In 1947, Muhammed ed-Dib, a Bedouin shepherd, went searching for a stray goat along craggy cliffs banking the Dead Sea. What began as a goat pursuit resulted in one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century: In a narrow cave, ed-Dib discovered clay jars stuffed with ancient scrolls […]
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Terracotta Army
2,200 years ago, Shaanxi Province, ChinaNow: Museum erected at the site, Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site MuseumImagine building your tomb for more than 30 years — fueled by limitless power, resources and yearning for immorality. Even then your mausoleum might not compare to the complex commissioned by Qin Shihuang, the first […]
Rosetta Stone
2,200 years ago, ancient Egyptian city of RosettaNow: The British Museum, EnglandHonestly, the Rosetta Stone is a boring read, a priestly decree issued in 196 B.C., affirming the divine cult of King Ptolemy V on the first anniversary of his coronation. But its scribe chiseled the message into the black […]
King Tut’s Funerary Mask
From 3,300 years ago, Egypt’s New Kingdom it can be found on The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt Say pharaoh and most people will imagine the funerary mask of King Tutankhamun. The 24-pound facial replica capped the wrapped mummy of the Egyptian king, who died in 1323 B.C. at the […]
Olmec Colossal Heads
This Olmec Colossal Heads are from about 3,400 years ago, Gulf Coast, Central America. Today, they can be found in several Mexican museums, including Mexico City’s National Museum of AnthropologySometimes called the mother culture of Mesoamerica, the Olmec civilization rose from the swampy forests of the Mexican Gulf Coast between […]