is the smallest temple at the Acropolis in Athens placed at its southwest corner at the edge of a high cliff. Its construction was completed in XXX BC during the so-called High Classical Period according to the design of Kallikrates (the same architect who was responsible for the construction of Parthenon). The temple by Kallikrates replaced an earlier small temple which got completely destroyed during the Persian wars. The spot highly vulnerable to attack but"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1974191879320477804) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-03T19:16Z 562.1K followers, 14.6K engagements
"A Roman Gold Medallion depicting Roman Emperor Caracalla minted in Rome around XXX AD showcases the emperor in profile. The medallion was found as part of a hoard in Abu Qir Egypt.The medallion may have been a prize for victorious athletes possibly from the Olympic Games.The emperor is shown in a heroic style with a spear and shield. Crafted from solid gold this coin bears the ravages of time in its subtle surface scratches. The image of Caracalla laurel-wreathed spear in hand and shield emblazoned with a chariot scene speaks of military prowess and imperial authority. Its survival is a"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1975511878387573135) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-07T10:41Z 562.5K followers, 13.7K engagements
"Ancient Greek Earrings (400 BC) : A side-by-side comparison of Angelina Jolie as the character Olympias in the 2004 film Alexanderand a piece of ancient Greek jewelry. Olympias was the mother of Alexander the Great. The film Alexander was directed by Oliver Stone and starred Colin Farrell as the titular character. Delicate gold earrings crafted during the Classical period of ancient Greece around XXX BC. These finely detailed ornaments often featured miniature sculptures such as winged figures sirens or mythological scenes showcasing the eras mastery of metalwork and symbolism. Likely worn by"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1976188274231402572) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-09T07:29Z 562.3K followers, 20.6K engagements
"Ancient Theater of Philippi in background acropolis of city in sunset; East Macedonia Greece Philippi was founded in XXX BC as a colony of Thassos named Krenides in a strategic location in an area rich in agricultural goods timber for ship-building and precious metals. In XXX BC Philip II conquered city completed its fortifications and renamed it Philippi. First phase of the ancient theatre dates to this period. City developed into one of the most important in Macedon. Following Roman conquest of Macedon (148 BC) Philippi became part of first administrative district of Macedonia with"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1976259581711089931) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-09T12:12Z 562.1K followers, 10.8K engagements
"In 1510 Michelangelo took a yearlong break from painting the Sistine Chapel. The frescoes painted after this break are characteristically different from the ones he painted before it and are emblematic of what we think of when we envision the Sistine Chapel paintings. These are the paintings like The Creation of Adam where the narratives have been pared down to only the essential figures depicted on a monumental scale. Because of these changes Michelangelo is able to convey a strong sense of emotionality that can be perceived from the floor of the chapel. Indeed the imposing figure of God in"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1976740581981536443) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-10T20:04Z 562.2K followers, 4594 engagements
"Acropolis Theater of Pergamon in Bergama - Trkiye The first traces of Greek Theatre of Pergamon situated on west side of castle hill can be dated back to early 5th Century BC. Today dominatingcaveawas built in late 5th Century BC. Spectators had access to their seats via theatre terrace. Current theatre was built in mid 3rd Century BC at the beginning of Attalid dynasty and renovated extensively byKing Eumenes II (r. 197-159 BC). Theatre is said to have had seating capacity of 10000 and the cavea (seating area) was steepest in the ancient world. The XX rows of seats were arranged on three"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1976964270681473454) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-11T10:53Z 562.1K followers, 9277 engagements
"One of the shoes found in Tutankhamun's Tomb dated back to 1323 BC a fascinating example of the skill and luxury of ancient Egyptian civilization. This unique artifact was discovered in 1922 when British archaeologist Howard Carter excavated the Pharaoh's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. The shoe made of leather and decorated with gold details was designed for one of the most famous kings in Egyptian history. The shoe was crafted with incredible attention to detail reflecting Tutankhamun's real status. He is one of the many personal items found in the grave which also contained"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977818731322728959) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-13T19:28Z 562.1K followers, 22.6K engagements
"The 'Old Gentleman of Raahe' - the oldest surviving diving suits in the world made in the early 18th Century CE. The suit was donated during the 1860s to theRaahe Museumin Finland by a Finnish shipowner and a mariner named Captain Johan Leufstadius (1795-1867 CE). The museum is the oldest local museum in Finland and during the 18th Century CE Raahe was a busy shipping and shipbuilding center on the Gulf of Bothnia. The diving suit was used to check the hulls of ships without having to bring them into dry dock. The suit has been attributed to Finland due to the fact that the toes of the feet"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978177657385980036) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-14T19:14Z 562.1K followers, 10.5K engagements
"The so-called golden age of Athenian culture flourished under the leadership of Pericles (495-429 BC) a brilliant general orator patron of the arts and politicianthe first citizen of democratic Athens according to the historian Thucydides. Pericles transformed his citys alliances into an empire and graced its Acropolis with famous Parthenon. His policies and strategies also set the stage for the devastating Peloponnesian War which would embroil all Greece in the decades following his death. Pericles was born into one of Athens leading families in the heyday of classical Greece. His father"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978857961721344225) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T16:17Z 562.1K followers, 11.5K engagements
"In 2015 a Texas plumber who sold his truck to a dealership found out that the decals were not removed when it ended up in the hands of ISIS. It was a seemingly ordinary truck sale by a Texas plumber named Mark Oberholtzer turned into an international story. After trading in his used Ford F-250 at a dealership in Houston Oberholtzer assumed it would be cleaned and resold locally. Months later he was stunned to see photos circulating online of his old truck still bearing the words Mark-1 Plumbing on the side being used by ISIS fighters in Syria outfitted with a mounted anti-aircraft gun. The"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979519835165077846) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-18T12:08Z 562.4K followers, 38.7K engagements
"The Vikings made extensive use of walruses for their tusks skins and blubber. The tusks were highly valued for carving intricate items such as combs chess pieces and tools. The blubber was used to produce oil while the tough skin was fashioned into waterproof clothing and sails. These animals were primarily hunted in the northern regions of the Viking world including Greenland Iceland and the Arctic Circle. In Norse mythology walruses were often seen as symbols of strength and endurance qualities that aligned with their survival in harsh northern environments. Although not as mythologically"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979680916353204721) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-18T22:48Z 562.1K followers, 11.8K engagements
"The 'Sea Peoples' were a group of seafaring raiders that existed during the Late Bronze Age collapse. They gained notoriety for their attacks on several regions in and around the Mediterranean Sea specifically ancient Egypt. Very little is known about the Sea Peoples due to a lack of documentation from the group itself but historians have done what they can to estimate their origins structure and culture. There is evidence that sometime around 1150 BC three powerful civilizations in the eastern Mediterranean region collapsed: the Mycenaean Civilization in Greece the Hittites in Asia Minor and"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977734394099232776) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-13T13:53Z 563.2K followers, 27.1K engagements
"The head of the slain Swedish king Charles XII killed in 1718 by a projectile while inspecting his troops lines during the siege of Fredriksten in Norway. The shot struck the left side of his skull and exited from the right. These photos were taken during a 1917 autopsy. Charles XII of Sweden was one of the last great warrior kings of Europe. His reign stretching from 1697 until his death in 1718 was marked by the Great Northern War a conflict that sought to secure Swedens dominance in the Baltic. Known for leading his armies personally and sharing the hardships of his soldiers Charles"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979521914642239950) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-18T12:16Z 563.2K followers, 129.9K engagements
"What will happen to the stolen Louvre jewellery Experts say it is unlikely they will ever be seen again. Armed with power tools a crane lift motorbikes and a plan straight out of a movie four thieves broke into the Louvre Museum to steal jewellery once worn by France's queens and emperors. It happened in broad daylight while the museum was open and took just X minutes. (October XX 2025) With the thieves still at large and an investigation underway attention has now turned to what will happen to the jewels. Here is what experts say the thieves could be considering and why they were stolen in"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980169158693392766) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T07:08Z 563.2K followers, 33.4K engagements
"Tomb ofNefertari (QV66) inValley of the Queens Egypt Nefertari (d. 1255 BC) was Great Wife of PharaohRamesses II (1303-1213 BC). Her tomb was discovered byErnesto Schiaparelli(director of theEgyptian MuseuminTurin) in 1904 CE. It is called Sistine Chapelofancient Egypt. In Valley of the Queens Nefertari's tomb once held mummified body and representative symbolisms of her consistent with most Egyptian tombs of period. Now everything had been looted except for two thirds of 5200 square feet of wall paintings. Tomb still remains wall paintings characterized Nefertari's character. Her face"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980393588027716009) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T21:59Z 563.2K followers, 15.1K engagements
"The story of human civilization is richly embedded with codes secrets and mysteries. Among these the enigma of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs stands tall not only for the beautiful artistry but also the knowledge they encompass. For centuries these symbols remained an uncrackable puzzle locking away tales of a grand civilization. That is until the discovery of the Rosetta Stonea monumental find that unlocked the key to deciphering hieroglyphs. In the summer of 1799 AD during Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian campaign a French soldier named Pierre-Franois Bouchard chanced upon a slab of granodiorite"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980404339656257678) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T22:42Z 563.2K followers, 24.2K engagements
"This Creamy Irish Potato Dish Was More Than Just Comfort Food: It Was a Taste of Resistance - In 1921 Ireland stood on the brink of transformation. After centuries under British rule a war for independence raged across the countryside. It was a time of hardship sacrifice and national awakening. And through it all Irish families kept their traditions alive at the table including one dish that held deep cultural meaning: Colcannon. Made from mashed potatoes blended with cabbage or kale rich butter and scallions colcannon wasnt just a side dish. It was a staple of the rural Irish diet especially"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980529484895043751) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T07:00Z 563.2K followers, 11.5K engagements
"A family photo in Johannesburg South Africa 1989 . This image captures the quiet normalcy of apartheids domestic order. The white family sits comfortably in their living room while the Black woman beside them most likely their domestic worker kneels on the floor. Her presence uniform and posture reflect a social system built on racial hierarchy where Black South Africans were legally restricted to servitude in white households. By 1989 apartheid was beginning to unravel under international pressure and internal unrest yet such everyday scenes revealed how deeply segregation shaped private"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980725538366058820) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T19:59Z 563.2K followers, 16.2K engagements
"The Louvre the home of the Mona Lisa was robbed in broad daylight on October 19th 2025. Thieves stole royal jewels worth over $XXX million in under X minutes. In an audacious act that stunned both France and the world the Louvre (one of the most secure museums on Earth) was breached in a matter of minutes. Witnesses watched as thieves disguised in high-visibility vests moved swiftly through the galleries cutting through the illusion of normalcy with military precision. Within five minutes they vanished with royal jewels valued at over $XXX million. Authorities believe the operation was"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980918631543521674) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-22T08:46Z 563.2K followers, 18.2K engagements
"The Viking Buddha . In July 1954 a small bronze buddha was unearthed in Helg Eker Island in Sweden when archeologists were searching and digging a Viking ruin. It is now in the National Historical Museum Stockholm. A quote from the original report. "The face is finely drawn with elbows and mouth inlaid with dark substance: eyes inlaid with turquoise() and on the right eye an irregular red colour; caste-mark of gold in the middle of the forehead; the ears have much drawn down lobes; the hair is ring punched and at the very top a small semi-globular calotte is placed; the neck has two parallel"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980964420747682155) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-22T11:48Z 563.2K followers, 30.2K engagements
"Genie lamps are often depicted as small oval-shaped golden or bronze vessels with a lid a handle and a narrow spout. In other words genie lamps look like really expensive teapots. Why then do we call them lamps and why are genies supposed to be trapped inside Lamps as we think of them today are a surprisingly modern invention. Kerosene paraffin and electric bulb lamps only started appearing in the mid-1800s. Before then lamps were made of ceramics or metal and burned oil through a wick or small channel. These were usually shaped as squat vessels with a handle and spout just like the ornate"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1960660129558487426) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-08-27T11:06Z 562.7K followers, 11.7K engagements
"The Treasure of Cocos Island :- A group of Costa Rican park rangers patrolling in the Parque Nacional Isla del Coco after a recent storm have discovered one of the most amazing treasure hoards in modern history. The treasure consists of gold and silver coins and ingots jewellery candlesticks and religious items and is estimated to be worth almost 200000000$. Cocos island a small island designated as a National Park located in the Pacific Ocean approximately 550km from the Pacific shore of Costa Rica. It was well-known for possibly holding various legendary treasures but its protected area"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1971305120936886513) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-25T20:05Z 563.2K followers, 11.4K engagements
"Cypriot Terracotta Army; consisting of 2000 seats from the sanctuary of the occupied village of Agia Irini. This archaeological treasure was discovered by a Swedish expedition that classified these figurines in Cypriot-Archaic era and is a huge archaeological find and historical theme as the collection of thousands of figurines in a place of worship is nowhere in the world except the buried soldiers in the Mausoleum of the First Chinese Emperor. In the treasure of Cyprus 2000 clay statues with mainly male figures and cattle were placed as votive offerings in a semicircle around the altar of"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1972026003330650544) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-27T19:50Z 562.8K followers, 22.1K engagements
"A 18th Century AD Ceremonial Armor for a High Ranking Chinese Official of the Imperial Palace Guard - Imperial Guards of Qing dynasty (1644-1912 AD) were a select detachment of Manchuand Mongolbannermenresponsible for guarding Forbidden CityinBeijing Emperor and Emperor's family. Imperial Guards were divided into three groups; Guard Corps was assigned to protect imperial palace. Soldiers from Manchu and Mongol banners would be admitted to serve in the unit. Guard corps was about ten times the size of the Vanguard and Imperial Bodyguards and was the largest formation of the Imperial Guards."
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1972195911171543405) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-28T07:05Z 563.2K followers, 13.4K engagements
"Pre Columbian Basalt Sculpture of a Homosexual Copulating Couple (1000-1500 CE) - Costa Rica This unusual Costa Rican sculpture is of two naked males wearing flat headdresses engaging in a homosexual activity. Carved of basalt stone the sculpture is highly stylized and created in a simple minimal manner. The larger man stands behind with his hands firmly holding the shoulders of the smaller man. Such pose generates the feeling of tension more of a power play between the men than the sexual connotation. Although such scene of homosexual activity may have a certain connotation for people today"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1973719726573371852) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-02T12:00Z 563.2K followers, 38.5K engagements
"Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds); Jaipur Rajasthan - India Rajasthanis a place of royals and many wonders and Hawa Mahal is one such gem. Its not just the architecture Hawa Mahal one of the iconic landmarks ofJaipur and is famed for its pink latticed balconies and windows that offer breathtaking views of the city. Also known as the Palace of the Winds its one of the finest examples of Rajput architecture. The palace was built in 1799 AD by Kachwaha ruler of Jaipur Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh as an extension to the Royal City Palace. It has XXX windows on the outside walls. The honeycomb"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1975965488581865897) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-08T16:44Z 562.7K followers, 7376 engagements
"Have you ever seen a gun that is attached to a book This Bible has a chamber for a gun and it was made in Venice for Doge Francesco Morosini in the second part of the 17th Century. From 1688 until 1694 during the height of the Great Turkish War Francesco Morosini served as Doge of Venice. While the bible was still unopened the owner of the bible can pull out the silk bookmark to shoot. The gun book is now on exhibit in Venices Museo Correr. Lorenzo Cittone writes in his book Venise Lhiver Et Lete De Pres Et De Loin about this incredible gun-book: Ive found in a display case of the Correr"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977067484026224759) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-11T17:43Z 563.2K followers, 15.9K engagements
"Tarantine gold earrings are an exquisite example of ancient Greek jewelry specifically from the Greek city of Tarentum (modern-day Taranto Italy) a prominent colony of Sparta in southern Italy These earrings dating to the 4th Century BC showcase the high level of craftsmanship and intricate design characteristic of Hellenistic jewelry. Tarentum was known for producing some of the finest gold jewelry in the ancient Greek world and these earrings exemplify the city's artistic and technical prowess. The design of the Tarantine gold earrings typically features delicate intricate filigree work and"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977069535732900326) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-11T17:51Z 562.8K followers, 10.6K engagements
"The Cart Ruts of Malta - among the large number of archaeological and prehistoric sites all over Malta and Gozo none remain more mysterious than the fifty or so conglomerations of cart ruts that total some XXX pairs. Each pair runs in parallel channels for a certain length and then disappears often without an explainable reason. Cart ruts seem to be everywhere and in all kinds of environments such as on hilly terrain on rocky plateaux on cliff edges and sometimes by the sea. The best known and most extensive ones are those located near Gar il-Kbir not far away from Buskett woods. Others which"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977072435876053156) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-11T18:02Z 563.2K followers, 8736 engagements
"A 5th Century BC Greek "Cooker" three (or four) stoves an oven and grill; found on Greek island of Delos. Ancient Greek Clay Anthrakia; also known as Charcoal Stove used for cooking and heating commonly used on Island of Delos Greece (6th-1st Century BC). With an extremely impressive design made of clay it served needs of household like electric stove today. Archaeological Museum of Delos #archaeohistories"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977586646016286846) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-13T04:06Z 563K followers, 18.5K engagements
"In 1949 Christmas shopping in Glasgow was a far cry from today's convenience of supermarkets and online stores. This woman inspecting the plump turkeys and chooks at Harry McGhees fishmonger and poulterer shop on Argyle Street in Anderston had to visit multiple specialty shops just to gather all the ingredients for the holiday feast. At McGhee's the birds were displayed proudly hung up for customers to inspect in the daylightsomething that would likely be frowned upon by health inspectors today. The interior of the shop was adorned with polished black-and-white tiles and sawdust covered the"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977819983691563502) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-13T19:33Z 563.2K followers, 10K engagements
"The ghost ship USS Sachem a WWI vessel once rode by both Thomas Edison and Madonna now marooned in a Kentucky creek. Hidden deep within a Kentucky creek rests the rusted remains of a ship that once sailed through two world wars. The USS Sachem began her life in 1902 as a private luxury yacht before being commissioned by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She served as a patrol vessel and later as a platform for scientific experiments conducted by the inventor Thomas Edison who used her for torpedo detection research. After the war the vessel returned to civilian hands only to be called into"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978108228644094280) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-14T14:38Z 563.2K followers, 9463 engagements
"In 2013 a couple walking their dog in Northern California discovered eight rusty cans containing 1427 gold coins buried on their land. Dubbed the Saddle Ridge Hoard the coins dating from 1847-1894 were worth approximately $XX million. In 2013 a California couple out for a walk on their rural property made one of the greatest buried treasure finds in American history. Beneath an old tree root they unearthed a rusted can then several more packed with pristine 19th Century gold coins. The collection later called the Saddle Ridge Hoard contained $27000 in face value but was appraised at around"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978108974689087998) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-14T14:41Z 563.2K followers, 36.6K engagements
"Gay activists carry a mile-long rainbow banner through New York City to mark the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. June XX 1994 . This striking aerial image captures a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ history. On June XX 1994 thousands gathered in New York City to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots the 1969 uprising that sparked the modern gay rights movement. The mile-long rainbow banner stretching through the citys streets symbolized both remembrance and progress. It was a visual declaration of pride resilience and the ongoing fight for equality. By the early 1990s the"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978109278897549508) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-14T14:42Z 562.9K followers, 8048 engagements
"A Meccan merchant and his Circassian enslaved man. Picture taken in Mecca between 1887-1888. This photograph offers a rare visual record of 19th Century Mecca a period when slavery persisted throughout much of the Arabian Peninsula despite growing international abolition movements. The image shows a Meccan merchant standing beside a young Circassian boy identified as enslaved whose pale complexion reflects the trade in captives brought from the Caucasus region to serve in domestic roles. Their attireornate robes and detailed embroideryreveals both social hierarchy and cultural richness but"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978112597174944241) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-14T14:56Z 562.8K followers, 24.2K engagements
"In 2001 a man attempted to enter the US undetected by being sewn into a car seat. However his disguise as a passenger seat was wholly ineffective and immediately ended his attempt. In 2001 border patrol agents at a U.S. checkpoint made a discovery that was as surprising as it was bizarre a man literally sewn into the upholstery of a car seat in an attempt to cross the border undetected. The plan while imaginative failed instantly when officers noticed the seats awkward shape and the mans visible face peeking through the material. The image quickly became a symbol of both the desperation and"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978399779073007680) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-15T09:57Z 563.2K followers, 50.2K engagements
"A Dutch boy during the winter famine in German occupied Netherlands during WWII. He held a spoon hopeful food would become available. This photograph was taken during the Hunger Winter of 194445 when the western Netherlands was cut off from food supplies under Nazi occupation. Rail strikes and harsh reprisals left millions of Dutch civilians starving as one of the coldest winters on record set in. The boy frail and barefoot holds a spoon a simple symbol of hope amid despair. Behind him his family waits in silence faces hollow from hunger. In the final months of WWII over 20000 people died of"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978400154790359457) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-15T09:58Z 563.2K followers, 26.9K engagements
"This portrait of Charles II as an adult painted by Carreo de Miranda in 1681 hides another work: Carreo reused a canvas on which he had painted a portrait of the younger king years earlier and in the same room the Hall of Mirrors of the Royal Alcazar of Madrid. Thanks to modern technology were able to uncover hidden images within historic works of art. One recent discovery comes from a 17th-century portrait of a royal. The Habsburgs ruled early modern Europe. For almost X centuries members of the clan intermarried and ruled across Europe. From Hungaryto Portugaland Germany their power rose"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978859960584012055) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T16:25Z 563.3K followers, 10.7K engagements
"A remarkable early sketch by Jimi Hendrixthen just around XX or 15portrays Elvis Presley strumming a guitar surrounded by the song titles he heard during that fateful performance. The drawing is surrounded by the titles of songs by Elvis Presley including "Hound Dog" "Don't Be Cruel" and "Love Me Tender". Hendrix couldnt afford a concert ticket when Presley played at Seattles Sicks Stadium in September 1957 so he listened and sketched from a nearby hill capturing the image from memory and turning musical inspiration into art. Vintage American Photos #archaeohistories"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978911369459294487) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T19:50Z 563.2K followers, 12.3K engagements
"A nuclear bomb victim. A little boy holds a rice ball Nagasaki 1945. (Colorized Photo) The young boy his face marked by ash and injuries clutches a simple rice ball perhaps his only meal that day. His expression is blank almost numb reflecting the unimaginable trauma that surrounded him in the bombs wake. When the U.S. dropped the Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki on August X 1945 the blast leveled nearly half the city and killed an estimated 70000 people instantly. Tens of thousands more would die in the following months from radiation exposure burns and disease. The survivors known as"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979679497357258885) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-18T22:42Z 562.5K followers, 11.1K engagements
"A child being indoctrinated into the Ku Klux Klan in Macon Georgia 1946. Taken during the post-WWII resurgence of the Klan the image exposes how racism and extremist ideology were often passed from one generation to the next. The Klan promoted white supremacy terrorized Black Americans through violence and intimidation and sought to maintain segregation across the American South. This photograph lays bare the machinery of indoctrination showing how prejudice was ritualized and normalized within certain communities. In the background the American flag underscores the contradiction of the Klans"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979805114551705677) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T07:01Z 563.2K followers, 8737 engagements
"Salvage crew uncovers $1M treasure from a 1715 Spanish shipwreck lost in a hurricane coins untouched for XXX years. In the summer of 1715 Spain dispatched a fleet of eleven ships from the New World laden with silver and gold mined in its American colonies. The cargo was worth millions by todays standards and represented both wealth and power for the Spanish crown. But disaster struck off the coast of Florida when a hurricane smashed the fleet into reefs and shallows scattering treasure across the ocean floor. Thousands perished and the 1715 Treasure Fleet entered legend as one of the greatest"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979810253224239414) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T07:22Z 562.9K followers, 10.5K engagements
"The futuristic world as envisioned in 1930. This image comes from a collectors album issued by the German margarine company Echte Wagner in 1930. Customers collected cards each depicting whimsical visions of the future. Here people wear headsets while enjoying meals using wireless private phone and television. The description on the verso explained that each person had a personal transmitter and receiver allowing them to see and speak with friends in real-time. The devices were imagined as portable the size of a photo apparatus. Though fanciful in design the vision predicted a technology we"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979811014918156398) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T07:25Z 562.8K followers, 8915 engagements
"Temple of the Obelisks (Temple of Resheph) Byblos Lebanon Thought to have been built during the 19th-16th Century BC the Temple of the Obelisks is an unusual temple. It speaks volumes about the strong connection that Byblos had with Ancient Egypt to which the city state exported cedar-wood and other valuable products. Obelisks or betyls which where the symbols of the divine in the local religions stood in the court-yard. Temple contained a cella (inner sanctuary) in which stood a large monumental obelisk with a hieroglyphic inscription on it now exhibited in the National Museum of Beirut. It"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979940495808966707) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T15:59Z 563.2K followers, 8993 engagements
"Most experts are in agreement that it would be "pretty silly" to sell the precious items as they are given they are too well-known worldwide. That is why Alexandre Giquello the president of Drouot auction house said that even disassembling the jewellery posed a high risk for potential buyers and the thieves themselves. "Ideally the perpetrators would realise the gravity of their crime and the dimension they've entered into and return the items since the jewels are completely unsellable" Mr Giquello said. "Even beyond selling the items themselves if they were to dismantle them separating the"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980169473870180593) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T07:09Z 563.2K followers, 4578 engagements
"Setenil de las Bodegas - the historic Spanish town living under the 'Rock' : Setenil de las Bodegas in Spain brings a whole new meaning to the term living under a rock. The strange rock buildings and the houses made of caves are among the most alluring attractions in Andalusia. While this town of 3000 may literally be under a rock the town itself is inspiring full of history and very current on many tourist directories. Town is the most unique of all thewhite villages of Andalusia in Spain. This beautiful town is nestled deep within a canyon surrounded by fields of olive trees. However its"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1976959808306811386) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-11T10:35Z 563.3K followers, 16.4K engagements
"The peninsula of Sirmione is protected by an imposing medieval fortress: the Scaliger Castle of Sirmione. It is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Italy and a rare example of lake fortification. But above all it is a place that exudes centuries of history and a magical atmosphere surrounded by the crystal clear water of Lake Garda. The town center of Sirmione to which the castle provides access is located on the southern shore of the lake on a peninsula that acts as a watershed between the territory of Brescia and Verona. Castello Scaligero (Scaligero Castle) in commune of Sirmione"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977271985387585992) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-12T07:15Z 563.3K followers, 18.7K engagements
"Reassessing the Dravidian Hypothesis and the Indus Valley Civilization: Science vs National Narratives - The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) one of the worlds earliest urban cultures has long intrigued scholars seeking to understand its language population structure and cultural legacy. A popular theory holds that the IVC was primarily composed of Proto-Dravidian speakers linking its symbols motifs and religious iconography to later South Indian (especially Tamil) traditions. While similarities do existsuch as bull imagery and certain script-like signsthe connection remains hypothetical."
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977819689368867231) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-13T19:32Z 563.3K followers, 8747 engagements
"2000 mummified ram heads discovered in ancient temple in Egypt. In 2023 a team of researchers discovered 2000 mummified ram heads inside a temple in one of ancient Egypts oldest and most sacred cities officials said. The team led by researchers with the University of New York were working inside the Temple of Ramses II when they unearthed the massive collection of mummified heads Egypts Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. Alongside the ram remains the team found mummified goats dogs cows deer and a single ostrich officials said. These were likely offerings left to honour Ramses II who"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977946142697808331) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-14T03:54Z 563.3K followers, 20.6K engagements
"RAF and Luftwaffe fighters dogfighting above St. Pauls Cathedral during the London Blitz 1940 . The photograph captures the dramatic contrast between faith and fury during the Second World War. St. Pauls Cathedral its dome rising defiantly amid the chaos of the Blitz became a symbol of British resilience as RAF and Luftwaffe fighters waged fierce dogfights overhead. The twisting contrails carved into the sky are traces of that airborne struggle looping like threads of defiance above one of Londons oldest landmarks. For many Londoners seeing St. Pauls still standing after each bombardment"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978400824880660555) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-15T10:01Z 563.3K followers, 7784 engagements
"The Greyfriars Bobby Fountain in Edinburgh Scotland 🏴. The statue is a tribute to a Skye Terrier named Bobby who is said to have guarded his owner's grave for XX years in the 19th Century CE. In Edinburgh beneath the Greyfriars Bobby fountain three Dandie Dinmont Terriers sit proudly their wiry coats and long bodies echoing a breed once beloved in Scottish history. The fountain itself is more than a landmarkit is a tribute to devotion both canine and human and a reminder of the unspoken bond between dog and master. Visitors pause there daily drawn by the story of loyalty that has become"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978462803100115128) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-15T14:07Z 563.3K followers, 8959 engagements
"Italian conservator Lorenza D'Alessandro working on conservation of tomb of Queen Nefertari 1989. Tomb of Nefertari Great Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II (d. 1213 BC) located in Egypt's Valley of the Queens and was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli (director of Egyptian Museum in Turin) in 1904. It is called Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt. Nefertari which means "beautiful companion" was Ramesses II's favorite wife; he went out of his way to make this obvious referring to her as "the one for whom the sun shines" in his writings built the Temple of Hathor to idolize her as a deity and"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978483908674191834) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-15T15:31Z 563.3K followers, 16K engagements
"The property of Bam and its Cultural Landscape is located on the southern edge of the Iranian high plateau in Kerman Province in south-eastern Iran . Bam lies 1060m above sea level in the centre of the valley dominated to the north by the Kafut Mountains and to the south by the Jebal-e Barez Mountains. This valley forms the wider cultural landscape of the Bam County. Beyond the mountains lies the vast Lut Desert of Central Iran. Water from the Jebal-e Barez Mountains supplies the seasonal Posht-e Rud River that skirts Bam City between Arg-e Bam and Qaleh Doktar. The Chelekhoneh River and its"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978724064434008229) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T07:25Z 563.3K followers, 13.9K engagements
"TURPAN EMIN MINARET MOSQUE 🕌 Emin Minaret is located a short distance east of Turpan. Standing 44m high Emin Minaret is the tallest minaret in China. The exquisitely formed Emin Minaret with its helmet-shaped top is one of the most famous examples of Muslim architecture and one of the more distinguished landmarks of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Emin Minaret was started in 1777 during the reign of the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong and was completed only one year later. During 1750s a subgroup of Mongolian people known as the Dzungars occupied large parts of Xinjiang north of Mount"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979110139300057360) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-17T09:00Z 563.3K followers, 6001 engagements
"Saffron is derived from the stamens of the saffron flower. It has a strong flavour and aroma and is delicious in combination with neutral flavours such as rice potatoes pasta chicken and seafood. Being a precious spice of ancient civilisations it was highly valued for its aroma colour and medicinal properties. The word saffron comes from the Arabic word zafaran meaning yellow. The plant travelled thousands of years from the East and Egypt to the Cyclades and Crete. It was a luxury good in Persia and a valuable trading item in the Asian countries. Its yellow colour was used to dye fabrics and"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980530872463028421) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T07:05Z 563.2K followers, 3080 engagements
"Around 6000 cave dwellings Vardzia Georgia. It was built by Tamar The Great (Queen of Georgia) in 12th Century CE as a monastery and a place of sanctuary for Christian monks. It was later used as a shelter during Mongol invasions in 13th-14th Century CE. #archaeohistories"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1651447579895541761) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2023-04-27T04:46Z 563.2K followers, 53.6K engagements
"A restorer cleaning thegilded bronze statueof Hercules also known as the Hercules Mastai Righetti within the Vatican Museums' Round Hall. The colossal gilded bronze statue of Hercules famously housed in the Vatican Museums stands as a testament to Roman artistry and religious belief. This imposing 13-foot statue was indeed unearthed in Rome in 1864 in the area near Pompey's Theatre. This statue is notable for being the largest known gilded bronze statue from antiquity and one of the few to survive largely intact.It was discovered in the Forum Boarium in Rome during the pontificate of Sixtus"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1954445048831180934) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-08-10T07:29Z 563.2K followers, 8928 engagements
"The Grand Bazaar (Kapalar) or Covered Market; located between Bayezid II Mosque and Nur Osmaniye Mosque Istanbul Trkiye The Grand Bazaar witness the magic of history throughout the phases of time. It is a place that will remind you of Arabian Nights and One Thousand and One Nights which you see in movies or read about its magic in books. It is considered one of worlds oldest and largest covered bazaars. Grand Bazaar includes 4000 stores and about 25000 employees. Market attracts almost 400000 people daily and more on its busiest days. The bazaar was ranked in 2014 as the most visited tourist"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1974311709511987326) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-04T03:12Z 563.2K followers, 11.8K engagements
"Chancay Burial Dolls (1000-1470 CE) : Chancay were a pre-Columbian archeological civilization which developed between the valleys of Fortaleza Pativilca Supe Huaura Chancay Chilln Rimac and Lurin on central coast of Peru from 1000-1470 CE. Not much is known about Chancay civilization which developed in later part of the Inca Empire (1438-1572 CE). It emerged after fall of Wari Civilization (500-1000 CE). Parts of southern Chancay area were conquered by Chim in the early 15th Century and in about 1450 CE. Incas were occupying both areas. It is believed that Chancay had a centralized political"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977584270521880645) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-13T03:56Z 563.2K followers, 8981 engagements
"An international team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig Germany achieves completely new insights into Bronze Age marriage rules and family structures in Greece. Analyses of ancient genomes show that the choice of marriage partners was determined by one's own kinship. When Heinrich Schliemann discovered the gold-rich shaft tombs of Mycenae with their famous gold masks over XXX years ago he could only speculate about the relationship of the people buried in them. Now with the help of the analysis of ancient genomes it has been possible for the"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1965136582442389783) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-08T19:34Z 563.2K followers, 146.3K engagements
"In 6th Century BC Etruscans left frescoes in Tarquinia Lazio depicting men engaging in anal sex and the Ancient Greeks had imported their same-sex relationsa form of civil education for young mento their colonies in south Italy. There are several Etruscan artifacts depictinghomoerotic scenes such as naked athletes excercising symposiums and even dances with satyrs and maenads. Theres no shortage of classical images such as Hercules Apollo Hermes and other mythical characters linked to LGBTQ+ culture. One of earliest examples of Etruscan art on homosexuality found in 1892 inNecropolis of"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1969473953849884949) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-20T18:49Z 563.2K followers, 164.3K engagements
"Discover Baiae - a journey to Romes sunken city of Decadence : Why did Baiae a symbol of Roman luxury end up beneath the waves During its golden age Baiae served as a luxurious retreat for Roman elite. Located on northwest shore of Gulf of Naples this ancient city was blessed with a mild climate and therapeutic hot springs making it a popular resort from the latter half of 2nd Century BC. Luxurious villas built by affluent Romans along the shoreline added a touch of charm and opulence to Baiae. Architectural sophistication of the town was also evident in its structures often misnamed as"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1970933803033186344) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-24T19:30Z 563.2K followers, 9349 engagements
"Womens Prison New Orleans 1963. Photo by Leonard Freed. This photograph taken by renowned documentary photographer Leonard Freed in 1963 captures a rare glimpse inside a segregated womens prison in New Orleans during the height of the civil rights era. The stark label WHITE FEMALE painted above the doorway speaks volumes about the racial divisions that structured every corner of American life including the justice system. At that time prisons across the South were segregated by both race and gender reflecting the broader social codes of Jim Crow America. Freeds lens was unflinching. Rather"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978911882003255409) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T19:52Z 563.2K followers, 26K engagements
"Astronaut Frank Culbertson was the only American to witness the 9/11 attacks from space. His historic picture taken from the ISS shows a visible smoke plume rising over Manhattan. This photo taken by astronaut Frank Culbertson aboard the International Space Station on September XX 2001 shows a column of smoke drifting from lower Manhattan into the clear blue sky. Culbertson was the only American in space at the time orbiting roughly XXX miles above Earth when he learned of the attacks via mission control. From that silent vantage point the event unfolded in eerie stillness. In a letter"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978912571915956471) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T19:54Z 563.2K followers, 9171 engagements
"The majestic sandstone megaliths ofAngkorare a testimony to the Khmer Empires mystical power and ancient architectural mastery. For centuries the lost city existed only as myth until it was rediscovered in 1861 by theFrench naturalist Henri Mouhot. The name Angkor Wat translates to temple city in the Khmer language. Although originally constructed as a Hindu temple it was gradually transformed to a Buddhist temple towards the end of 12th Century. The founding myth claims that a Zhenla nobleman after a long stay at the Central Javanese court of Indonesia returned to the mainland to establish"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980045425769087100) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T22:56Z 563.2K followers, 7043 engagements
"The "Trsor de la Mer" perfume bottle designed by Ren Lalique in 1936 is a stunning example of his innovative approach to glass art. It was created as a limited edition for Saks Fifth Avenue a detail that adds to its exclusivity and historical significance. The bottle is a two-part container shaped like an oyster shell designed to hold a small pearl-shaped perfume bottle inside. The opalescent glass gives it a milky iridescent quality perfectly evoking the soft glow of a pearl and the shimmering surface of a mollusk. This piece is a masterful representation of Lalique's lifelong fascination"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1966743649078903089) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-13T06:00Z 563.2K followers, 35.9K engagements
"The Sin a captivating and controversial painting created by Heinrich Lossow in 1880. This intriguing artwork alludes to the notorious Banquet of Chestnut an event that still stirs debate and speculation today. Although some dismiss it as mere rumor the banquets story filled with shocking details and licentious behavior has captured the imagination of many over the centuries. On October 30th 1501 former Cardinal Cesare Borgia son of Pope Alexander VI supposedly hosted a decadent dinner party. The evenings entertainment as chronicled by Johann Burchard featured naked courtesans crawling around"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1970575021899948257) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-23T19:44Z 563.2K followers, 97.9K engagements
"Ancient Mural Painting In The Nubian Pyramids Depicting A Giant Carrying Two Elephants - The pyramids of Nubia are located in the city of Mero former capital of the Kingdom of Kush.In these structures there is an old mural where a giant is seen lifting two elephants. In the royal cemetery of ancient Kingdom of Kush there is a group of XX pyramids made of sandstone and red brick. Many of these are dilapidated the fault of time and looters.Decorations on these monumentsspeak volumes about how global kingdom was.However there is one that is especially striking. The giant of the ancient mural."
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1976059246111600961) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-08T22:56Z 563.2K followers, 11.7K engagements
"Siraf Port (Bandar Siraf) is an ancient trading center located on the northern shore of the Persian Gulf in Bushehr Province Iran . Its foundations date back to the Parthian period (248 BC - XXX AD) flourished during Sassanid Empire (224-651 AD) and became an important maritime stop on the Silk Road in early Islamic times (especially in 9th-10th Centuries). Engaged in intensive trade with China India East Africa and Southeast Asia the port was a hub for spices silk ivory lapis lazuli and luxury goods. It maintained strong economic ties with Rome Greece and the Middle East. Archaeological"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1976612521030414680) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-10T11:35Z 563.2K followers, 7449 engagements
"God created the world in seven days but it took Michelangelo four years to depict it on this remarkable ceiling. To any visitor of Michelangelos Sistine Chapel two features become immediately and undeniably apparent: 1) the ceiling is really high up and 2) there are a lot of paintings up there. Because of this the centuries have handed down to us an image of Michelangelo lying on his back wiping sweat and plaster from his eyes as he toiled away year after year suspended hundreds of feet in the air begrudgingly completing a commission that he never wanted to accept in the first place."
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1976740437148024903) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-10T20:03Z 563.2K followers, 10.3K engagements
"The fossilized remains of an Archelon ischyros largest sea turtle species ever documented. The fossil was discovered in South Dakota which was once covered by Western Interior Seaway during Late Cretaceous epoch. Archelon ischyroscould reach up to XXX meters (15 feet) in length from head to tail and weighed over XXX tons (4900 pounds).The species lived approximately XX to XX million years ago.Its shell was similar to that of modern sea turtles and it had paddle-like flippers. According to researchers around X to XX million years ago during the Miocene epoch rivers and wetlands of South"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977068788433797205) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-11T17:48Z 563.2K followers, 17.6K engagements
"In Ancient Egypt Blue (irtyu) was colour of heavens and hence represented universe. Many temples sarcophagi and burial vaults have a deep blue roof speckled with tiny yellow stars. Blue is also colour of water and hence colour of Nile and primeval waters of chaos (Nun). As a result colour blue was associated with fertility rebirth and power of creation. Blue glass or faience hippopotami were popular symbols of Nile and creator god Amun was often depicted with a blue face. According to myth hair of gods was made of precious Lapis Lazuli (khesbedj). A number of Pharaohs imitated god and were"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977396570472755271) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-12T15:30Z 563.2K followers, 18.8K engagements
"This seal was actually a seal to Tutankhamen's fifth shrine. King was buried in a series of four sarcophagi which were in turn kept inside a series of five shrines. This unbroken seal stayed 3245 years untouched. The late discovery of Tuts tombresulted from the fact that it was covered by debris from that of Ramesses IV which was located directly above its entrance. While the outermost shrine of the youthful pharaoh had been opened not once but twice in ancient times the doors of the second of the huge shrines of gilded wood containing the royal sarcophagus still carried the necropolis seal"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977949051866972398) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-14T04:06Z 563.2K followers, 15.6K engagements
"In the ancient ruins of Pompeii a stunning discovery has emerged: a ceremonial chariot that has remarkably stood the test of time. Found at the Civita Giuliana villa just XXX meters north of Pompeii this exquisite chariot boasts four wheels iron components striking red wooden panels and intricate bronze decorations. Its detailed tin medallions and beautiful engravings showcase figures like satyrs nymphs and cupids indicating its use in significant ceremonial events perhaps even weddings. The exceptional craftsmanship reflects the sophistication and wealth of the villa's residents adorned with"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977949234264682772) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-14T04:07Z 563.2K followers, 13.6K engagements
"An Iraqi woman dressed in the ceremonial costume of the goddess Ishtar. Ishtar is the Akkadian counterpart of the Sumerian goddess Inanna and the West Semitic goddess Astarte.Ancient Mesopotamia which is centered in modern-day Iraq is considered the birthplace of civilization.The photograph recreates the attire of Ishtar who was the goddess of love war and fertility in ancient Mesopotamian religion.The ceremonial costume is worn in a museum setting surrounded by ancient Mesopotamian artifacts such as a lamassu a protective deity with a human head and a bull or lion's body. This powerful"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978107934652694957) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-14T14:37Z 563.2K followers, 57.6K engagements
"Hidden beneath the streets of Margate Kent - England 🏴 lies one of the worlds most puzzling and awe-inspiring structures the Shell Grotto a subterranean cave system adorned with millions of shells arranged in intricate patterns and mosaics. Discovered by sheer accident in 1835 this underground passageway has since become a source of fascination and mystery captivating the imaginations of archaeologists historians and visitors alike. What truly sets this grotto apart from other historical wonders is not just its stunning craftsmanship but the profound mystery surrounding its origin purpose"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978184243751817282) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-14T19:40Z 563.2K followers, 25.2K engagements
"Nohmul was a 2300 year-old Mayan pyramid in northern Belize . In 2013 it was mostly demolished so local contractors could use the material for road gravel. In 2013 one of Belizes oldest and most significant Mayan structures the Nohmul pyramid was nearly destroyed when construction crews used heavy machinery to extract limestone for road repairs. The 2300 year-old site was one of the few remaining ceremonial centers from the pre-classic Mayan period. Despite clear historical protections the contractors tore down much of the 65-foot pyramid unaware or indifferent to its cultural value."
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978729536490795093) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T07:47Z 563.2K followers, 13.9K engagements
"Resting troops coming home from Iraq 2004 This photograph captures the solemn return of fallen American service members from the Iraq War in 2004. Inside a military cargo plane rows of flag-draped coffins are carefully arranged for transport home each representing a life lost during one of the most controversial conflicts of the 21st century. The image reflects a tradition known as dignified transfer where the remains of service members are handled with the highest respect as they begin their final journey back to the United States. At the time this photo was taken images like it were rarely"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978730015127904654) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T07:49Z 563.2K followers, 5669 engagements
"Then vs Now : Along the Gladiator Road in Pienza rotas - Pienza Toscana. The Val d'Orcia is like a precious treasure: the ancient - lands immortalized in Ridley Scott's Gladiator. - Hakan Ozkan This is a fascinating look at one of the most iconic movie locations from Gladiator (2000) directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe. The scenes showing Maximuss home his peaceful farm and the road leading to it were filmed in the stunning countryside of Val d'Orcia in Siena Tuscany Italy One of the most memorable locations is the Terrapille road where Maximus is seen walking toward his"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978731102035685419) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T07:53Z 563.2K followers, 12.6K engagements
"Flying from Puerto Rico to New York 1946. This 1946 photograph captures a moment from the early days of postwar migration as Puerto Rican passengers journeyed to New York aboard a modest aircraft. The image tells a story of transition the beginning of a movement that would reshape both Puerto Rico and New York City. In the years after World War II Operation Bootstrap industrialized the island but it also displaced workers prompting hundreds of thousands to seek opportunity in the mainland United States. These flights often aboard surplus military planes refitted for civilian travel carried"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978913779212767650) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T19:59Z 563.2K followers, 7662 engagements
"Stone drawing of a woman thousands of years old found in a cave in France Paleolithic engraving of a woman found in the Grotte de Cussac (Cussac Cave) in France.The Cussac Cave was discovered on September XX 2000 by amateur speleologist Marc Delluc.The cave contains over XXX Paleolithic artworks including engravings of various animals and human figures.The artworks are almost exclusively engravings often very large made with stone tools on the walls or with fingers on clay soil. The engravings and human remains found in the cave have been dated to approximately 25000 to 30000 years ago"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979068953885577236) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-17T06:16Z 563.2K followers, 18.3K engagements
"In 1972 Baron Guy de Rothschild and his wife Marie-Hlne de Rothschild hosted the Surrealist Ball at Chteau de Ferrires near Paris one of most mysterious high-society parties of the century. The Surrealist Ball of 1972 remains one of the most talked-about gatherings of 20th Century aristocratic society. The ball was a legendary private event hosted by the Rothschilds known for its surrealist theme and extravagant costumes. Baroness Marie-Hlne de Rothschild's costume included a stag head mask with tear-shaped diamonds. The invitations were printed in reverse and could only be read with a"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979077146216927247) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-17T06:48Z 563.2K followers, 53.8K engagements
"Mosaic of the Tree of Life dated 8th Century AD located in the ruins of Hisham Palace near the city of Jericho in the West Bank Palestine The palace was built by Caliph Hisham bin Abed el-Malik. The mosaic shows animals on both sides of the Tree of Life to symbolize the separation of war and peace. "The tree is the brother of the tree or its good neighbor. The big one leans over the small one and provides it with the shade it lacks. The big one leans over the small one and sends him a bird to keep him company at night. No tree lays its hands on another's fruit or mocks it if it is sterile. No"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979282504231326169) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-17T20:24Z 563.2K followers, 16.4K engagements
"Dracaena Cinnabari or Dragon Blood Tree; is native to a single island from Socotra archipelago part of Yemen . Dragon's Blood tree is named for unique red sap. This red sap forms a resin that was a prized commodity in ancient times. It is a unique tree that is one of most peculiar trees in the world. The tree has a distinctive external shape that makes it look like a huge umbrella as the leaves grow only at the end of branches and point upwards. It has many branches; it grows by dichotomy which means that each branch is divided into two until the leaves finally grow on the branches' ends. It"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979452622475321689) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-18T07:40Z 563.2K followers, 10.2K engagements
"Uraeus ("rearing cobra") is the stylized upright form of an Egyptian cobra used as a symbol of sovereignty royalty deity and divine authority in ancient Egypt. The Uraeus is a symbol for the goddess Wadjet. This golden uraeus is of solid gold 6.7cm black eyes of granite a snake head of deep ultramarine lapis lazuli the flared cobra hood of dark carnelian inlays and inlays of amazonite. For mounting on the kings crown two loops in the rear-supporting tail of the cobra provide the attachment points. Middle Kingdom 12th Dynasty reign of Senusret II 1897-1878 BC. Egyptian Museum Cairo"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979454327795384333) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-18T07:47Z 563.2K followers, 17.1K engagements
"Salvador Dal making one of his most memorable public appearances: emerging from a Paris Mtro station with a giant anteater on a leash. (1969) In 1969 Spanish surrealist Salvador Dal stunned Parisians when he emerged from a subway station on Boulevard Montparnasse holding an anteater on a leash. Dressed impeccably in a black suit and carrying his trademark cane Dal turned an ordinary street into a living art performance. This was likely a symbolic homage to his fellow SurrealistAndr Breton who was nicknamed "Le Tamanoir" (The Anteater) by his colleagues. The act was a characteristic display of"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979808281276404210) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T07:14Z 563.2K followers, 34.1K engagements
"The first photo ever taken restored and enhanced with AI. A comparison between the world's first-ever photograph "View from the Window at Le Gras" and a modern-day photograph of the same location. This image shows one of most important milestones in human history first photograph ever taken. It was captured from an upstairs window of his estate in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes France Originally captured in 1826 by French inventor Joseph Nicphore Nipce the image is titled View from the Window at Le Gras. It depicts the view from Nipces estate in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes France showing rooftops a barn"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979937074502672401) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T15:45Z 563.2K followers, 37.4K engagements
"The Oval Office during the Kennedy administration 1960s. President John F. Kennedy seated behind the famous Resolute Desk in the Oval Office a symbol of both power and responsibility at the height of the Cold War. Kennedy was the first president to use the desk in the Oval Office. The desk known as the Resolute Desk was a gift from Queen Victoria of Great Britain to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880.It was made from the timbers of the British Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute. Kennedy was an avid collector of scrimshaw and several pieces from his collection are visible on the desk. The"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980042892812099699) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T22:46Z 563.2K followers, 18.7K engagements
"How on earth did ancient stonemasons carve out massive stone blocks from distant quarries some weighing in excess of one thousand tons then fit them together with perfect precision and astronomical accuracy The general consensus among archaeologists Egyptologists and scientists is that megalithic structures were built using primitive tools and methods at the behest of rulers worshipped as gods. The labor forces to quarry transport and carve these stones unknown. The countless number of awe-inspiring ruins found all over the world built with lost techniques and ages of stone unmeasurable."
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980044818505195563) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T22:54Z 563.2K followers, 21.1K engagements
"Roman Soldiers Coming out of the Metro Sofia Bulgaria At first glance it looks like ancient Rome has returned to life legionaries in full armor emerging from a modern metro station in Sofia Bulgaria. The image was captured near Serdika Station a site layered with history. Beneath the citys streets lie the remains of ancient Serdica a Roman settlement founded in 1st Century AD. Today Sofia embraces that heritage with sections of Roman roads and ruins preserved inside and around the metro system. The men in costume are part of a historical reenactment and cultural festival celebrating the citys"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980184829099720845) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T08:10Z 563.2K followers, 32.8K engagements
"The massive stone amphitheater known as Colosseum was commissioned around 70-72 AD by Emperor Vespasian of Flavian Dynasty as a gift to Roman people. In XX AD Vespasians son Titus opened the Colosseum officially known as Flavian Amphitheater with XXX days of games including gladiatorial combats and wild animal fights. After four centuries of active use magnificent arena fell into neglect and up until 18th Century it was used as a source of building materials. Though two-thirds of original Colosseum has been destroyed over time amphitheater remains a popular tourist destination as well as an"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980262745196146721) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T13:20Z 563.2K followers, 11.7K engagements
"The Prince of the Lilies (1550 BC) is perhaps the most famous of all the Minoan frescoes excavated in pieces from south-wing of the palace ofKnossos Crete - Greece . Prince of the Lilies may indeed have adorned a processional corridor but at an earlier date than that to which the fragments of procession fresco belong. The mostly reconstructed original is now in Heraklion Archaeological Museum(AMH) with a replica version at the palace which includes flowers in background. It depicts a young man in high plaster relief against a red ground. The life-size male figure comprised of three"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980263693716987991) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T13:23Z 563.2K followers, 20.7K engagements
"The painting Ecce Homo 1543 is the only painting by Titian in Romania - Protected by armed guards 24/7. Titians Ecce Homo (meaning Behold the Man) is one of the Renaissance masters most haunting religious works. Painted in 1543 it depicts Christ crowned with thorns rendered with Titians signature use of color and light that evokes both pain and divinity. What makes this particular version extraordinary is not only its beauty but its location. It is the only authentic Titian painting housed in Romania and in fact in all of Eastern Europe. Displayed in the Brukenthal National Museum in Sibiu"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980388615256674774) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T21:40Z 563.2K followers, 55.5K engagements
"Dracula slept here. Or maybe not. Bran Castleperches dramatically on a hill in Transylvania its burnt-orange-tiled turrets and steeples rising above a crown of trees inRomanias Carpathian Mountains. Depending on what account you read Vlad TepesakaVlad the Impaler may have spent a night or two in this 14th Century CE fortress as a prisoner or he may have attacked it once. Irish novelistBram Stokerloosely based his fictional toothy vampire on this historical 15th Century CE prince whose fondness for skewering enemies on stakes as a public warning earned him his nickname. Now visitors from all"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980392690434150681) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T21:56Z 563.2K followers, 13.7K engagements
"When Christopher Columbus reached the Americas he hoped the land would be rich with gold silver and precious spices but perhaps the New Worlds greatest treasure was its bounty of native food crops cultivated for millennia by Indigenous Americans. As much as three-fifths of the worlds agricultural crops originated in the Americas. Without the Columbian Exchange there would be no tomatoes for Italian food no hot chile peppers for Indian cuisine and no dietary staples like potatoes squash beans or corn. A lot of the domestication and breeding that resulted in todays major food crops the"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980528892097217021) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T06:57Z 563.2K followers, 9201 engagements
"The original homelands of 'Pistachio' were Asia Minor (now Trkiye) Iran Syria Lebanon and a bit north to Caucasus in southern Russia and Afghanistan. Archeologists found evidence of pistachios in a dig site at Jerome near northeastern Iraq from as early as 6750 BC. Hanging gardens of Babylon were said to have contained pistachio trees during reign of King Merodach-Baladan XXX BC. Pistachios are one of only two nuts mentioned in 'Old Testament' that is thought to have been assembled in 5th Century BC. According to Herodotus (484-425 BC) Pistachio cultivation was the part of Persian Culture"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980530012571988466) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T07:02Z 563.2K followers, 8612 engagements
"Despite its initial lack of cultural identity and status as a food the tomato ultimately became an essential product in the modern diet - though one with a complex history full of obscurities. Discover how tomatoes first arrived in Europe how they became known to plant scholars and how they were culturally assimiliated to become what they are today: A major dietary source of nutrients and a central feature of European dining tables. One of the earliest-known European references to the food was made in 1544 by the Italian herbalist Pietro Andrea Mattioli who first classified it as a nightshade"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980533128294011108) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T07:14Z 563.2K followers, 5516 engagements
"An aerial view of the 'Unfinished Obelisk' in the 3500-year-old granite quarry in Aswan Egypt Ancient Egyptian Obelisks were of significant importance as they stood in front of Temples generally in pairs as an indication to Grand entrances. Mostly constructed of Red granite which was hewn from granite rock at points along the River Nile then sailed to their destination points as far as Cairo and Alexandria.Unfinished Obelisk inAswan stands as a remarkable testament to ingenuity and grandeur of ancientEgypt. This archaeological marvel shrouded in mystery offers a glimpse into the intricate"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980633372574814453) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T13:52Z 563.2K followers, 11.7K engagements
"Today owls are usually associated with wisdom. Their depictions in modern iconography range from majestic hunters to cute messengers la Harry Potter. The convention of associating these nocturnal birds with wisdom goes all the way back to ancient Greeks and Romans depicting owls with the goddess of wisdom Athena/Minerva. However owl symbolism has not continuously had such positive connotations; in fact in Medieval England they were drastically different. Owls have a strong presence in medieval fables and poems many of them associating owls with the darkness and uncleanliness. Medieval poets"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980633742759850419) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T13:54Z 563.2K followers, 7060 engagements
""House of the Cretan Woman" (Bayt al-Kritliyya) in Cairo Egypt built in 1631 CE and was named so after it came to possession of a wealthy woman from Crete. In 1935 Major Gayer-Anderson a retired collector and self-described Orientalist was granted permission to reside in the house. Gayer-Anderson oversaw the installation of electricity and plumbing and the restoration of fountains pavements and other parts of the interior of the home. He populated the building with his personal collection of art furnishings and carpets and he built a sailing boat he used to collect these antiques from all"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980637259138506779) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T14:08Z 563.2K followers, 6485 engagements
"Mar Saba Monastery is built into the side of a rocky cliff in Judean Desert overlookingKidron Valley 15km east ofBethlehem .The brown dusty tones of monastery make it blend into the desert surroundings. The complex has thick walls giving it a fortress-like appearance. Mar Saba is known as the greatest of Israels desert monasteries. It is also referred to as the Holy Lavra of St. Sabbas. Lavra is Latin for the monastery and Saint Saba (Sabbas) founded the monastery. At one time Mar Saba Monastery was inhabited by over XXX monks. Today there are about XX monks at the monastery continuing their"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980637762551431533) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T14:10Z 563.2K followers, 6648 engagements
"This is what a Neanderthal looked like 130000 to 40000 years ago. For much of the twentieth century Neanderthals were portrayed as primitive cave dwellers clumsy slow-witted and doomed to extinction. But modern science has rewritten that story. Neanderthals were not an evolutionary dead end but a complex branch of humanity that thrived across Ice Age Europe and western Asia for nearly 400000 years. Their short powerful frames were perfectly adapted to cold climates conserving heat while giving them immense strength. They hunted mammoths and bison with hand-crafted spears built shelters and"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980919010964471846) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-22T08:47Z 563.2K followers, 46.1K engagements
"Mariam Soulakiotis known as the Serial Killer Nun ran an Old Calendarist monastery in Keratea Greece that became the center of one of the most disturbing criminal cases in modern Greek history. Soulakiotis rose to prominence in 1920s as abbess of the Panagia Kechrovouniou monastery part of the Old Calendarist Orthodox movement a conservative sect that rejected reforms to the official Greek Orthodox calendar. Presenting her monastery as a place of religious refuge she attracted followers from across Greece especially the elderly and vulnerable. Many were persuaded to donate their savings or"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980920665206358507) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-22T08:54Z 563.2K followers, 24.3K engagements
"Bracelets of Shoshenq II - 3rd Intermediate Period 22nd Dynasty 945-720 BC found on the mummy of King Shoshenq II in his tomb at Tanis - Egypt : Shoshenq IIwas 3rd pharaoh of Egypts 22nd Dynasty ruling approximately between 887-885 BC during 3rd Intermediate Period. Unlike many of his contemporaries Shoshenq IIs final resting place remained untouched by grave robbers. He was interred in antechamber ofPsusennes Is tomb at Tanis and in 1939 archaeologist Pierre Montet unearthed tomb revealing a remarkable collection of royal treasures. Among these finds were a gold funerary mask a silver"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980964855378321790) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-22T11:50Z 563.2K followers, 17.2K engagements
"Temple of Hathor is one of the most well-preserved temples in all of Egypt. There are three temples to view in the complex: the birthing temple at the front the temple of Isis behind the main temple and the main temple dedicated to Hathor. There is also a sacred pool. The colors seen throughout the temples are original and amazingly vibrant considering the inside was once covered in soot from Bedouins and other desert peoples seeking asylum. They would use the temples as shelter lighting fires for cooking and warmth. Since the temple complex used to be covered halfway in desert sand it was"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1981057168532263112) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-22T17:56Z 563.2K followers, 6730 engagements
"One of the most intriguing stories from Sumerian mythology centers around Enki the god of wisdom and Ninhursag the goddess of fertility and healing. Their complex relationship illustrates themes of divine love sexuality and the constant balance of conflict and reconciliation in the mythological world. Enkis intense curiosity and passionate nature led him to engage in multiple unions with Ninhursag resulting in the birth of several deities. Their connection filled with both affection and tension reflects the ancient Mesopotamian theme of creation and destruction as a natural and intertwined"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1964761102690222371) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-07T18:42Z 563.2K followers, 49.2K engagements
"The Veiled Virgin (early 1850s AD) : This statue was executed in flawless Carrera marble by the renowned Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza (1818-1875 AD) in Rome Italy. Other examples of Strazza's work may be seen in the Vatican Museums and at the Archbishop's Palace in Milan. The St. John's Veiled Virgin was described byThe Newfoundlander(4 December 1856 AD) as the second such work by Strazza on the subject of a veiled woman. During mid-19th Century AD Italian nationalism was on the rise and there was a resurgence in nationalism in the Italian arts and music. Strazza's Veiled Virgin is of a"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1971150454001369507) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-25T09:51Z 563.2K followers, 10.7K engagements
"White Marble Sculpture "The Sleeping Hermaphrodite (Borghese)" attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Naples 1598 Rome 1680) 1700 AD. In 1620 AD at the age of XX Gian Lorenzo Bernini was asked to make a mattress for the Hermaphrodite. He was paid sixty scudi for making the buttoned mattress upon which the Hermaphrodite reclines so strikingly realistic that visitors are inclined to give it a testing prod. Around the world there are about twenty copies of Hermaphrodite but only one is Berninis mattress and its at the Louvre. According to the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses (4:285 - 288)"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1971154271073902905) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-09-25T10:06Z 563.2K followers, 405.9K engagements
"One of the most beautiful and evocative parts of the Vatican Museums is certainly the long corridor of 120m in length and six in width that leads to the Sistine Chapel adorned with geographical maps. The Gallery of geographic maps commissioned by Pope Gregory XIII was built between 1580-1585. The frescoes were made by Italian and Flemish artists under the direction of Ignazio Danti mathematician astronomer and cosmographer. The walls of the gallery are covered with forty geographical maps of the various Italian regions with maps of the main cities. In the ceiling adjacent to each region there"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1976738490944831545) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-10T19:55Z 563.2K followers, 14.1K engagements
"Floor of St. John's Co-Cathedral (1572-1577 AD) in Valletta Malta is composed of nearly XXX tombstones of Knights and officers of Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Each tombstone is inlaid by a colored marble slab bearing crest coat-of-arms and epitaph of buried Knight. Church was designed by Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar. In 17th Century AD its interior was redecorated in Baroque style by Mattia Preti and other artists. Interior of church is considered to be one of finest examples of high Baroque architecture in Europe. #archaeohistories"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977073405209067861) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-11T18:06Z 563.2K followers, 42.9K engagements
"This striking fresco known as *Fisherman* was discovered in the ancient settlement of Akrotiri on Thera (modern-day Santorini) in the Cyclades Greece . Dating back to around 1600 BC it is a remarkable example of Minoan art showcasing the vibrant culture of the Bronze Age. The artwork depicts a young fisherman holding two strings of freshly caught fish his muscular frame and dynamic pose highlighting the skill of Minoan artists in capturing movement and realism. The use of bold colorsdeep blues earthy reds and stark whitesadds to its visual appeal while the detailed rendering of the fish"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977254518934192568) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-12T06:06Z 563.2K followers, 52.9K engagements
"Nessim Menashe stands infront of his new and secondhand shoe store in Northwest Portland Oregon around 1916 Nessim Menashe was a Jewish immigrant. His family ran various small shops throughout Portland and were among first Sephardic Jewish families in the area. Portlands Sephardic Jewish immigrants primarily came from Turkey and the Isle of Rhodes. The store was a neighborhood staple that provided both new and used shoes making quality footwear accessible to a diverse clientele. The photograph reflects the Jewish immigrant experience in early 20th Century America embodying the entrepreneurial"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977280850694963535) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-12T07:51Z 563.2K followers, 7486 engagements
"Hitler Stalin Trotsky Freud and Franz Joseph all lived within a couple of miles of each other on the eve of WWI. This map visualization highlights an astonishing historical coincidence five of the most influential figures of 20th Century once lived in close proximity in Vienna Austria around 1913. Sigmund Freud already famous for his work in psychoanalysis lived in Berggasse. Just a few miles away a young and impoverished Adolf Hitler was painting postcards. Nearby the exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky was editing socialist newspapers while Joseph Stalin reportedly passed through"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977406254684532748) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-12T16:09Z 563.2K followers, 102.7K engagements
"Iraqi prisoner of war comforting his 4-year-old son in Najaf Iraq March XX 2003. The photo won the Pulitzer Prize. The photograph captures an Iraqi prisoner of war sitting on the ground his head covered by a black hood gently placing his hand over his childs eyes. The boy barefoot and frightened sits against his fathers lap amid coils of barbed wire. Taken in Najaf during the early days of the Iraq War it distills the human cost of conflict more powerfully than any statistic could. In March 2003 U.S. forces advanced into Iraq under the premise of dismantling weapons of mass destruction. Towns"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1977406895859327289) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-12T16:11Z 563.2K followers, 75.5K engagements
"When you live to XXX years old in Barbados you get a stamp in your honor. In Barbados turning XXX is not just a personal milestone its a national celebration. The island honors its centenarians by featuring their portraits on postage stamps transforming ordinary citizens into national symbols of endurance and wisdom. The initiative began as a tribute to longevity and resilience particularly among those who endured the sweeping social and economic changes of the 20th century. Each stamp captures more than a smiling face; it preserves a living piece of Barbadian history. Many of those honored"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978109973809803775) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-14T14:45Z 563.2K followers, 8030 engagements
"The Headquarters of Mussolinis Italian Fascist Party 1934 . This striking image of the Palazzo Braschi in Rome draped with the massive visage of Benito Mussolini and rows of the word SI (meaning Yes) captures the height of fascist propaganda in 1934 Italy. The building itself became a monumental canvas for the regimes visual dominance. The repetition of SI referred to a plebiscite that sought public approval for Mussolinis policies a symbolic affirmation of unity under authoritarian control. The immense face looming over the streets embodied the cult of personality that defined totalitarian"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978342881854382327) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-15T06:11Z 563.2K followers, 23K engagements
"A-B-C-D-E-F-G . This famous sequence of letters known to much of the world dates back to 16th Century BC. A fairly small group of traders and merchants known as the Phoenicians created the foundation for the modern English alphabet and other alphabets. They organized a system of XX consonants into what became the alphabet used not only by English speakers but by speakers of many of the world's languages. The Phoenicians lived along the Mediterranean coast in what is now Lebanon. They inhabited a number of different city-states the most famous of which were Tyre Byblos and Sidon. These"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978480891396751789) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-15T15:19Z 563.2K followers, 20.1K engagements
"Thousands of years of historical and cultural heritage destroyed by ISIS in the Mosul Museum and Syria : In 2014 Mosul (encompasses what was once Nineveh largest city in 7th Century BC and capital of Assyria) fell under the control of ISIS (also called Daesh). During its three-year reign the Islamist militants destroyed artifacts and buildings mostly shrines that were sacred to other Muslim sects saying they were forms of idolatry. But they also targeted sites for looting and to get attention filming the destruction and sharing it in propaganda videos online. But ISIS's actions inadvertently"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978487933922656639) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-15T15:47Z 563.2K followers, 53.5K engagements
"In a small Balinese village a fully grown tiger was caught on CCTV leaping onto a second-floor balcony - clearing an 18-foot height in a single bound. This astonishing CCTV footage from a Balinese village captures a tiger leaping onto a second-story balcony in one fluid muscular motion. Tigers are among the most powerful jumpers in the animal kingdom capable of vertical leaps of over XX feet and horizontal bounds exceeding XX feet. While wild tigers are not native to Bali the Balinese tiger was declared extinct in the 1940s similar incidents have been recorded in parts of Sumatra and India"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978779649183543734) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T11:06Z 563.2K followers, 51.4K engagements
"An acrobatic Sexual Act Painting; Pahari Kangra style (1820 CE). (Album XX Raza Library Rampur UP - India) Kangra painting is the pictorial art ofKangra named after Kangra State a formerprincely stateof Himachal Pradesh India ; which patronized the art. It became prevalent with fading ofBasohli school of paintingin mid-18th Century CEand soon produced such a magnitude in paintings both in content as well as volume that Pahari paintingschool came to be known as Kangra paintings. This great art originated inGuler State a small hill state in Lower Himalayas in the first half of 18th Century when"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978858553168560578) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T16:20Z 563.2K followers, 19.7K engagements
"Dr. Lewis Sayre treating scoliosis checking the curvature of the spine 1870s. This image from 1870s shows Dr. Lewis Albert Sayre a pioneering American orthopedic surgeon examining a young womans spinal curvature. At a time when medical photography was still new such images served both scientific and instructional purposes documenting the evolving field of orthopedic treatment. Sayres work on scoliosis and spinal deformities marked a turning point in medicine shifting care from crude immobilization toward structured physical correction. The photograph reveals not only an early clinical"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1978914630333534554) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-16T20:03Z 563.2K followers, 42.3K engagements
"A beautiful treasure "Love" ring from 1830s France "Love tokens often took the shape of small denomination coins like pennies or nickels being engraved with initials monograms names or romantic scenes and then slipped into a lover's pocket." It had hidden compartments that included little love notes and endearments. It was often given while courting a loved one as a promise ring before the family was asked for permission to marry. Part of the jewellery collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum we know that this gold ring was made in France between 1830-60 yet explanatory details are"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979078211540795733) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-17T06:53Z 563.2K followers, 31.9K engagements
"Glorious Victories - Between Myth and History - In October 2020; National Archaeological Museum (NAM) Athens celebrates the 2500 year anniversary of the Battle of Thermopylae and the Naval Battle of Salamis. The celebration exhibition includes XXX ancient works and a model of Athenian trireme of 5th Century BC which are related to and bring to fore aspects of victorious struggle of Greeks against Persians assembled both from National Archaeological Museum as from other museums of Greece such as Archaeological Museums of Astros Thebes Olympia as well as from Konstantinos Kotsanas Museum of"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979452217976590474) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-18T07:39Z 563.2K followers, 18K engagements
"Then vs Now : Archaeological Excavation - The Great Ziggurat of Ur (2100 BC) Tell el-Mukayyar Iraq At the end of 4th Millennium BC enormous mud-brick platforms had been built at a number of sites in Mesopotamia. It is presumed that they originally supported important buildings especially temples. By mid-3rd Millennium BC some temples were being built on huge stepped platforms. These are called ziggurats in cuneiform texts. While the actual significance of these structures is unknown Mesopotamian gods were often linked with the eastern mountains and ziggurats may have represented their lofty"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979456381163049253) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-18T07:55Z 563.2K followers, 18.2K engagements
"This photograph taken in October 1975 captures a striking contrast between triumph and neglect in mid-century America. The gleaming towers of the newly completed World Trade Center rise in the background symbols of economic power and architectural ambition. In the foreground two homeless men sit amid rubble and debris dwarfed by the steel monoliths. The image lays bare the paradox of progress in the post-Vietnam era: as cities raced toward modernity poverty and inequality persisted in their shadows. New York in the 1970s was struggling with bankruptcy unemployment and urban decay. For many"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979518790896636290) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-18T12:03Z 563.2K followers, 92.7K engagements
"A fraternal kiss between a Soviet major and an American staff sergeant at a feast in Germany 1945. Taken in 1945 it shows a Soviet major and an American staff sergeant sharing a celebratory kiss during a feast in Germany shortly after the defeat of Nazi forces. The gesture common in Eastern European and Russian culture as a sign of camaraderie and brotherhood symbolized the brief unity between two nations that had fought together to bring an end to the Second World War. In that spring of 1945 soldiers from the Soviet Union and the United States met along the Elbe River in what became known as"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979682885490905283) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-18T22:55Z 563.2K followers, 21.8K engagements
"This photograph from the 1930s captures a haunting moment during the Second Sino-Japanese War a brutal conflict that began in 1937 and became one of the deadliest chapters of the 20th Century. The image shows a captured Chinese soldier surrounded by Japanese troops a scene that reflects both the human cost of imperial ambition and the collapse of the old Chinese military order. Japans invasion of China was marked by devastating atrocities including mass executions and civilian massacres such as the infamous Nanjing Massacre. For soldiers like the man pictured capture often meant torture or"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979809117691916721) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T07:17Z 563.2K followers, 37.3K engagements
"Welcome to IRA territory - IRA mural depicting Muammar Gaddafi 2000s . During the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland murals became more than just artthey were political statements etched into the very walls of Belfast and Derry. In 2000s one striking example showed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi alongside IRA fighters under the banner Welcome to IRA territory. The mural depicts Gaddafi flanked by two armed figures and the Irish tricolor flag. Gaddafi was known to have supplied weapons and explosives to Provisional IRA in 1970s and 1980s.He sympathized with IRA viewing their struggle"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979817687904837703) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T07:51Z 563.2K followers, 15.6K engagements
"Kimberley rock art is a stunning collection of ancient paintings found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia These artworks are believed to be some of the oldest in the world with some possibly dating back over 40000 years. The paintings are found on rock walls in caves and under overhangs made by the First Nations peoples of Australia. There are two main styles of Kimberley rock art: the Gwion Gwion (also called Bradshaw figures) and the Wandjina style. The Gwion Gwion art shows thin graceful human-like figures often dressed in detailed clothing and headdresses. These figures seem to"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979939008303239183) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T15:53Z 563.2K followers, 8346 engagements
"The first Assyrian religion was Ashurism derived from Ashur the Assyrian supreme god. In 1st Century AD. under King Abgar V of Edessa Assyrians were the first to collectively as a nation convert to Christianity. Considered as the first Patriarchs Thaddeus Thomas and Bartholomew lay the foundation for the Church of the East in XX AD. Today the churchs official name is the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East with Mar Dinkha IV as its Patriarch with his See in Chicago. By XXX AD. in the Council of Chalcedon a conflict arose over the belief of whether or not Christs single"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1979939534403145744) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T15:55Z 563.2K followers, 21.2K engagements
"Maronite Monks - Lebanon ✝ Maronites have remained loyal to Catholic faith since their inception in 4th Century AD and have never broken communication with Pope and the Church of Rome. Certain Prayers in Maronite Catholic Liturgy are said in Aramaic language spoken by Christ. Maronite Church takes its name from St. Maron a Syrian hermit who lived in 4th Century AD. During Council of Chalcedon in XXX AD Syriac Church along with Alexandrian (Coptic) and Armenian Churches disagreed with decision of Council of Fathers and broke union with Great Church. Those who refused to follow Syriac Church"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980041219263873193) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-19T22:39Z 563.2K followers, 17.7K engagements
"Myra was aLycian thenancient Greek then Greco-Roman then Byzantine Greek then Ottoman town inLycia which became small Turkish town of Kale renamed Demrein 2005 in present-day Antalya Provinceof Trkiye The ancient city of Myra is one of the best ancient cities to visit. The ancient city of Myra was built on a mountain slope overlooking the sea and Myra is one of the places that impressed people with its rock tombs. Myra was one of the most important cities of Lycia. Archaeologists estimate it was made in 5th Century BC. Excavations in Myra started in 2009 and continue to this day. Over the"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980170776126062653) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T07:14Z 563.2K followers, 29.8K engagements
"How Ancient Greek Knowledge Was Saved by the Islamic Golden Age : The Islamic Golden Age was a period during which science literature geometry astronomy and other fields of knowledge flourished from 8th-13th Century AD. Without the scholars of this period who translated the works of Ancient Greeks it is likely that much of ancient knowledge would have been lost. Algebra which comes from an Arabic word (al-jabr) was developed during period and we owe our numerals to Arabic scholars. Doctors made advances in diagnosis of cancer and even performed complex surgeries during that period. Countless"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980267282426384550) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-20T13:38Z 563.2K followers, 7363 engagements
"Varieties of Potatoes from South America; eventually there were as many as 5000 different native varieties of Potatoes . Among many edible crops that emerged at the dawn of modern human civilization and managed to spread across entire world few managed to distinguish themselves by their ruggedness storage quality and its nutritional value.Potato indigenous flowering plants of South America and Andes mountains (modern-day southern Peru and northwestern Bolivia) managed to prove its usefulness to our ancestors who cultivated it nurtured it and ensured its survival during last 10000 years of our"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980528598911156254) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T06:56Z 563.2K followers, 7880 engagements
"Maori Ptaka (New Zealand 1200 CE) Elevated Food Storage Huts: The ptaka developed by the Mori people around 1200 CE in New Zealand were elevated food storage huts that played a critical role in the preservation of food and the management of resources in Mori society. These structures were typically built on raised platforms or stilts often several feet off the ground to protect stored food from pests dampness and flooding. The raised design also helped to keep the food cool preserving it for longer periods which was essential in a society that relied on seasonal food gathering and hunting."
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980529721906737327) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T07:00Z 563.2K followers, 5045 engagements
"One of the oldest trades is the spice trade which played an important political historical and cultural role over the centuries. It all started with great explorations in East. Merchants sailors explorers and travellers brought exotic spices to the West via the old caravan routes from the Far East and Asia to Europe. The distance that separated the old continent from their countries of origin made the spices particularly valuable so much so that the value of some of them approached that of gold. On the Spice Trade Route cities and ports were developed people religions and cultures"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980530743945339256) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T07:05Z 563.2K followers, 6196 engagements
"Captured German Mauser 98k rifles Norway 1945 . After Nazi Germanys surrender at the end of World War II Allied forces across Europe were left with staggering stockpiles of German weaponry. This photograph shows rows upon rows of Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles the standard-issue weapon for the Wehrmacht throughout the war. Each was a precision bolt-action firearm reliable accurate and capable of deadly range and over XX million were produced between 1935 and 1945. In Norway German occupation forces had stockpiled vast arsenals of these rifles anticipating a last stand that never came. When"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980726170540019909) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T20:01Z 563.2K followers, 22K engagements
"A lone scientist descending into the radioactive darkness of Chernobyl 1986 . This haunting image captures one of the liquidators the men and women who entered Reactor X of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the days and weeks after the explosion on April XX 1986. Their task was nearly impossible contain the worlds worst nuclear disaster using little more than shovels makeshift protective suits and raw courage. The Soviet government desperate to prevent further catastrophe sent thousands of soldiers engineers and scientists into the deadly ruins with minimal radiation shielding and limited"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980726306846437480) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T20:02Z 563.2K followers, 15.6K engagements
"The face of a Stone Age woman reconstructed from a 4000 year-old skull discovered in Sweden This lifelike reconstruction represents a woman who lived in northern Sweden around 2000 BC near the end of the Neolithic period. Her remains were found at Lagmansren in Vsternorrland County during the excavation of an ancient burial site. Modern forensic and digital modeling techniques were used by Swedish archaeologist and sculptor Oscar Nilsson to recreate her face combining 3D scans of the skull with detailed studies of muscle structure skin texture and genetic information. DNA analysis revealed"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980778615978750377) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-21T23:29Z 563.2K followers, 14.3K engagements
"Neville Chamberlain proclaims peace in our time after allowing Nazi Germany to annex Czechoslovakias Sudetenland September XX 1938. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich holding the Anglo-German Declaration signed by Adolf Hitler which he believed had secured peace for Europe. The agreement reached without Czechoslovakias participation ceded the Sudetenland a region with a large ethnic German population to Nazi Germany in exchange for Hitlers promise of no further territorial expansion. Chamberlains policy of appeasement reflected a deep desire to avoid another"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980919419481272517) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-22T08:49Z 563.2K followers, 6519 engagements
"Geto Dacian Golden ratio ornaments/talismans are 3000 years old and were discovered in Sarasu Maramure County Romania in 1847. Through Chemical Investigations the artifacts were examined and the quantity of gold in the pieces varies between XXXXXX% and XXXXXX% while the proportion of silver is between XXXXXX% and 17.048%. In addition to these metals the objects also contained trace amounts of Copper Iron and Nickel possibly to achieve a uniform thickness in the gold. Next the golden ratio treasure shows three rings with open ends and XXX decorative notations that may represent the chambered"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1980964124784984296) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-22T11:47Z 563.2K followers, 8652 engagements
"Excavator tearing down the East Wing of the White House The East Wing added in 1942 during Franklin D. Roosevelts administration was originally designed to provide additional office space and a secure entrance to the presidential residence. It also houses the First Ladys offices and the Visitors Entrance leading guests underground to the East Colonnade that connects to the main residence. The construction of this wing coincided with World War II and its design intentionally included a bomb shelter to protect the First Family during air raids. The current demolition marks one of the most"
[X Link](https://x.com/archeohistories/status/1981141835918823895) [@archeohistories](/creator/x/archeohistories) 2025-10-22T23:33Z 563.2K followers, 5218 engagements
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"The suit of armor belonging to King Henry VIII which is famous for its exaggerated codpiece. A codpiece is a flap or pouch that was attached to the front of men's breeches during 15th-16th Centuries AD.Initially it was a functional piece of clothing used to cover the opening in men's hose but it evolved into a decorative and symbolic fashion statement.The codpiece on King Henry VIII's armor was crafted from steel and was a bold statement of his masculinity power and virility. King Henry VIIIs suit of armor was designed to protect him and shield him from injury. But the specific design choices"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-15T20:00Z 563.2K followers, 462.9K engagements
"Shi Pei Pu a male Chinese opera singer and spy tricked French diplomat Bernard Boursicot for XX years by pretending to be a woman. He even faked having a child with him to gain secrets. The story of Pu and Boursicot is one of the most extraordinary cases of espionage deception and human vulnerability in the twentieth century. Shi Pei Pu was a celebrated Chinese opera performer an art form in which men traditionally played both male and female roles. In the 1960s during the height of Cold War tensions Shi met Bernard Boursicot a young French diplomat stationed in Beijing. Shi claimed to be a"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-15T10:00Z 563.2K followers, 31.2K engagements
"Two Blackfeet warriors look across what is now Glacier National Park in Montana in the early 1900s. Taken in the early 1900s it shows a land that had been home to the Blackfeet Nation for centuries before the parks official designation in 1910. The Blackfeet one of the largest tribes of the Northern Plains once roamed vast territories stretching across what is now Montana Alberta and Saskatchewan. Their lives were tied to the rhythm of the land bison hunts spiritual ceremonies and seasonal migrations shaped their identity. When Glacier became a national park the U.S. government seized over"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T07:46Z 563.2K followers, 29.8K engagements
"In 1905 at XX the ruler of China Cixi wanting to change her brutal and tyrants image in the West got a Dutch painter to paint her portrait. She told him to make her look young. But he painted two versions. He gave the one looking younger to Cixi and he secretly painted another of the real her. In 1905 Empress Dowager Cixi of China then seventy years old sought to reshape her image before the Western world. For decades she had been portrayed as a ruthless autocrat blamed for corruption and resistance to reform during the final years of the Qing dynasty. Hoping to present herself as a dignified"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-18T12:15Z 563.2K followers, 34.2K engagements
"A grocery store stands within the ancient walls of a 3rd Century AD Roman imperial palace in Croatia . This palace was once the residence of Emperor Diocletian. Constructed between 295-305 AD the palace was designed as both a military fortress and an opulent retirement home for Emperor Diocletian who famously became the first Roman emperor to voluntarily abdicate his throne. Built from white limestone and marble imported from across the empire the palace stretched over seven acres along the Adriatic coast protected by massive walls and gates. Today the ancient structure forms the heart of"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-18T22:34Z 563.2K followers, 23.9K engagements
"Catacombs of Paris; are underground ossuariesinParis - France which hold remains of more than X million people . History of Paris Catacombs starts in late 18th Century CE when major public health problems tied to citys cemeteries led to a decision to transfer their contents to an underground site. Paris authorities chose an easily accessible site that was at time located outside capital: former Tombe-Issoire quarries under plain of Montrouge. In operation since at least 15th Century CE and then abandoned these quarries were a small part of labyrinth that extended under city over approximately"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-20T06:35Z 563.2K followers, 11.5K engagements
"Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) Civil conflict resulting from tensions amongLebanons Christian and Muslim populations. The conflict was exacerbated by socioeconomic disparities and the presence in Lebanon in 1970s of fighters from thePalestine Liberation Organization(PLO). In 1975 Lebanons Muslims and leftists supported the PLO and sought more political power; its Christians seeking to maintain their political dominance opposed the PLO. The factions fought fiercely through early 1976 and Lebanon became effectively partitioned with the Christians in power in the north and the Muslims in the"
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"The Treaty of Paris painting depicting the end of the American Revolution. It remains unfinished due to British representatives refusing to pose 1783. This unfinished painting tells the story of both victory and pride. Created by American artist Benjamin West it was meant to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Paris which formally ended the Revolutionary War in 1783. The American delegates (Benjamin Franklin John Adams John Jay Henry Laurens and William Temple Franklin) posed for the work their expressions reflecting triumph after years of struggle. Yet the other half of the canvas"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-20T21:47Z 563.2K followers, 10.9K engagements
"Chocolate was one of the most desired foods of Mesoamerica and was consumed by the Olmec Maya and Aztec civilizations amongst others. Its consumption even spread via trade routes to other parts of the Americas including the Chaco Canyon in modern New Mexico. The earliest known use of chocolate was by the Olmec around 1900 BCE and enjoyed as a drink it was drunk from special round jars known as tecomates. The Maya used tall cylinder beakers for drinking chocolate and these very often had text on the rim indicating their intended use. The Aztecs also had richly decorated tall cups specifically"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T07:12Z 563.2K followers, 10.2K engagements
"Reference : Hirsch Brett D. From Jew to Puritan: The Emblematic Owl in Early English Culture.This Earthly Stage: World and Stage in Late Medieval and Early Modern England.Brett Hirsch and Christopher Wortham Eds. Turnhout Belgium: Brepols 2010. Mann Jill.From Aesop to Reynard: Beast Literature in Medieval Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2009. Ziolkowski Jan M.Talking Animals: Medieval Latin Beast Poetry 750-1150. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press 1993"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T13:55Z 563.2K followers, 2992 engagements
"Lascaux Cave - the Sistine Chapel of the Paleolithic Period : Lascaux Cave is a Palaeolithic cave situated in southwestern France near village of Montignac in Dordogne region which houses some of most famous examples of prehistoric cave paintings. Close to XXX paintings mostly of animals - dot the interior walls of the cave in impressive compositions. Horses are the most numerous but deer aurochs ibex bison and even some felines can also be found. Besides these paintings which represent most of the major images there are also around 1400 engravings of a similar order. The art dated to"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-01-06T10:43Z 562.1K followers, 72.1K engagements
"Ren Lalique's "Suzanne" is a glass sculpture created in 1925. It is considered a representative work of the Art Deco style and a prime example of Lalique's mastery of glass as an artistic medium. "Suzanne" is a quintessential example of Art Deco glass sculpture embodying the era's elegance and refined aesthetics.The sculpture is a statuette of a nude female figure with drapery trailing from her outstretched arms as if it were a pair of butterfly wings. It is known for its graceful and elegant pose. The glass is often opalescent which gives it a luminous quality that changes with the light. It"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-13T11:22Z 562.1K followers, 64.8K engagements
"References : The Jade Sphinx: The Enchantress by Heinrich Lossow". Archived fromthe originalon 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2014-05-12. "Cultura Inquieta - Heinrich Lossow". Archived fromthe originalon 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2014-05-12. "Heinrich Lossow 1843-1897 painter's biography. Paintings and graphics". Archived fromthe originalon 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2014-05-12"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-23T19:46Z 562.3K followers, 6783 engagements
"A French Mahogany Metamorphic Reading Chair (18th Century AD) from England. Chair has a flat semi-circular top with an urn-shaped splat. An adjustable/detachable wooden candle arm with wooden drip bobeshe swings from left arm of piece. Other arm has a book stand that is also adjustable/detachable. There are many different styles of18th Century AD furniture. Era represents Golden Age of Furniture Making. While furniture makers were trained in construction of highly finished sophisticated designs styles during this time are widely divergent. The 18th Century AD furniture makers replaced walnut"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-23T20:16Z 562.2K followers, 12.5K engagements
"Then vs Now : Temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis of Athens in Greece The temple of Athena Nike (Athena as a goddess of victory) is the smallest temple at the Acropolis in Athens placed at its southwest corner at the edge of a high cliff. Its construction was completed in XXX BC during the so-called High Classical Period according to the design of Kallikrates (the same architect who was responsible for the construction of Parthenon). The temple by Kallikrates replaced an earlier small temple which got completely destroyed during the Persian wars. The spot highly vulnerable to attack but"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-03T19:16Z 562.1K followers, 14.6K engagements
"A Roman Gold Medallion depicting Roman Emperor Caracalla minted in Rome around XXX AD showcases the emperor in profile. The medallion was found as part of a hoard in Abu Qir Egypt.The medallion may have been a prize for victorious athletes possibly from the Olympic Games.The emperor is shown in a heroic style with a spear and shield. Crafted from solid gold this coin bears the ravages of time in its subtle surface scratches. The image of Caracalla laurel-wreathed spear in hand and shield emblazoned with a chariot scene speaks of military prowess and imperial authority. Its survival is a"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-07T10:41Z 562.5K followers, 13.7K engagements
"Ancient Greek Earrings (400 BC) : A side-by-side comparison of Angelina Jolie as the character Olympias in the 2004 film Alexanderand a piece of ancient Greek jewelry. Olympias was the mother of Alexander the Great. The film Alexander was directed by Oliver Stone and starred Colin Farrell as the titular character. Delicate gold earrings crafted during the Classical period of ancient Greece around XXX BC. These finely detailed ornaments often featured miniature sculptures such as winged figures sirens or mythological scenes showcasing the eras mastery of metalwork and symbolism. Likely worn by"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-09T07:29Z 562.3K followers, 20.6K engagements
"Ancient Theater of Philippi in background acropolis of city in sunset; East Macedonia Greece Philippi was founded in XXX BC as a colony of Thassos named Krenides in a strategic location in an area rich in agricultural goods timber for ship-building and precious metals. In XXX BC Philip II conquered city completed its fortifications and renamed it Philippi. First phase of the ancient theatre dates to this period. City developed into one of the most important in Macedon. Following Roman conquest of Macedon (148 BC) Philippi became part of first administrative district of Macedonia with"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-09T12:12Z 562.1K followers, 10.8K engagements
"In 1510 Michelangelo took a yearlong break from painting the Sistine Chapel. The frescoes painted after this break are characteristically different from the ones he painted before it and are emblematic of what we think of when we envision the Sistine Chapel paintings. These are the paintings like The Creation of Adam where the narratives have been pared down to only the essential figures depicted on a monumental scale. Because of these changes Michelangelo is able to convey a strong sense of emotionality that can be perceived from the floor of the chapel. Indeed the imposing figure of God in"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-10T20:04Z 562.2K followers, 4594 engagements
"Acropolis Theater of Pergamon in Bergama - Trkiye The first traces of Greek Theatre of Pergamon situated on west side of castle hill can be dated back to early 5th Century BC. Today dominatingcaveawas built in late 5th Century BC. Spectators had access to their seats via theatre terrace. Current theatre was built in mid 3rd Century BC at the beginning of Attalid dynasty and renovated extensively byKing Eumenes II (r. 197-159 BC). Theatre is said to have had seating capacity of 10000 and the cavea (seating area) was steepest in the ancient world. The XX rows of seats were arranged on three"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-11T10:53Z 562.1K followers, 9277 engagements
"One of the shoes found in Tutankhamun's Tomb dated back to 1323 BC a fascinating example of the skill and luxury of ancient Egyptian civilization. This unique artifact was discovered in 1922 when British archaeologist Howard Carter excavated the Pharaoh's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. The shoe made of leather and decorated with gold details was designed for one of the most famous kings in Egyptian history. The shoe was crafted with incredible attention to detail reflecting Tutankhamun's real status. He is one of the many personal items found in the grave which also contained"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-13T19:28Z 562.1K followers, 22.6K engagements
"The 'Old Gentleman of Raahe' - the oldest surviving diving suits in the world made in the early 18th Century CE. The suit was donated during the 1860s to theRaahe Museumin Finland by a Finnish shipowner and a mariner named Captain Johan Leufstadius (1795-1867 CE). The museum is the oldest local museum in Finland and during the 18th Century CE Raahe was a busy shipping and shipbuilding center on the Gulf of Bothnia. The diving suit was used to check the hulls of ships without having to bring them into dry dock. The suit has been attributed to Finland due to the fact that the toes of the feet"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-14T19:14Z 562.1K followers, 10.5K engagements
"The so-called golden age of Athenian culture flourished under the leadership of Pericles (495-429 BC) a brilliant general orator patron of the arts and politicianthe first citizen of democratic Athens according to the historian Thucydides. Pericles transformed his citys alliances into an empire and graced its Acropolis with famous Parthenon. His policies and strategies also set the stage for the devastating Peloponnesian War which would embroil all Greece in the decades following his death. Pericles was born into one of Athens leading families in the heyday of classical Greece. His father"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T16:17Z 562.1K followers, 11.5K engagements
"In 2015 a Texas plumber who sold his truck to a dealership found out that the decals were not removed when it ended up in the hands of ISIS. It was a seemingly ordinary truck sale by a Texas plumber named Mark Oberholtzer turned into an international story. After trading in his used Ford F-250 at a dealership in Houston Oberholtzer assumed it would be cleaned and resold locally. Months later he was stunned to see photos circulating online of his old truck still bearing the words Mark-1 Plumbing on the side being used by ISIS fighters in Syria outfitted with a mounted anti-aircraft gun. The"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-18T12:08Z 562.4K followers, 38.7K engagements
"The Vikings made extensive use of walruses for their tusks skins and blubber. The tusks were highly valued for carving intricate items such as combs chess pieces and tools. The blubber was used to produce oil while the tough skin was fashioned into waterproof clothing and sails. These animals were primarily hunted in the northern regions of the Viking world including Greenland Iceland and the Arctic Circle. In Norse mythology walruses were often seen as symbols of strength and endurance qualities that aligned with their survival in harsh northern environments. Although not as mythologically"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-18T22:48Z 562.1K followers, 11.8K engagements
"The 'Sea Peoples' were a group of seafaring raiders that existed during the Late Bronze Age collapse. They gained notoriety for their attacks on several regions in and around the Mediterranean Sea specifically ancient Egypt. Very little is known about the Sea Peoples due to a lack of documentation from the group itself but historians have done what they can to estimate their origins structure and culture. There is evidence that sometime around 1150 BC three powerful civilizations in the eastern Mediterranean region collapsed: the Mycenaean Civilization in Greece the Hittites in Asia Minor and"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-13T13:53Z 563.2K followers, 27.1K engagements
"The head of the slain Swedish king Charles XII killed in 1718 by a projectile while inspecting his troops lines during the siege of Fredriksten in Norway. The shot struck the left side of his skull and exited from the right. These photos were taken during a 1917 autopsy. Charles XII of Sweden was one of the last great warrior kings of Europe. His reign stretching from 1697 until his death in 1718 was marked by the Great Northern War a conflict that sought to secure Swedens dominance in the Baltic. Known for leading his armies personally and sharing the hardships of his soldiers Charles"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-18T12:16Z 563.2K followers, 129.9K engagements
"What will happen to the stolen Louvre jewellery Experts say it is unlikely they will ever be seen again. Armed with power tools a crane lift motorbikes and a plan straight out of a movie four thieves broke into the Louvre Museum to steal jewellery once worn by France's queens and emperors. It happened in broad daylight while the museum was open and took just X minutes. (October XX 2025) With the thieves still at large and an investigation underway attention has now turned to what will happen to the jewels. Here is what experts say the thieves could be considering and why they were stolen in"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-20T07:08Z 563.2K followers, 33.4K engagements
"Tomb ofNefertari (QV66) inValley of the Queens Egypt Nefertari (d. 1255 BC) was Great Wife of PharaohRamesses II (1303-1213 BC). Her tomb was discovered byErnesto Schiaparelli(director of theEgyptian MuseuminTurin) in 1904 CE. It is called Sistine Chapelofancient Egypt. In Valley of the Queens Nefertari's tomb once held mummified body and representative symbolisms of her consistent with most Egyptian tombs of period. Now everything had been looted except for two thirds of 5200 square feet of wall paintings. Tomb still remains wall paintings characterized Nefertari's character. Her face"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-20T21:59Z 563.2K followers, 15.1K engagements
"The story of human civilization is richly embedded with codes secrets and mysteries. Among these the enigma of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs stands tall not only for the beautiful artistry but also the knowledge they encompass. For centuries these symbols remained an uncrackable puzzle locking away tales of a grand civilization. That is until the discovery of the Rosetta Stonea monumental find that unlocked the key to deciphering hieroglyphs. In the summer of 1799 AD during Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian campaign a French soldier named Pierre-Franois Bouchard chanced upon a slab of granodiorite"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-20T22:42Z 563.2K followers, 24.2K engagements
"This Creamy Irish Potato Dish Was More Than Just Comfort Food: It Was a Taste of Resistance - In 1921 Ireland stood on the brink of transformation. After centuries under British rule a war for independence raged across the countryside. It was a time of hardship sacrifice and national awakening. And through it all Irish families kept their traditions alive at the table including one dish that held deep cultural meaning: Colcannon. Made from mashed potatoes blended with cabbage or kale rich butter and scallions colcannon wasnt just a side dish. It was a staple of the rural Irish diet especially"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T07:00Z 563.2K followers, 11.5K engagements
"A family photo in Johannesburg South Africa 1989 . This image captures the quiet normalcy of apartheids domestic order. The white family sits comfortably in their living room while the Black woman beside them most likely their domestic worker kneels on the floor. Her presence uniform and posture reflect a social system built on racial hierarchy where Black South Africans were legally restricted to servitude in white households. By 1989 apartheid was beginning to unravel under international pressure and internal unrest yet such everyday scenes revealed how deeply segregation shaped private"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T19:59Z 563.2K followers, 16.2K engagements
"The Louvre the home of the Mona Lisa was robbed in broad daylight on October 19th 2025. Thieves stole royal jewels worth over $XXX million in under X minutes. In an audacious act that stunned both France and the world the Louvre (one of the most secure museums on Earth) was breached in a matter of minutes. Witnesses watched as thieves disguised in high-visibility vests moved swiftly through the galleries cutting through the illusion of normalcy with military precision. Within five minutes they vanished with royal jewels valued at over $XXX million. Authorities believe the operation was"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-22T08:46Z 563.2K followers, 18.2K engagements
"The Viking Buddha . In July 1954 a small bronze buddha was unearthed in Helg Eker Island in Sweden when archeologists were searching and digging a Viking ruin. It is now in the National Historical Museum Stockholm. A quote from the original report. "The face is finely drawn with elbows and mouth inlaid with dark substance: eyes inlaid with turquoise() and on the right eye an irregular red colour; caste-mark of gold in the middle of the forehead; the ears have much drawn down lobes; the hair is ring punched and at the very top a small semi-globular calotte is placed; the neck has two parallel"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-22T11:48Z 563.2K followers, 30.2K engagements
"Genie lamps are often depicted as small oval-shaped golden or bronze vessels with a lid a handle and a narrow spout. In other words genie lamps look like really expensive teapots. Why then do we call them lamps and why are genies supposed to be trapped inside Lamps as we think of them today are a surprisingly modern invention. Kerosene paraffin and electric bulb lamps only started appearing in the mid-1800s. Before then lamps were made of ceramics or metal and burned oil through a wick or small channel. These were usually shaped as squat vessels with a handle and spout just like the ornate"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-08-27T11:06Z 562.7K followers, 11.7K engagements
"The Treasure of Cocos Island :- A group of Costa Rican park rangers patrolling in the Parque Nacional Isla del Coco after a recent storm have discovered one of the most amazing treasure hoards in modern history. The treasure consists of gold and silver coins and ingots jewellery candlesticks and religious items and is estimated to be worth almost 200000000$. Cocos island a small island designated as a National Park located in the Pacific Ocean approximately 550km from the Pacific shore of Costa Rica. It was well-known for possibly holding various legendary treasures but its protected area"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-25T20:05Z 563.2K followers, 11.4K engagements
"Cypriot Terracotta Army; consisting of 2000 seats from the sanctuary of the occupied village of Agia Irini. This archaeological treasure was discovered by a Swedish expedition that classified these figurines in Cypriot-Archaic era and is a huge archaeological find and historical theme as the collection of thousands of figurines in a place of worship is nowhere in the world except the buried soldiers in the Mausoleum of the First Chinese Emperor. In the treasure of Cyprus 2000 clay statues with mainly male figures and cattle were placed as votive offerings in a semicircle around the altar of"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-27T19:50Z 562.8K followers, 22.1K engagements
"A 18th Century AD Ceremonial Armor for a High Ranking Chinese Official of the Imperial Palace Guard - Imperial Guards of Qing dynasty (1644-1912 AD) were a select detachment of Manchuand Mongolbannermenresponsible for guarding Forbidden CityinBeijing Emperor and Emperor's family. Imperial Guards were divided into three groups; Guard Corps was assigned to protect imperial palace. Soldiers from Manchu and Mongol banners would be admitted to serve in the unit. Guard corps was about ten times the size of the Vanguard and Imperial Bodyguards and was the largest formation of the Imperial Guards."
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-28T07:05Z 563.2K followers, 13.4K engagements
"Pre Columbian Basalt Sculpture of a Homosexual Copulating Couple (1000-1500 CE) - Costa Rica This unusual Costa Rican sculpture is of two naked males wearing flat headdresses engaging in a homosexual activity. Carved of basalt stone the sculpture is highly stylized and created in a simple minimal manner. The larger man stands behind with his hands firmly holding the shoulders of the smaller man. Such pose generates the feeling of tension more of a power play between the men than the sexual connotation. Although such scene of homosexual activity may have a certain connotation for people today"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-02T12:00Z 563.2K followers, 38.5K engagements
"Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds); Jaipur Rajasthan - India Rajasthanis a place of royals and many wonders and Hawa Mahal is one such gem. Its not just the architecture Hawa Mahal one of the iconic landmarks ofJaipur and is famed for its pink latticed balconies and windows that offer breathtaking views of the city. Also known as the Palace of the Winds its one of the finest examples of Rajput architecture. The palace was built in 1799 AD by Kachwaha ruler of Jaipur Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh as an extension to the Royal City Palace. It has XXX windows on the outside walls. The honeycomb"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-08T16:44Z 562.7K followers, 7376 engagements
"Have you ever seen a gun that is attached to a book This Bible has a chamber for a gun and it was made in Venice for Doge Francesco Morosini in the second part of the 17th Century. From 1688 until 1694 during the height of the Great Turkish War Francesco Morosini served as Doge of Venice. While the bible was still unopened the owner of the bible can pull out the silk bookmark to shoot. The gun book is now on exhibit in Venices Museo Correr. Lorenzo Cittone writes in his book Venise Lhiver Et Lete De Pres Et De Loin about this incredible gun-book: Ive found in a display case of the Correr"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-11T17:43Z 563.2K followers, 15.9K engagements
"Tarantine gold earrings are an exquisite example of ancient Greek jewelry specifically from the Greek city of Tarentum (modern-day Taranto Italy) a prominent colony of Sparta in southern Italy These earrings dating to the 4th Century BC showcase the high level of craftsmanship and intricate design characteristic of Hellenistic jewelry. Tarentum was known for producing some of the finest gold jewelry in the ancient Greek world and these earrings exemplify the city's artistic and technical prowess. The design of the Tarantine gold earrings typically features delicate intricate filigree work and"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-11T17:51Z 562.8K followers, 10.6K engagements
"The Cart Ruts of Malta - among the large number of archaeological and prehistoric sites all over Malta and Gozo none remain more mysterious than the fifty or so conglomerations of cart ruts that total some XXX pairs. Each pair runs in parallel channels for a certain length and then disappears often without an explainable reason. Cart ruts seem to be everywhere and in all kinds of environments such as on hilly terrain on rocky plateaux on cliff edges and sometimes by the sea. The best known and most extensive ones are those located near Gar il-Kbir not far away from Buskett woods. Others which"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-11T18:02Z 563.2K followers, 8736 engagements
"A 5th Century BC Greek "Cooker" three (or four) stoves an oven and grill; found on Greek island of Delos. Ancient Greek Clay Anthrakia; also known as Charcoal Stove used for cooking and heating commonly used on Island of Delos Greece (6th-1st Century BC). With an extremely impressive design made of clay it served needs of household like electric stove today. Archaeological Museum of Delos #archaeohistories"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-13T04:06Z 563K followers, 18.5K engagements
"In 1949 Christmas shopping in Glasgow was a far cry from today's convenience of supermarkets and online stores. This woman inspecting the plump turkeys and chooks at Harry McGhees fishmonger and poulterer shop on Argyle Street in Anderston had to visit multiple specialty shops just to gather all the ingredients for the holiday feast. At McGhee's the birds were displayed proudly hung up for customers to inspect in the daylightsomething that would likely be frowned upon by health inspectors today. The interior of the shop was adorned with polished black-and-white tiles and sawdust covered the"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-13T19:33Z 563.2K followers, 10K engagements
"The ghost ship USS Sachem a WWI vessel once rode by both Thomas Edison and Madonna now marooned in a Kentucky creek. Hidden deep within a Kentucky creek rests the rusted remains of a ship that once sailed through two world wars. The USS Sachem began her life in 1902 as a private luxury yacht before being commissioned by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She served as a patrol vessel and later as a platform for scientific experiments conducted by the inventor Thomas Edison who used her for torpedo detection research. After the war the vessel returned to civilian hands only to be called into"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-14T14:38Z 563.2K followers, 9463 engagements
"In 2013 a couple walking their dog in Northern California discovered eight rusty cans containing 1427 gold coins buried on their land. Dubbed the Saddle Ridge Hoard the coins dating from 1847-1894 were worth approximately $XX million. In 2013 a California couple out for a walk on their rural property made one of the greatest buried treasure finds in American history. Beneath an old tree root they unearthed a rusted can then several more packed with pristine 19th Century gold coins. The collection later called the Saddle Ridge Hoard contained $27000 in face value but was appraised at around"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-14T14:41Z 563.2K followers, 36.6K engagements
"Gay activists carry a mile-long rainbow banner through New York City to mark the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. June XX 1994 . This striking aerial image captures a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ history. On June XX 1994 thousands gathered in New York City to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots the 1969 uprising that sparked the modern gay rights movement. The mile-long rainbow banner stretching through the citys streets symbolized both remembrance and progress. It was a visual declaration of pride resilience and the ongoing fight for equality. By the early 1990s the"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-14T14:42Z 562.9K followers, 8048 engagements
"A Meccan merchant and his Circassian enslaved man. Picture taken in Mecca between 1887-1888. This photograph offers a rare visual record of 19th Century Mecca a period when slavery persisted throughout much of the Arabian Peninsula despite growing international abolition movements. The image shows a Meccan merchant standing beside a young Circassian boy identified as enslaved whose pale complexion reflects the trade in captives brought from the Caucasus region to serve in domestic roles. Their attireornate robes and detailed embroideryreveals both social hierarchy and cultural richness but"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-14T14:56Z 562.8K followers, 24.2K engagements
"In 2001 a man attempted to enter the US undetected by being sewn into a car seat. However his disguise as a passenger seat was wholly ineffective and immediately ended his attempt. In 2001 border patrol agents at a U.S. checkpoint made a discovery that was as surprising as it was bizarre a man literally sewn into the upholstery of a car seat in an attempt to cross the border undetected. The plan while imaginative failed instantly when officers noticed the seats awkward shape and the mans visible face peeking through the material. The image quickly became a symbol of both the desperation and"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-15T09:57Z 563.2K followers, 50.2K engagements
"A Dutch boy during the winter famine in German occupied Netherlands during WWII. He held a spoon hopeful food would become available. This photograph was taken during the Hunger Winter of 194445 when the western Netherlands was cut off from food supplies under Nazi occupation. Rail strikes and harsh reprisals left millions of Dutch civilians starving as one of the coldest winters on record set in. The boy frail and barefoot holds a spoon a simple symbol of hope amid despair. Behind him his family waits in silence faces hollow from hunger. In the final months of WWII over 20000 people died of"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-15T09:58Z 563.2K followers, 26.9K engagements
"This portrait of Charles II as an adult painted by Carreo de Miranda in 1681 hides another work: Carreo reused a canvas on which he had painted a portrait of the younger king years earlier and in the same room the Hall of Mirrors of the Royal Alcazar of Madrid. Thanks to modern technology were able to uncover hidden images within historic works of art. One recent discovery comes from a 17th-century portrait of a royal. The Habsburgs ruled early modern Europe. For almost X centuries members of the clan intermarried and ruled across Europe. From Hungaryto Portugaland Germany their power rose"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T16:25Z 563.3K followers, 10.7K engagements
"A remarkable early sketch by Jimi Hendrixthen just around XX or 15portrays Elvis Presley strumming a guitar surrounded by the song titles he heard during that fateful performance. The drawing is surrounded by the titles of songs by Elvis Presley including "Hound Dog" "Don't Be Cruel" and "Love Me Tender". Hendrix couldnt afford a concert ticket when Presley played at Seattles Sicks Stadium in September 1957 so he listened and sketched from a nearby hill capturing the image from memory and turning musical inspiration into art. Vintage American Photos #archaeohistories"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T19:50Z 563.2K followers, 12.3K engagements
"A nuclear bomb victim. A little boy holds a rice ball Nagasaki 1945. (Colorized Photo) The young boy his face marked by ash and injuries clutches a simple rice ball perhaps his only meal that day. His expression is blank almost numb reflecting the unimaginable trauma that surrounded him in the bombs wake. When the U.S. dropped the Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki on August X 1945 the blast leveled nearly half the city and killed an estimated 70000 people instantly. Tens of thousands more would die in the following months from radiation exposure burns and disease. The survivors known as"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-18T22:42Z 562.5K followers, 11.1K engagements
"A child being indoctrinated into the Ku Klux Klan in Macon Georgia 1946. Taken during the post-WWII resurgence of the Klan the image exposes how racism and extremist ideology were often passed from one generation to the next. The Klan promoted white supremacy terrorized Black Americans through violence and intimidation and sought to maintain segregation across the American South. This photograph lays bare the machinery of indoctrination showing how prejudice was ritualized and normalized within certain communities. In the background the American flag underscores the contradiction of the Klans"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T07:01Z 563.2K followers, 8737 engagements
"Salvage crew uncovers $1M treasure from a 1715 Spanish shipwreck lost in a hurricane coins untouched for XXX years. In the summer of 1715 Spain dispatched a fleet of eleven ships from the New World laden with silver and gold mined in its American colonies. The cargo was worth millions by todays standards and represented both wealth and power for the Spanish crown. But disaster struck off the coast of Florida when a hurricane smashed the fleet into reefs and shallows scattering treasure across the ocean floor. Thousands perished and the 1715 Treasure Fleet entered legend as one of the greatest"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T07:22Z 562.9K followers, 10.5K engagements
"The futuristic world as envisioned in 1930. This image comes from a collectors album issued by the German margarine company Echte Wagner in 1930. Customers collected cards each depicting whimsical visions of the future. Here people wear headsets while enjoying meals using wireless private phone and television. The description on the verso explained that each person had a personal transmitter and receiver allowing them to see and speak with friends in real-time. The devices were imagined as portable the size of a photo apparatus. Though fanciful in design the vision predicted a technology we"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T07:25Z 562.8K followers, 8915 engagements
"Temple of the Obelisks (Temple of Resheph) Byblos Lebanon Thought to have been built during the 19th-16th Century BC the Temple of the Obelisks is an unusual temple. It speaks volumes about the strong connection that Byblos had with Ancient Egypt to which the city state exported cedar-wood and other valuable products. Obelisks or betyls which where the symbols of the divine in the local religions stood in the court-yard. Temple contained a cella (inner sanctuary) in which stood a large monumental obelisk with a hieroglyphic inscription on it now exhibited in the National Museum of Beirut. It"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T15:59Z 563.2K followers, 8993 engagements
"Most experts are in agreement that it would be "pretty silly" to sell the precious items as they are given they are too well-known worldwide. That is why Alexandre Giquello the president of Drouot auction house said that even disassembling the jewellery posed a high risk for potential buyers and the thieves themselves. "Ideally the perpetrators would realise the gravity of their crime and the dimension they've entered into and return the items since the jewels are completely unsellable" Mr Giquello said. "Even beyond selling the items themselves if they were to dismantle them separating the"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-20T07:09Z 563.2K followers, 4578 engagements
"Setenil de las Bodegas - the historic Spanish town living under the 'Rock' : Setenil de las Bodegas in Spain brings a whole new meaning to the term living under a rock. The strange rock buildings and the houses made of caves are among the most alluring attractions in Andalusia. While this town of 3000 may literally be under a rock the town itself is inspiring full of history and very current on many tourist directories. Town is the most unique of all thewhite villages of Andalusia in Spain. This beautiful town is nestled deep within a canyon surrounded by fields of olive trees. However its"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-11T10:35Z 563.3K followers, 16.4K engagements
"The peninsula of Sirmione is protected by an imposing medieval fortress: the Scaliger Castle of Sirmione. It is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Italy and a rare example of lake fortification. But above all it is a place that exudes centuries of history and a magical atmosphere surrounded by the crystal clear water of Lake Garda. The town center of Sirmione to which the castle provides access is located on the southern shore of the lake on a peninsula that acts as a watershed between the territory of Brescia and Verona. Castello Scaligero (Scaligero Castle) in commune of Sirmione"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-12T07:15Z 563.3K followers, 18.7K engagements
"Reassessing the Dravidian Hypothesis and the Indus Valley Civilization: Science vs National Narratives - The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) one of the worlds earliest urban cultures has long intrigued scholars seeking to understand its language population structure and cultural legacy. A popular theory holds that the IVC was primarily composed of Proto-Dravidian speakers linking its symbols motifs and religious iconography to later South Indian (especially Tamil) traditions. While similarities do existsuch as bull imagery and certain script-like signsthe connection remains hypothetical."
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-13T19:32Z 563.3K followers, 8747 engagements
"2000 mummified ram heads discovered in ancient temple in Egypt. In 2023 a team of researchers discovered 2000 mummified ram heads inside a temple in one of ancient Egypts oldest and most sacred cities officials said. The team led by researchers with the University of New York were working inside the Temple of Ramses II when they unearthed the massive collection of mummified heads Egypts Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. Alongside the ram remains the team found mummified goats dogs cows deer and a single ostrich officials said. These were likely offerings left to honour Ramses II who"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-14T03:54Z 563.3K followers, 20.6K engagements
"RAF and Luftwaffe fighters dogfighting above St. Pauls Cathedral during the London Blitz 1940 . The photograph captures the dramatic contrast between faith and fury during the Second World War. St. Pauls Cathedral its dome rising defiantly amid the chaos of the Blitz became a symbol of British resilience as RAF and Luftwaffe fighters waged fierce dogfights overhead. The twisting contrails carved into the sky are traces of that airborne struggle looping like threads of defiance above one of Londons oldest landmarks. For many Londoners seeing St. Pauls still standing after each bombardment"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-15T10:01Z 563.3K followers, 7784 engagements
"The Greyfriars Bobby Fountain in Edinburgh Scotland 🏴. The statue is a tribute to a Skye Terrier named Bobby who is said to have guarded his owner's grave for XX years in the 19th Century CE. In Edinburgh beneath the Greyfriars Bobby fountain three Dandie Dinmont Terriers sit proudly their wiry coats and long bodies echoing a breed once beloved in Scottish history. The fountain itself is more than a landmarkit is a tribute to devotion both canine and human and a reminder of the unspoken bond between dog and master. Visitors pause there daily drawn by the story of loyalty that has become"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-15T14:07Z 563.3K followers, 8959 engagements
"Italian conservator Lorenza D'Alessandro working on conservation of tomb of Queen Nefertari 1989. Tomb of Nefertari Great Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II (d. 1213 BC) located in Egypt's Valley of the Queens and was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli (director of Egyptian Museum in Turin) in 1904. It is called Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt. Nefertari which means "beautiful companion" was Ramesses II's favorite wife; he went out of his way to make this obvious referring to her as "the one for whom the sun shines" in his writings built the Temple of Hathor to idolize her as a deity and"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-15T15:31Z 563.3K followers, 16K engagements
"The property of Bam and its Cultural Landscape is located on the southern edge of the Iranian high plateau in Kerman Province in south-eastern Iran . Bam lies 1060m above sea level in the centre of the valley dominated to the north by the Kafut Mountains and to the south by the Jebal-e Barez Mountains. This valley forms the wider cultural landscape of the Bam County. Beyond the mountains lies the vast Lut Desert of Central Iran. Water from the Jebal-e Barez Mountains supplies the seasonal Posht-e Rud River that skirts Bam City between Arg-e Bam and Qaleh Doktar. The Chelekhoneh River and its"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T07:25Z 563.3K followers, 13.9K engagements
"TURPAN EMIN MINARET MOSQUE 🕌 Emin Minaret is located a short distance east of Turpan. Standing 44m high Emin Minaret is the tallest minaret in China. The exquisitely formed Emin Minaret with its helmet-shaped top is one of the most famous examples of Muslim architecture and one of the more distinguished landmarks of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Emin Minaret was started in 1777 during the reign of the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong and was completed only one year later. During 1750s a subgroup of Mongolian people known as the Dzungars occupied large parts of Xinjiang north of Mount"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-17T09:00Z 563.3K followers, 6001 engagements
"Saffron is derived from the stamens of the saffron flower. It has a strong flavour and aroma and is delicious in combination with neutral flavours such as rice potatoes pasta chicken and seafood. Being a precious spice of ancient civilisations it was highly valued for its aroma colour and medicinal properties. The word saffron comes from the Arabic word zafaran meaning yellow. The plant travelled thousands of years from the East and Egypt to the Cyclades and Crete. It was a luxury good in Persia and a valuable trading item in the Asian countries. Its yellow colour was used to dye fabrics and"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T07:05Z 563.2K followers, 3080 engagements
"Around 6000 cave dwellings Vardzia Georgia. It was built by Tamar The Great (Queen of Georgia) in 12th Century CE as a monastery and a place of sanctuary for Christian monks. It was later used as a shelter during Mongol invasions in 13th-14th Century CE. #archaeohistories"
X Link @archeohistories 2023-04-27T04:46Z 563.2K followers, 53.6K engagements
"A restorer cleaning thegilded bronze statueof Hercules also known as the Hercules Mastai Righetti within the Vatican Museums' Round Hall. The colossal gilded bronze statue of Hercules famously housed in the Vatican Museums stands as a testament to Roman artistry and religious belief. This imposing 13-foot statue was indeed unearthed in Rome in 1864 in the area near Pompey's Theatre. This statue is notable for being the largest known gilded bronze statue from antiquity and one of the few to survive largely intact.It was discovered in the Forum Boarium in Rome during the pontificate of Sixtus"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-08-10T07:29Z 563.2K followers, 8928 engagements
"The Grand Bazaar (Kapalar) or Covered Market; located between Bayezid II Mosque and Nur Osmaniye Mosque Istanbul Trkiye The Grand Bazaar witness the magic of history throughout the phases of time. It is a place that will remind you of Arabian Nights and One Thousand and One Nights which you see in movies or read about its magic in books. It is considered one of worlds oldest and largest covered bazaars. Grand Bazaar includes 4000 stores and about 25000 employees. Market attracts almost 400000 people daily and more on its busiest days. The bazaar was ranked in 2014 as the most visited tourist"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-04T03:12Z 563.2K followers, 11.8K engagements
"Chancay Burial Dolls (1000-1470 CE) : Chancay were a pre-Columbian archeological civilization which developed between the valleys of Fortaleza Pativilca Supe Huaura Chancay Chilln Rimac and Lurin on central coast of Peru from 1000-1470 CE. Not much is known about Chancay civilization which developed in later part of the Inca Empire (1438-1572 CE). It emerged after fall of Wari Civilization (500-1000 CE). Parts of southern Chancay area were conquered by Chim in the early 15th Century and in about 1450 CE. Incas were occupying both areas. It is believed that Chancay had a centralized political"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-13T03:56Z 563.2K followers, 8981 engagements
"An international team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig Germany achieves completely new insights into Bronze Age marriage rules and family structures in Greece. Analyses of ancient genomes show that the choice of marriage partners was determined by one's own kinship. When Heinrich Schliemann discovered the gold-rich shaft tombs of Mycenae with their famous gold masks over XXX years ago he could only speculate about the relationship of the people buried in them. Now with the help of the analysis of ancient genomes it has been possible for the"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-08T19:34Z 563.2K followers, 146.3K engagements
"In 6th Century BC Etruscans left frescoes in Tarquinia Lazio depicting men engaging in anal sex and the Ancient Greeks had imported their same-sex relationsa form of civil education for young mento their colonies in south Italy. There are several Etruscan artifacts depictinghomoerotic scenes such as naked athletes excercising symposiums and even dances with satyrs and maenads. Theres no shortage of classical images such as Hercules Apollo Hermes and other mythical characters linked to LGBTQ+ culture. One of earliest examples of Etruscan art on homosexuality found in 1892 inNecropolis of"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-20T18:49Z 563.2K followers, 164.3K engagements
"Discover Baiae - a journey to Romes sunken city of Decadence : Why did Baiae a symbol of Roman luxury end up beneath the waves During its golden age Baiae served as a luxurious retreat for Roman elite. Located on northwest shore of Gulf of Naples this ancient city was blessed with a mild climate and therapeutic hot springs making it a popular resort from the latter half of 2nd Century BC. Luxurious villas built by affluent Romans along the shoreline added a touch of charm and opulence to Baiae. Architectural sophistication of the town was also evident in its structures often misnamed as"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-24T19:30Z 563.2K followers, 9349 engagements
"Womens Prison New Orleans 1963. Photo by Leonard Freed. This photograph taken by renowned documentary photographer Leonard Freed in 1963 captures a rare glimpse inside a segregated womens prison in New Orleans during the height of the civil rights era. The stark label WHITE FEMALE painted above the doorway speaks volumes about the racial divisions that structured every corner of American life including the justice system. At that time prisons across the South were segregated by both race and gender reflecting the broader social codes of Jim Crow America. Freeds lens was unflinching. Rather"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T19:52Z 563.2K followers, 26K engagements
"Astronaut Frank Culbertson was the only American to witness the 9/11 attacks from space. His historic picture taken from the ISS shows a visible smoke plume rising over Manhattan. This photo taken by astronaut Frank Culbertson aboard the International Space Station on September XX 2001 shows a column of smoke drifting from lower Manhattan into the clear blue sky. Culbertson was the only American in space at the time orbiting roughly XXX miles above Earth when he learned of the attacks via mission control. From that silent vantage point the event unfolded in eerie stillness. In a letter"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T19:54Z 563.2K followers, 9171 engagements
"The majestic sandstone megaliths ofAngkorare a testimony to the Khmer Empires mystical power and ancient architectural mastery. For centuries the lost city existed only as myth until it was rediscovered in 1861 by theFrench naturalist Henri Mouhot. The name Angkor Wat translates to temple city in the Khmer language. Although originally constructed as a Hindu temple it was gradually transformed to a Buddhist temple towards the end of 12th Century. The founding myth claims that a Zhenla nobleman after a long stay at the Central Javanese court of Indonesia returned to the mainland to establish"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T22:56Z 563.2K followers, 7043 engagements
"The "Trsor de la Mer" perfume bottle designed by Ren Lalique in 1936 is a stunning example of his innovative approach to glass art. It was created as a limited edition for Saks Fifth Avenue a detail that adds to its exclusivity and historical significance. The bottle is a two-part container shaped like an oyster shell designed to hold a small pearl-shaped perfume bottle inside. The opalescent glass gives it a milky iridescent quality perfectly evoking the soft glow of a pearl and the shimmering surface of a mollusk. This piece is a masterful representation of Lalique's lifelong fascination"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-13T06:00Z 563.2K followers, 35.9K engagements
"The Sin a captivating and controversial painting created by Heinrich Lossow in 1880. This intriguing artwork alludes to the notorious Banquet of Chestnut an event that still stirs debate and speculation today. Although some dismiss it as mere rumor the banquets story filled with shocking details and licentious behavior has captured the imagination of many over the centuries. On October 30th 1501 former Cardinal Cesare Borgia son of Pope Alexander VI supposedly hosted a decadent dinner party. The evenings entertainment as chronicled by Johann Burchard featured naked courtesans crawling around"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-23T19:44Z 563.2K followers, 97.9K engagements
"Ancient Mural Painting In The Nubian Pyramids Depicting A Giant Carrying Two Elephants - The pyramids of Nubia are located in the city of Mero former capital of the Kingdom of Kush.In these structures there is an old mural where a giant is seen lifting two elephants. In the royal cemetery of ancient Kingdom of Kush there is a group of XX pyramids made of sandstone and red brick. Many of these are dilapidated the fault of time and looters.Decorations on these monumentsspeak volumes about how global kingdom was.However there is one that is especially striking. The giant of the ancient mural."
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-08T22:56Z 563.2K followers, 11.7K engagements
"Siraf Port (Bandar Siraf) is an ancient trading center located on the northern shore of the Persian Gulf in Bushehr Province Iran . Its foundations date back to the Parthian period (248 BC - XXX AD) flourished during Sassanid Empire (224-651 AD) and became an important maritime stop on the Silk Road in early Islamic times (especially in 9th-10th Centuries). Engaged in intensive trade with China India East Africa and Southeast Asia the port was a hub for spices silk ivory lapis lazuli and luxury goods. It maintained strong economic ties with Rome Greece and the Middle East. Archaeological"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-10T11:35Z 563.2K followers, 7449 engagements
"God created the world in seven days but it took Michelangelo four years to depict it on this remarkable ceiling. To any visitor of Michelangelos Sistine Chapel two features become immediately and undeniably apparent: 1) the ceiling is really high up and 2) there are a lot of paintings up there. Because of this the centuries have handed down to us an image of Michelangelo lying on his back wiping sweat and plaster from his eyes as he toiled away year after year suspended hundreds of feet in the air begrudgingly completing a commission that he never wanted to accept in the first place."
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-10T20:03Z 563.2K followers, 10.3K engagements
"The fossilized remains of an Archelon ischyros largest sea turtle species ever documented. The fossil was discovered in South Dakota which was once covered by Western Interior Seaway during Late Cretaceous epoch. Archelon ischyroscould reach up to XXX meters (15 feet) in length from head to tail and weighed over XXX tons (4900 pounds).The species lived approximately XX to XX million years ago.Its shell was similar to that of modern sea turtles and it had paddle-like flippers. According to researchers around X to XX million years ago during the Miocene epoch rivers and wetlands of South"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-11T17:48Z 563.2K followers, 17.6K engagements
"In Ancient Egypt Blue (irtyu) was colour of heavens and hence represented universe. Many temples sarcophagi and burial vaults have a deep blue roof speckled with tiny yellow stars. Blue is also colour of water and hence colour of Nile and primeval waters of chaos (Nun). As a result colour blue was associated with fertility rebirth and power of creation. Blue glass or faience hippopotami were popular symbols of Nile and creator god Amun was often depicted with a blue face. According to myth hair of gods was made of precious Lapis Lazuli (khesbedj). A number of Pharaohs imitated god and were"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-12T15:30Z 563.2K followers, 18.8K engagements
"This seal was actually a seal to Tutankhamen's fifth shrine. King was buried in a series of four sarcophagi which were in turn kept inside a series of five shrines. This unbroken seal stayed 3245 years untouched. The late discovery of Tuts tombresulted from the fact that it was covered by debris from that of Ramesses IV which was located directly above its entrance. While the outermost shrine of the youthful pharaoh had been opened not once but twice in ancient times the doors of the second of the huge shrines of gilded wood containing the royal sarcophagus still carried the necropolis seal"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-14T04:06Z 563.2K followers, 15.6K engagements
"In the ancient ruins of Pompeii a stunning discovery has emerged: a ceremonial chariot that has remarkably stood the test of time. Found at the Civita Giuliana villa just XXX meters north of Pompeii this exquisite chariot boasts four wheels iron components striking red wooden panels and intricate bronze decorations. Its detailed tin medallions and beautiful engravings showcase figures like satyrs nymphs and cupids indicating its use in significant ceremonial events perhaps even weddings. The exceptional craftsmanship reflects the sophistication and wealth of the villa's residents adorned with"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-14T04:07Z 563.2K followers, 13.6K engagements
"An Iraqi woman dressed in the ceremonial costume of the goddess Ishtar. Ishtar is the Akkadian counterpart of the Sumerian goddess Inanna and the West Semitic goddess Astarte.Ancient Mesopotamia which is centered in modern-day Iraq is considered the birthplace of civilization.The photograph recreates the attire of Ishtar who was the goddess of love war and fertility in ancient Mesopotamian religion.The ceremonial costume is worn in a museum setting surrounded by ancient Mesopotamian artifacts such as a lamassu a protective deity with a human head and a bull or lion's body. This powerful"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-14T14:37Z 563.2K followers, 57.6K engagements
"Hidden beneath the streets of Margate Kent - England 🏴 lies one of the worlds most puzzling and awe-inspiring structures the Shell Grotto a subterranean cave system adorned with millions of shells arranged in intricate patterns and mosaics. Discovered by sheer accident in 1835 this underground passageway has since become a source of fascination and mystery captivating the imaginations of archaeologists historians and visitors alike. What truly sets this grotto apart from other historical wonders is not just its stunning craftsmanship but the profound mystery surrounding its origin purpose"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-14T19:40Z 563.2K followers, 25.2K engagements
"Nohmul was a 2300 year-old Mayan pyramid in northern Belize . In 2013 it was mostly demolished so local contractors could use the material for road gravel. In 2013 one of Belizes oldest and most significant Mayan structures the Nohmul pyramid was nearly destroyed when construction crews used heavy machinery to extract limestone for road repairs. The 2300 year-old site was one of the few remaining ceremonial centers from the pre-classic Mayan period. Despite clear historical protections the contractors tore down much of the 65-foot pyramid unaware or indifferent to its cultural value."
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T07:47Z 563.2K followers, 13.9K engagements
"Resting troops coming home from Iraq 2004 This photograph captures the solemn return of fallen American service members from the Iraq War in 2004. Inside a military cargo plane rows of flag-draped coffins are carefully arranged for transport home each representing a life lost during one of the most controversial conflicts of the 21st century. The image reflects a tradition known as dignified transfer where the remains of service members are handled with the highest respect as they begin their final journey back to the United States. At the time this photo was taken images like it were rarely"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T07:49Z 563.2K followers, 5669 engagements
"Then vs Now : Along the Gladiator Road in Pienza rotas - Pienza Toscana. The Val d'Orcia is like a precious treasure: the ancient - lands immortalized in Ridley Scott's Gladiator. - Hakan Ozkan This is a fascinating look at one of the most iconic movie locations from Gladiator (2000) directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe. The scenes showing Maximuss home his peaceful farm and the road leading to it were filmed in the stunning countryside of Val d'Orcia in Siena Tuscany Italy One of the most memorable locations is the Terrapille road where Maximus is seen walking toward his"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T07:53Z 563.2K followers, 12.6K engagements
"Flying from Puerto Rico to New York 1946. This 1946 photograph captures a moment from the early days of postwar migration as Puerto Rican passengers journeyed to New York aboard a modest aircraft. The image tells a story of transition the beginning of a movement that would reshape both Puerto Rico and New York City. In the years after World War II Operation Bootstrap industrialized the island but it also displaced workers prompting hundreds of thousands to seek opportunity in the mainland United States. These flights often aboard surplus military planes refitted for civilian travel carried"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T19:59Z 563.2K followers, 7662 engagements
"Stone drawing of a woman thousands of years old found in a cave in France Paleolithic engraving of a woman found in the Grotte de Cussac (Cussac Cave) in France.The Cussac Cave was discovered on September XX 2000 by amateur speleologist Marc Delluc.The cave contains over XXX Paleolithic artworks including engravings of various animals and human figures.The artworks are almost exclusively engravings often very large made with stone tools on the walls or with fingers on clay soil. The engravings and human remains found in the cave have been dated to approximately 25000 to 30000 years ago"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-17T06:16Z 563.2K followers, 18.3K engagements
"In 1972 Baron Guy de Rothschild and his wife Marie-Hlne de Rothschild hosted the Surrealist Ball at Chteau de Ferrires near Paris one of most mysterious high-society parties of the century. The Surrealist Ball of 1972 remains one of the most talked-about gatherings of 20th Century aristocratic society. The ball was a legendary private event hosted by the Rothschilds known for its surrealist theme and extravagant costumes. Baroness Marie-Hlne de Rothschild's costume included a stag head mask with tear-shaped diamonds. The invitations were printed in reverse and could only be read with a"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-17T06:48Z 563.2K followers, 53.8K engagements
"Mosaic of the Tree of Life dated 8th Century AD located in the ruins of Hisham Palace near the city of Jericho in the West Bank Palestine The palace was built by Caliph Hisham bin Abed el-Malik. The mosaic shows animals on both sides of the Tree of Life to symbolize the separation of war and peace. "The tree is the brother of the tree or its good neighbor. The big one leans over the small one and provides it with the shade it lacks. The big one leans over the small one and sends him a bird to keep him company at night. No tree lays its hands on another's fruit or mocks it if it is sterile. No"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-17T20:24Z 563.2K followers, 16.4K engagements
"Dracaena Cinnabari or Dragon Blood Tree; is native to a single island from Socotra archipelago part of Yemen . Dragon's Blood tree is named for unique red sap. This red sap forms a resin that was a prized commodity in ancient times. It is a unique tree that is one of most peculiar trees in the world. The tree has a distinctive external shape that makes it look like a huge umbrella as the leaves grow only at the end of branches and point upwards. It has many branches; it grows by dichotomy which means that each branch is divided into two until the leaves finally grow on the branches' ends. It"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-18T07:40Z 563.2K followers, 10.2K engagements
"Uraeus ("rearing cobra") is the stylized upright form of an Egyptian cobra used as a symbol of sovereignty royalty deity and divine authority in ancient Egypt. The Uraeus is a symbol for the goddess Wadjet. This golden uraeus is of solid gold 6.7cm black eyes of granite a snake head of deep ultramarine lapis lazuli the flared cobra hood of dark carnelian inlays and inlays of amazonite. For mounting on the kings crown two loops in the rear-supporting tail of the cobra provide the attachment points. Middle Kingdom 12th Dynasty reign of Senusret II 1897-1878 BC. Egyptian Museum Cairo"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-18T07:47Z 563.2K followers, 17.1K engagements
"Salvador Dal making one of his most memorable public appearances: emerging from a Paris Mtro station with a giant anteater on a leash. (1969) In 1969 Spanish surrealist Salvador Dal stunned Parisians when he emerged from a subway station on Boulevard Montparnasse holding an anteater on a leash. Dressed impeccably in a black suit and carrying his trademark cane Dal turned an ordinary street into a living art performance. This was likely a symbolic homage to his fellow SurrealistAndr Breton who was nicknamed "Le Tamanoir" (The Anteater) by his colleagues. The act was a characteristic display of"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T07:14Z 563.2K followers, 34.1K engagements
"The first photo ever taken restored and enhanced with AI. A comparison between the world's first-ever photograph "View from the Window at Le Gras" and a modern-day photograph of the same location. This image shows one of most important milestones in human history first photograph ever taken. It was captured from an upstairs window of his estate in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes France Originally captured in 1826 by French inventor Joseph Nicphore Nipce the image is titled View from the Window at Le Gras. It depicts the view from Nipces estate in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes France showing rooftops a barn"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T15:45Z 563.2K followers, 37.4K engagements
"The Oval Office during the Kennedy administration 1960s. President John F. Kennedy seated behind the famous Resolute Desk in the Oval Office a symbol of both power and responsibility at the height of the Cold War. Kennedy was the first president to use the desk in the Oval Office. The desk known as the Resolute Desk was a gift from Queen Victoria of Great Britain to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880.It was made from the timbers of the British Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute. Kennedy was an avid collector of scrimshaw and several pieces from his collection are visible on the desk. The"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T22:46Z 563.2K followers, 18.7K engagements
"How on earth did ancient stonemasons carve out massive stone blocks from distant quarries some weighing in excess of one thousand tons then fit them together with perfect precision and astronomical accuracy The general consensus among archaeologists Egyptologists and scientists is that megalithic structures were built using primitive tools and methods at the behest of rulers worshipped as gods. The labor forces to quarry transport and carve these stones unknown. The countless number of awe-inspiring ruins found all over the world built with lost techniques and ages of stone unmeasurable."
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T22:54Z 563.2K followers, 21.1K engagements
"Roman Soldiers Coming out of the Metro Sofia Bulgaria At first glance it looks like ancient Rome has returned to life legionaries in full armor emerging from a modern metro station in Sofia Bulgaria. The image was captured near Serdika Station a site layered with history. Beneath the citys streets lie the remains of ancient Serdica a Roman settlement founded in 1st Century AD. Today Sofia embraces that heritage with sections of Roman roads and ruins preserved inside and around the metro system. The men in costume are part of a historical reenactment and cultural festival celebrating the citys"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-20T08:10Z 563.2K followers, 32.8K engagements
"The massive stone amphitheater known as Colosseum was commissioned around 70-72 AD by Emperor Vespasian of Flavian Dynasty as a gift to Roman people. In XX AD Vespasians son Titus opened the Colosseum officially known as Flavian Amphitheater with XXX days of games including gladiatorial combats and wild animal fights. After four centuries of active use magnificent arena fell into neglect and up until 18th Century it was used as a source of building materials. Though two-thirds of original Colosseum has been destroyed over time amphitheater remains a popular tourist destination as well as an"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-20T13:20Z 563.2K followers, 11.7K engagements
"The Prince of the Lilies (1550 BC) is perhaps the most famous of all the Minoan frescoes excavated in pieces from south-wing of the palace ofKnossos Crete - Greece . Prince of the Lilies may indeed have adorned a processional corridor but at an earlier date than that to which the fragments of procession fresco belong. The mostly reconstructed original is now in Heraklion Archaeological Museum(AMH) with a replica version at the palace which includes flowers in background. It depicts a young man in high plaster relief against a red ground. The life-size male figure comprised of three"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-20T13:23Z 563.2K followers, 20.7K engagements
"The painting Ecce Homo 1543 is the only painting by Titian in Romania - Protected by armed guards 24/7. Titians Ecce Homo (meaning Behold the Man) is one of the Renaissance masters most haunting religious works. Painted in 1543 it depicts Christ crowned with thorns rendered with Titians signature use of color and light that evokes both pain and divinity. What makes this particular version extraordinary is not only its beauty but its location. It is the only authentic Titian painting housed in Romania and in fact in all of Eastern Europe. Displayed in the Brukenthal National Museum in Sibiu"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-20T21:40Z 563.2K followers, 55.5K engagements
"Dracula slept here. Or maybe not. Bran Castleperches dramatically on a hill in Transylvania its burnt-orange-tiled turrets and steeples rising above a crown of trees inRomanias Carpathian Mountains. Depending on what account you read Vlad TepesakaVlad the Impaler may have spent a night or two in this 14th Century CE fortress as a prisoner or he may have attacked it once. Irish novelistBram Stokerloosely based his fictional toothy vampire on this historical 15th Century CE prince whose fondness for skewering enemies on stakes as a public warning earned him his nickname. Now visitors from all"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-20T21:56Z 563.2K followers, 13.7K engagements
"When Christopher Columbus reached the Americas he hoped the land would be rich with gold silver and precious spices but perhaps the New Worlds greatest treasure was its bounty of native food crops cultivated for millennia by Indigenous Americans. As much as three-fifths of the worlds agricultural crops originated in the Americas. Without the Columbian Exchange there would be no tomatoes for Italian food no hot chile peppers for Indian cuisine and no dietary staples like potatoes squash beans or corn. A lot of the domestication and breeding that resulted in todays major food crops the"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T06:57Z 563.2K followers, 9201 engagements
"The original homelands of 'Pistachio' were Asia Minor (now Trkiye) Iran Syria Lebanon and a bit north to Caucasus in southern Russia and Afghanistan. Archeologists found evidence of pistachios in a dig site at Jerome near northeastern Iraq from as early as 6750 BC. Hanging gardens of Babylon were said to have contained pistachio trees during reign of King Merodach-Baladan XXX BC. Pistachios are one of only two nuts mentioned in 'Old Testament' that is thought to have been assembled in 5th Century BC. According to Herodotus (484-425 BC) Pistachio cultivation was the part of Persian Culture"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T07:02Z 563.2K followers, 8612 engagements
"Despite its initial lack of cultural identity and status as a food the tomato ultimately became an essential product in the modern diet - though one with a complex history full of obscurities. Discover how tomatoes first arrived in Europe how they became known to plant scholars and how they were culturally assimiliated to become what they are today: A major dietary source of nutrients and a central feature of European dining tables. One of the earliest-known European references to the food was made in 1544 by the Italian herbalist Pietro Andrea Mattioli who first classified it as a nightshade"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T07:14Z 563.2K followers, 5516 engagements
"An aerial view of the 'Unfinished Obelisk' in the 3500-year-old granite quarry in Aswan Egypt Ancient Egyptian Obelisks were of significant importance as they stood in front of Temples generally in pairs as an indication to Grand entrances. Mostly constructed of Red granite which was hewn from granite rock at points along the River Nile then sailed to their destination points as far as Cairo and Alexandria.Unfinished Obelisk inAswan stands as a remarkable testament to ingenuity and grandeur of ancientEgypt. This archaeological marvel shrouded in mystery offers a glimpse into the intricate"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T13:52Z 563.2K followers, 11.7K engagements
"Today owls are usually associated with wisdom. Their depictions in modern iconography range from majestic hunters to cute messengers la Harry Potter. The convention of associating these nocturnal birds with wisdom goes all the way back to ancient Greeks and Romans depicting owls with the goddess of wisdom Athena/Minerva. However owl symbolism has not continuously had such positive connotations; in fact in Medieval England they were drastically different. Owls have a strong presence in medieval fables and poems many of them associating owls with the darkness and uncleanliness. Medieval poets"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T13:54Z 563.2K followers, 7060 engagements
""House of the Cretan Woman" (Bayt al-Kritliyya) in Cairo Egypt built in 1631 CE and was named so after it came to possession of a wealthy woman from Crete. In 1935 Major Gayer-Anderson a retired collector and self-described Orientalist was granted permission to reside in the house. Gayer-Anderson oversaw the installation of electricity and plumbing and the restoration of fountains pavements and other parts of the interior of the home. He populated the building with his personal collection of art furnishings and carpets and he built a sailing boat he used to collect these antiques from all"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T14:08Z 563.2K followers, 6485 engagements
"Mar Saba Monastery is built into the side of a rocky cliff in Judean Desert overlookingKidron Valley 15km east ofBethlehem .The brown dusty tones of monastery make it blend into the desert surroundings. The complex has thick walls giving it a fortress-like appearance. Mar Saba is known as the greatest of Israels desert monasteries. It is also referred to as the Holy Lavra of St. Sabbas. Lavra is Latin for the monastery and Saint Saba (Sabbas) founded the monastery. At one time Mar Saba Monastery was inhabited by over XXX monks. Today there are about XX monks at the monastery continuing their"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T14:10Z 563.2K followers, 6648 engagements
"This is what a Neanderthal looked like 130000 to 40000 years ago. For much of the twentieth century Neanderthals were portrayed as primitive cave dwellers clumsy slow-witted and doomed to extinction. But modern science has rewritten that story. Neanderthals were not an evolutionary dead end but a complex branch of humanity that thrived across Ice Age Europe and western Asia for nearly 400000 years. Their short powerful frames were perfectly adapted to cold climates conserving heat while giving them immense strength. They hunted mammoths and bison with hand-crafted spears built shelters and"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-22T08:47Z 563.2K followers, 46.1K engagements
"Mariam Soulakiotis known as the Serial Killer Nun ran an Old Calendarist monastery in Keratea Greece that became the center of one of the most disturbing criminal cases in modern Greek history. Soulakiotis rose to prominence in 1920s as abbess of the Panagia Kechrovouniou monastery part of the Old Calendarist Orthodox movement a conservative sect that rejected reforms to the official Greek Orthodox calendar. Presenting her monastery as a place of religious refuge she attracted followers from across Greece especially the elderly and vulnerable. Many were persuaded to donate their savings or"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-22T08:54Z 563.2K followers, 24.3K engagements
"Bracelets of Shoshenq II - 3rd Intermediate Period 22nd Dynasty 945-720 BC found on the mummy of King Shoshenq II in his tomb at Tanis - Egypt : Shoshenq IIwas 3rd pharaoh of Egypts 22nd Dynasty ruling approximately between 887-885 BC during 3rd Intermediate Period. Unlike many of his contemporaries Shoshenq IIs final resting place remained untouched by grave robbers. He was interred in antechamber ofPsusennes Is tomb at Tanis and in 1939 archaeologist Pierre Montet unearthed tomb revealing a remarkable collection of royal treasures. Among these finds were a gold funerary mask a silver"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-22T11:50Z 563.2K followers, 17.2K engagements
"Temple of Hathor is one of the most well-preserved temples in all of Egypt. There are three temples to view in the complex: the birthing temple at the front the temple of Isis behind the main temple and the main temple dedicated to Hathor. There is also a sacred pool. The colors seen throughout the temples are original and amazingly vibrant considering the inside was once covered in soot from Bedouins and other desert peoples seeking asylum. They would use the temples as shelter lighting fires for cooking and warmth. Since the temple complex used to be covered halfway in desert sand it was"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-22T17:56Z 563.2K followers, 6730 engagements
"One of the most intriguing stories from Sumerian mythology centers around Enki the god of wisdom and Ninhursag the goddess of fertility and healing. Their complex relationship illustrates themes of divine love sexuality and the constant balance of conflict and reconciliation in the mythological world. Enkis intense curiosity and passionate nature led him to engage in multiple unions with Ninhursag resulting in the birth of several deities. Their connection filled with both affection and tension reflects the ancient Mesopotamian theme of creation and destruction as a natural and intertwined"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-07T18:42Z 563.2K followers, 49.2K engagements
"The Veiled Virgin (early 1850s AD) : This statue was executed in flawless Carrera marble by the renowned Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza (1818-1875 AD) in Rome Italy. Other examples of Strazza's work may be seen in the Vatican Museums and at the Archbishop's Palace in Milan. The St. John's Veiled Virgin was described byThe Newfoundlander(4 December 1856 AD) as the second such work by Strazza on the subject of a veiled woman. During mid-19th Century AD Italian nationalism was on the rise and there was a resurgence in nationalism in the Italian arts and music. Strazza's Veiled Virgin is of a"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-25T09:51Z 563.2K followers, 10.7K engagements
"White Marble Sculpture "The Sleeping Hermaphrodite (Borghese)" attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Naples 1598 Rome 1680) 1700 AD. In 1620 AD at the age of XX Gian Lorenzo Bernini was asked to make a mattress for the Hermaphrodite. He was paid sixty scudi for making the buttoned mattress upon which the Hermaphrodite reclines so strikingly realistic that visitors are inclined to give it a testing prod. Around the world there are about twenty copies of Hermaphrodite but only one is Berninis mattress and its at the Louvre. According to the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses (4:285 - 288)"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-09-25T10:06Z 563.2K followers, 405.9K engagements
"One of the most beautiful and evocative parts of the Vatican Museums is certainly the long corridor of 120m in length and six in width that leads to the Sistine Chapel adorned with geographical maps. The Gallery of geographic maps commissioned by Pope Gregory XIII was built between 1580-1585. The frescoes were made by Italian and Flemish artists under the direction of Ignazio Danti mathematician astronomer and cosmographer. The walls of the gallery are covered with forty geographical maps of the various Italian regions with maps of the main cities. In the ceiling adjacent to each region there"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-10T19:55Z 563.2K followers, 14.1K engagements
"Floor of St. John's Co-Cathedral (1572-1577 AD) in Valletta Malta is composed of nearly XXX tombstones of Knights and officers of Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Each tombstone is inlaid by a colored marble slab bearing crest coat-of-arms and epitaph of buried Knight. Church was designed by Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar. In 17th Century AD its interior was redecorated in Baroque style by Mattia Preti and other artists. Interior of church is considered to be one of finest examples of high Baroque architecture in Europe. #archaeohistories"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-11T18:06Z 563.2K followers, 42.9K engagements
"This striking fresco known as Fisherman was discovered in the ancient settlement of Akrotiri on Thera (modern-day Santorini) in the Cyclades Greece . Dating back to around 1600 BC it is a remarkable example of Minoan art showcasing the vibrant culture of the Bronze Age. The artwork depicts a young fisherman holding two strings of freshly caught fish his muscular frame and dynamic pose highlighting the skill of Minoan artists in capturing movement and realism. The use of bold colorsdeep blues earthy reds and stark whitesadds to its visual appeal while the detailed rendering of the fish"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-12T06:06Z 563.2K followers, 52.9K engagements
"Nessim Menashe stands infront of his new and secondhand shoe store in Northwest Portland Oregon around 1916 Nessim Menashe was a Jewish immigrant. His family ran various small shops throughout Portland and were among first Sephardic Jewish families in the area. Portlands Sephardic Jewish immigrants primarily came from Turkey and the Isle of Rhodes. The store was a neighborhood staple that provided both new and used shoes making quality footwear accessible to a diverse clientele. The photograph reflects the Jewish immigrant experience in early 20th Century America embodying the entrepreneurial"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-12T07:51Z 563.2K followers, 7486 engagements
"Hitler Stalin Trotsky Freud and Franz Joseph all lived within a couple of miles of each other on the eve of WWI. This map visualization highlights an astonishing historical coincidence five of the most influential figures of 20th Century once lived in close proximity in Vienna Austria around 1913. Sigmund Freud already famous for his work in psychoanalysis lived in Berggasse. Just a few miles away a young and impoverished Adolf Hitler was painting postcards. Nearby the exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky was editing socialist newspapers while Joseph Stalin reportedly passed through"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-12T16:09Z 563.2K followers, 102.7K engagements
"Iraqi prisoner of war comforting his 4-year-old son in Najaf Iraq March XX 2003. The photo won the Pulitzer Prize. The photograph captures an Iraqi prisoner of war sitting on the ground his head covered by a black hood gently placing his hand over his childs eyes. The boy barefoot and frightened sits against his fathers lap amid coils of barbed wire. Taken in Najaf during the early days of the Iraq War it distills the human cost of conflict more powerfully than any statistic could. In March 2003 U.S. forces advanced into Iraq under the premise of dismantling weapons of mass destruction. Towns"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-12T16:11Z 563.2K followers, 75.5K engagements
"When you live to XXX years old in Barbados you get a stamp in your honor. In Barbados turning XXX is not just a personal milestone its a national celebration. The island honors its centenarians by featuring their portraits on postage stamps transforming ordinary citizens into national symbols of endurance and wisdom. The initiative began as a tribute to longevity and resilience particularly among those who endured the sweeping social and economic changes of the 20th century. Each stamp captures more than a smiling face; it preserves a living piece of Barbadian history. Many of those honored"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-14T14:45Z 563.2K followers, 8030 engagements
"The Headquarters of Mussolinis Italian Fascist Party 1934 . This striking image of the Palazzo Braschi in Rome draped with the massive visage of Benito Mussolini and rows of the word SI (meaning Yes) captures the height of fascist propaganda in 1934 Italy. The building itself became a monumental canvas for the regimes visual dominance. The repetition of SI referred to a plebiscite that sought public approval for Mussolinis policies a symbolic affirmation of unity under authoritarian control. The immense face looming over the streets embodied the cult of personality that defined totalitarian"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-15T06:11Z 563.2K followers, 23K engagements
"A-B-C-D-E-F-G . This famous sequence of letters known to much of the world dates back to 16th Century BC. A fairly small group of traders and merchants known as the Phoenicians created the foundation for the modern English alphabet and other alphabets. They organized a system of XX consonants into what became the alphabet used not only by English speakers but by speakers of many of the world's languages. The Phoenicians lived along the Mediterranean coast in what is now Lebanon. They inhabited a number of different city-states the most famous of which were Tyre Byblos and Sidon. These"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-15T15:19Z 563.2K followers, 20.1K engagements
"Thousands of years of historical and cultural heritage destroyed by ISIS in the Mosul Museum and Syria : In 2014 Mosul (encompasses what was once Nineveh largest city in 7th Century BC and capital of Assyria) fell under the control of ISIS (also called Daesh). During its three-year reign the Islamist militants destroyed artifacts and buildings mostly shrines that were sacred to other Muslim sects saying they were forms of idolatry. But they also targeted sites for looting and to get attention filming the destruction and sharing it in propaganda videos online. But ISIS's actions inadvertently"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-15T15:47Z 563.2K followers, 53.5K engagements
"In a small Balinese village a fully grown tiger was caught on CCTV leaping onto a second-floor balcony - clearing an 18-foot height in a single bound. This astonishing CCTV footage from a Balinese village captures a tiger leaping onto a second-story balcony in one fluid muscular motion. Tigers are among the most powerful jumpers in the animal kingdom capable of vertical leaps of over XX feet and horizontal bounds exceeding XX feet. While wild tigers are not native to Bali the Balinese tiger was declared extinct in the 1940s similar incidents have been recorded in parts of Sumatra and India"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T11:06Z 563.2K followers, 51.4K engagements
"An acrobatic Sexual Act Painting; Pahari Kangra style (1820 CE). (Album XX Raza Library Rampur UP - India) Kangra painting is the pictorial art ofKangra named after Kangra State a formerprincely stateof Himachal Pradesh India ; which patronized the art. It became prevalent with fading ofBasohli school of paintingin mid-18th Century CEand soon produced such a magnitude in paintings both in content as well as volume that Pahari paintingschool came to be known as Kangra paintings. This great art originated inGuler State a small hill state in Lower Himalayas in the first half of 18th Century when"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T16:20Z 563.2K followers, 19.7K engagements
"Dr. Lewis Sayre treating scoliosis checking the curvature of the spine 1870s. This image from 1870s shows Dr. Lewis Albert Sayre a pioneering American orthopedic surgeon examining a young womans spinal curvature. At a time when medical photography was still new such images served both scientific and instructional purposes documenting the evolving field of orthopedic treatment. Sayres work on scoliosis and spinal deformities marked a turning point in medicine shifting care from crude immobilization toward structured physical correction. The photograph reveals not only an early clinical"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-16T20:03Z 563.2K followers, 42.3K engagements
"A beautiful treasure "Love" ring from 1830s France "Love tokens often took the shape of small denomination coins like pennies or nickels being engraved with initials monograms names or romantic scenes and then slipped into a lover's pocket." It had hidden compartments that included little love notes and endearments. It was often given while courting a loved one as a promise ring before the family was asked for permission to marry. Part of the jewellery collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum we know that this gold ring was made in France between 1830-60 yet explanatory details are"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-17T06:53Z 563.2K followers, 31.9K engagements
"Glorious Victories - Between Myth and History - In October 2020; National Archaeological Museum (NAM) Athens celebrates the 2500 year anniversary of the Battle of Thermopylae and the Naval Battle of Salamis. The celebration exhibition includes XXX ancient works and a model of Athenian trireme of 5th Century BC which are related to and bring to fore aspects of victorious struggle of Greeks against Persians assembled both from National Archaeological Museum as from other museums of Greece such as Archaeological Museums of Astros Thebes Olympia as well as from Konstantinos Kotsanas Museum of"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-18T07:39Z 563.2K followers, 18K engagements
"Then vs Now : Archaeological Excavation - The Great Ziggurat of Ur (2100 BC) Tell el-Mukayyar Iraq At the end of 4th Millennium BC enormous mud-brick platforms had been built at a number of sites in Mesopotamia. It is presumed that they originally supported important buildings especially temples. By mid-3rd Millennium BC some temples were being built on huge stepped platforms. These are called ziggurats in cuneiform texts. While the actual significance of these structures is unknown Mesopotamian gods were often linked with the eastern mountains and ziggurats may have represented their lofty"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-18T07:55Z 563.2K followers, 18.2K engagements
"This photograph taken in October 1975 captures a striking contrast between triumph and neglect in mid-century America. The gleaming towers of the newly completed World Trade Center rise in the background symbols of economic power and architectural ambition. In the foreground two homeless men sit amid rubble and debris dwarfed by the steel monoliths. The image lays bare the paradox of progress in the post-Vietnam era: as cities raced toward modernity poverty and inequality persisted in their shadows. New York in the 1970s was struggling with bankruptcy unemployment and urban decay. For many"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-18T12:03Z 563.2K followers, 92.7K engagements
"A fraternal kiss between a Soviet major and an American staff sergeant at a feast in Germany 1945. Taken in 1945 it shows a Soviet major and an American staff sergeant sharing a celebratory kiss during a feast in Germany shortly after the defeat of Nazi forces. The gesture common in Eastern European and Russian culture as a sign of camaraderie and brotherhood symbolized the brief unity between two nations that had fought together to bring an end to the Second World War. In that spring of 1945 soldiers from the Soviet Union and the United States met along the Elbe River in what became known as"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-18T22:55Z 563.2K followers, 21.8K engagements
"This photograph from the 1930s captures a haunting moment during the Second Sino-Japanese War a brutal conflict that began in 1937 and became one of the deadliest chapters of the 20th Century. The image shows a captured Chinese soldier surrounded by Japanese troops a scene that reflects both the human cost of imperial ambition and the collapse of the old Chinese military order. Japans invasion of China was marked by devastating atrocities including mass executions and civilian massacres such as the infamous Nanjing Massacre. For soldiers like the man pictured capture often meant torture or"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T07:17Z 563.2K followers, 37.3K engagements
"Welcome to IRA territory - IRA mural depicting Muammar Gaddafi 2000s . During the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland murals became more than just artthey were political statements etched into the very walls of Belfast and Derry. In 2000s one striking example showed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi alongside IRA fighters under the banner Welcome to IRA territory. The mural depicts Gaddafi flanked by two armed figures and the Irish tricolor flag. Gaddafi was known to have supplied weapons and explosives to Provisional IRA in 1970s and 1980s.He sympathized with IRA viewing their struggle"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T07:51Z 563.2K followers, 15.6K engagements
"Kimberley rock art is a stunning collection of ancient paintings found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia These artworks are believed to be some of the oldest in the world with some possibly dating back over 40000 years. The paintings are found on rock walls in caves and under overhangs made by the First Nations peoples of Australia. There are two main styles of Kimberley rock art: the Gwion Gwion (also called Bradshaw figures) and the Wandjina style. The Gwion Gwion art shows thin graceful human-like figures often dressed in detailed clothing and headdresses. These figures seem to"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T15:53Z 563.2K followers, 8346 engagements
"The first Assyrian religion was Ashurism derived from Ashur the Assyrian supreme god. In 1st Century AD. under King Abgar V of Edessa Assyrians were the first to collectively as a nation convert to Christianity. Considered as the first Patriarchs Thaddeus Thomas and Bartholomew lay the foundation for the Church of the East in XX AD. Today the churchs official name is the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East with Mar Dinkha IV as its Patriarch with his See in Chicago. By XXX AD. in the Council of Chalcedon a conflict arose over the belief of whether or not Christs single"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T15:55Z 563.2K followers, 21.2K engagements
"Maronite Monks - Lebanon ✝ Maronites have remained loyal to Catholic faith since their inception in 4th Century AD and have never broken communication with Pope and the Church of Rome. Certain Prayers in Maronite Catholic Liturgy are said in Aramaic language spoken by Christ. Maronite Church takes its name from St. Maron a Syrian hermit who lived in 4th Century AD. During Council of Chalcedon in XXX AD Syriac Church along with Alexandrian (Coptic) and Armenian Churches disagreed with decision of Council of Fathers and broke union with Great Church. Those who refused to follow Syriac Church"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-19T22:39Z 563.2K followers, 17.7K engagements
"Myra was aLycian thenancient Greek then Greco-Roman then Byzantine Greek then Ottoman town inLycia which became small Turkish town of Kale renamed Demrein 2005 in present-day Antalya Provinceof Trkiye The ancient city of Myra is one of the best ancient cities to visit. The ancient city of Myra was built on a mountain slope overlooking the sea and Myra is one of the places that impressed people with its rock tombs. Myra was one of the most important cities of Lycia. Archaeologists estimate it was made in 5th Century BC. Excavations in Myra started in 2009 and continue to this day. Over the"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-20T07:14Z 563.2K followers, 29.8K engagements
"How Ancient Greek Knowledge Was Saved by the Islamic Golden Age : The Islamic Golden Age was a period during which science literature geometry astronomy and other fields of knowledge flourished from 8th-13th Century AD. Without the scholars of this period who translated the works of Ancient Greeks it is likely that much of ancient knowledge would have been lost. Algebra which comes from an Arabic word (al-jabr) was developed during period and we owe our numerals to Arabic scholars. Doctors made advances in diagnosis of cancer and even performed complex surgeries during that period. Countless"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-20T13:38Z 563.2K followers, 7363 engagements
"Varieties of Potatoes from South America; eventually there were as many as 5000 different native varieties of Potatoes . Among many edible crops that emerged at the dawn of modern human civilization and managed to spread across entire world few managed to distinguish themselves by their ruggedness storage quality and its nutritional value.Potato indigenous flowering plants of South America and Andes mountains (modern-day southern Peru and northwestern Bolivia) managed to prove its usefulness to our ancestors who cultivated it nurtured it and ensured its survival during last 10000 years of our"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T06:56Z 563.2K followers, 7880 engagements
"Maori Ptaka (New Zealand 1200 CE) Elevated Food Storage Huts: The ptaka developed by the Mori people around 1200 CE in New Zealand were elevated food storage huts that played a critical role in the preservation of food and the management of resources in Mori society. These structures were typically built on raised platforms or stilts often several feet off the ground to protect stored food from pests dampness and flooding. The raised design also helped to keep the food cool preserving it for longer periods which was essential in a society that relied on seasonal food gathering and hunting."
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T07:00Z 563.2K followers, 5045 engagements
"One of the oldest trades is the spice trade which played an important political historical and cultural role over the centuries. It all started with great explorations in East. Merchants sailors explorers and travellers brought exotic spices to the West via the old caravan routes from the Far East and Asia to Europe. The distance that separated the old continent from their countries of origin made the spices particularly valuable so much so that the value of some of them approached that of gold. On the Spice Trade Route cities and ports were developed people religions and cultures"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T07:05Z 563.2K followers, 6196 engagements
"Captured German Mauser 98k rifles Norway 1945 . After Nazi Germanys surrender at the end of World War II Allied forces across Europe were left with staggering stockpiles of German weaponry. This photograph shows rows upon rows of Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles the standard-issue weapon for the Wehrmacht throughout the war. Each was a precision bolt-action firearm reliable accurate and capable of deadly range and over XX million were produced between 1935 and 1945. In Norway German occupation forces had stockpiled vast arsenals of these rifles anticipating a last stand that never came. When"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T20:01Z 563.2K followers, 22K engagements
"A lone scientist descending into the radioactive darkness of Chernobyl 1986 . This haunting image captures one of the liquidators the men and women who entered Reactor X of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the days and weeks after the explosion on April XX 1986. Their task was nearly impossible contain the worlds worst nuclear disaster using little more than shovels makeshift protective suits and raw courage. The Soviet government desperate to prevent further catastrophe sent thousands of soldiers engineers and scientists into the deadly ruins with minimal radiation shielding and limited"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T20:02Z 563.2K followers, 15.6K engagements
"The face of a Stone Age woman reconstructed from a 4000 year-old skull discovered in Sweden This lifelike reconstruction represents a woman who lived in northern Sweden around 2000 BC near the end of the Neolithic period. Her remains were found at Lagmansren in Vsternorrland County during the excavation of an ancient burial site. Modern forensic and digital modeling techniques were used by Swedish archaeologist and sculptor Oscar Nilsson to recreate her face combining 3D scans of the skull with detailed studies of muscle structure skin texture and genetic information. DNA analysis revealed"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-21T23:29Z 563.2K followers, 14.3K engagements
"Neville Chamberlain proclaims peace in our time after allowing Nazi Germany to annex Czechoslovakias Sudetenland September XX 1938. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich holding the Anglo-German Declaration signed by Adolf Hitler which he believed had secured peace for Europe. The agreement reached without Czechoslovakias participation ceded the Sudetenland a region with a large ethnic German population to Nazi Germany in exchange for Hitlers promise of no further territorial expansion. Chamberlains policy of appeasement reflected a deep desire to avoid another"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-22T08:49Z 563.2K followers, 6519 engagements
"Geto Dacian Golden ratio ornaments/talismans are 3000 years old and were discovered in Sarasu Maramure County Romania in 1847. Through Chemical Investigations the artifacts were examined and the quantity of gold in the pieces varies between XXXXXX% and XXXXXX% while the proportion of silver is between XXXXXX% and 17.048%. In addition to these metals the objects also contained trace amounts of Copper Iron and Nickel possibly to achieve a uniform thickness in the gold. Next the golden ratio treasure shows three rings with open ends and XXX decorative notations that may represent the chambered"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-22T11:47Z 563.2K followers, 8652 engagements
"Excavator tearing down the East Wing of the White House The East Wing added in 1942 during Franklin D. Roosevelts administration was originally designed to provide additional office space and a secure entrance to the presidential residence. It also houses the First Ladys offices and the Visitors Entrance leading guests underground to the East Colonnade that connects to the main residence. The construction of this wing coincided with World War II and its design intentionally included a bomb shelter to protect the First Family during air raids. The current demolition marks one of the most"
X Link @archeohistories 2025-10-22T23:33Z 563.2K followers, 5218 engagements
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