Even though ancient people died, or their civilizations were wiped-out by catastrophes, they left behind evidence of how they once lived. This collection reveals some of the wonders which archeologists have uncovered.
John Franklin, his two ships (Erebus and Terror) and his crew disappear. Searchers later find well-preserved mummified remains which provide clues why...
Extreme cold can also mummify a human body. One woman in the northern hemisphere is so well preserved that lice can be observed on her head.
Alexander the Great's men were growing tired of the long years away from Macedonia. They begged their leader to set his sights for home. Relenting, he...
Queen Gorgo, Leonidas' wife, discovers a secret message sent as a warning about the approaching Persian army.
Displaying courage and skill, the Greeks (led by Sparta) defeat the Persians (fighting without their ruler, Xerxes).
Hammurabi unites and creates a better life for his people, who learn cuneiform as a type of writing.
Hammurabi codifies 282 laws on a tall stele (slab) using cuneiform script.
Qin Shi Huang-Di buries people alive and performs other harsh measures in battle and while building the Great Wall and his Mausoleum.
Machu Picchu is an extremely important part of the Inca Empire. It is located high in the Andes and mummies are found there in 1911.
In Denmark, the body of a man from the Iron Age is found; it is the peat bog that causes the mummified remains to be so well preserved.
Many dinosaurs live during the Jurassic Era but the T-Rex, Raptor and the Triceratops live in the Cretaceous era.
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