Oct 4, 2013 | Did You Know?, Far Horizons
Sited along Hadrian’s Wall, the massive defensive fortifications that delineated the northern border of the Roman Britain, Vindolanda was one of the garrisons built to house soldiers. Excavations here have uncovered many exciting finds – officer’s residences and...
Oct 3, 2013 | Did You Know?
The national capital with the shortest history is Naypyidaw, Myanmar. In 2005 the Burmese military leader Than Shwe ordered the capital moved from the 11th-century city of Yangon (Rangoon) to an uninhabited area of scrubland 200 miles to the north. By the end of the...
Oct 2, 2013 | Did You Know?
Using computerized tomography (CT) scans of his mummified body, scientists have conducted a “virtual autopsy” of Tutankhamen, the boy king who ruled Egypt some 3,300 years ago. The scan suggests that he suffered from numerous deformities and ailments, caused in part...
Oct 1, 2013 | Did You Know?
A re-nomination and extension of the existing almost 7500 acres cultural World Heritage Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, UNESCO has recently enlarged it to 1.78 million acres designated as mixed natural and cultural property, the first one in the country. Located in the...
Sep 30, 2013 | Did You Know?
There are no paintings or statues that can be definitively credited to this queen, and yet she was described by historians as being physically alluring. Coins with her image that were struck in her time show a masculine face with a protruding nose – not (by our...
Sep 28, 2013 | Did You Know?
Ancient Egypt was the first regional state to be brought under one political ruler, and new dating evidence suggests that this period of unification happened more quickly than previously thought. The first kings and queens of Egypt in order of succession were Aha,...
