Post anything historical you wish but please explain it if it is not obvious and don't dive into controversy too much. I want people to learn new things here and not argue. Any time period is good and the less people know about it the better.
A cave in Gibraltar has a secret at its center: an ancient hearth built 65,000 years ago. This specialized oven was used for extracting resin to use as glue.
A cave in Gibraltar has a secret at its center: an ancient hearth built 65,000 years ago. This specialized oven was used for extracting resin to use as glue for tools and weapons.
#history#news#ancient#archaeology#neanderthals
The Giant Faces of Angkor Wat
Siem Reap Cambodia.
Spread across more than 400 acres, Angkor Wat is said to be the largest religious monument in the world. https://infogalactic.com/info/Angkor_Wat
Head of a horse from the audience hall of Darius the Great in #Susa-#Iran. Susa was the administrative capital of Ancient #Persia. This would’ve made half of the top section of a column. The beams would’ve been placed on the back of the horse.
In 636 AD the Islamic armies of the Rashidun Caliphate defeated the Sasanian Persians in a crucial victory. The lost site of the battle, known as the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, has now been found using obsolete US spy satellite images.
#Archaeology#AncientHistory#IslamicHistory#AncientBattles#history
Post anything historical you wish but please explain it if it is not obvious and don't dive into controversy too much. I want people to learn new things here and not argue. Any time period is good and the less people know about it the better.
