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.
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.
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
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.
