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Silver in ancient Egyptian bracelets provides earliest evidence for long-distance trade between Egypt and Greece

by HistoryBuff May 30, 2023, 7:08 am

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TIL That Pliny the Younger, although primarily known as an author and lawyer in ancient Rome, is perhaps best known for two letters he wrote which intricately detailed the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the subsequent destruction of Pompeii both of which he witnessed.

by whatilearned May 28, 2023, 11:56 pm

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‘Everything we know is wrong’: The archaeologist who’s rewriting ancient Egyptian history

by HistoryBuff May 28, 2023, 4:58 pm

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🍝 Behold, the legendary Copypasta from the ancient year of 2012! 🍝

by CopyPastaArchive May 28, 2023, 3:25 pm

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Egypt unveils recently discovered ancient workshops, tombs in Saqqara necropolis

by HistoryBuff May 28, 2023, 4:03 am

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Fuck the Ancient Egyptian Society

by CopyPastaArchive May 28, 2023, 1:40 am

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Some people think future scientists are gonna think Disneyland was some kind of mouse-god worshipping cult. What if we’ve already done the same thing today, with an ancient religious site that turns out to actually be some totally fictional attraction in ancient times?

by QuestionGuy May 27, 2023, 7:21 pm

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TIL Morra (the number of fingers guessing game) was popular in Ancient Rome. The Roman’s had a saying “he is a worthy man with whom you could play micatio in the dark” meant a man was honest. The game has since spread to Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

by whatilearned May 27, 2023, 11:46 am

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TIL Archaeologists have discovered pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.

by whatilearned May 27, 2023, 4:53 am

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TIL a Chinese teenager defaced a stone sculpture in ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple with graffiti. An embarrassed Chinese traveller photographed it and shared on Weibo. It took just a day before outraged netizens tracked the teenager down in his hometown forcing his parents to apologize for him.

by whatilearned May 26, 2023, 3:06 pm

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TIL the Ancient Olympics were held at least 293 times (1,169 years) consecutively — from 776 BC to 393 AD — nearly 10 times longer than the Modern Olympics have been running (since 1896).

by whatilearned May 25, 2023, 4:55 pm

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Shipwrecks filled with relics found undersea – Two ancient shipwrecks, probably dating back to the middle of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), have been found at a depth of 1,500 meters in the South China Se

by HistoryBuff May 25, 2023, 5:14 am

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