From brains to heavenly bodies, this week brings us some super-sized science... BigBrain is the highest resolution map of the human brain that's ever existed; a super high resolution interactive model of King Tut's tomb for...

In 571, the Angles and Saxons launched renewed attacks, leading to their near-complete victory by the end of the sixth century. The Britons were pushed to the western fringes of their former lands, while the Germanic tribes established...

In this video, archaeologists in Egypt and Mexico use cutting-edge technology to explore ancient pyramids and uncover long-lost secrets. The Pyramid Rover climbs passages inside the Great Pyramid of Chiops, revealing rough stone and a...

This film is a comprehensive photograph of Thracian tombs in Bulgaria, Bulgaria features a vast plethora of Thracian tombs and sanctuaries. They yield lots of information about the ancient culture of Thracians who inhabited these lands....

The Thracian Temple Complex at Starosel covers six underhill temples, four of which are unique, as well as a few royal burials. The large temple at Chetinyova Mogila and the Horizon temple are open for tourist visits. The entire hill is...

The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak is a vaulted-brickwork "beehive" (tholos) tomb near the town of Kazanlak in central Bulgaria. The tomb is part of a large Thracian necropolis. It comprises a narrow corridor and a round burial chamber, both...

This short history video looks at the location of Giza and the Great Pyramid itself, built for King Khufu.  It also explains why pyramids were built near to the river.

The Thracian Temple Complex at Starosel covers six underhill temples, four of which are unique, as well as a few royal burials. The large temple at Chetinyova Mogila and the Horizon temple are open for tourist visits

What happened as the pyramid grew higher?  A pyramid worker explains how materials were delivered to site and how scaffolding was used, much like today. 

The Ostrusha mound is a Thracian burial tumulus near the Bulgarian town of Shipka. It was constructed in the middle of the 4th century BC. The stone structures under the more than 18 meters high mound form one of the biggest...

Golyama Arsenalka mound is a Thracian burial tumulus with a subterranean stone building near the Bulgarian town of Shipka. It dates from the end of 5th century BC. It is composed of a representative facade, a small antechamber and a...

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A team of Czech archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered the tomb of an important nobleman which could lead to a series of simil
ar sites.
Among the...

Egyptian and Czech archaeologists opened the intact sarcophagus of a priest entombed for between 2,400-2,600 years at Abu Sir, near Cairo on Friday (27/2). The priest's tomb was the first from the pharaonic era to be...

Standing before the majestic gold, ochre and white frescos of Tutankhamun's tomb, British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves on Monday passionately defended his daring theory that Nefertiti is buried in a secret chamber

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