About 250 tombs, some with fancy layouts and hieroglyphics. About 240 miles (386 kilometers) southeast of Cairo, Egypt’s antiquities ministry said. The tombs were constructed at different times in Egypt’s history, the archaeologists said in a statement from the ministry. At this time, the pharaohs of Egypt were losing control of the country, as a…
First Battle of Panipat The First Battle of Panipat was fought between the invading forces of Babur and the Lodi Empire. Which took place on 21 April 1526 in North India. It marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire. This was one of the earliest battles involving gunpowderfirearms and field artillery. Details In 1526, the…
The calendar helps to give us a map of the shifting revolutions of the seasons, ordering our days. But how did it come about? For something that’s meant to lend order to our lives, the modern Western calendar has a messy history. The mess, in part, comes about because of the difficulty of co-ordinating the…
Long Childhoods Humans must remain in the care of their parents for much longer than other living primates. The question then becomes why, when it might make more evolutionary sense to grow as fast as possible to have more offspring. The explanation may be our large brains, which presumably require a long time to grow…
Babur and the establishment of the Mughals The mughals dynasty was founded by a Chagatai Turkic prince named Bābur (reigned 1526–30), who was descended from the Turkic conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) on his father’s side and from Chagatai, second son of the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, on his mother’s side. Bābur’s father, ʿUmar Shaykh Mīrzā, ruled the small principality of Fergana to the north of the Hindu Kush mountain…
We’re often drawn to rare finds in unexpected places. History-making archaeological digs that shed light on humanity’s past. This year, there was no mysterious monolith in the desert to keep us on the edge of our seats. But there were some incredible finds, as tiny as an insect trail in a famous artwork and as…
FACTS ABOUT ANCIENT GREECE! Ready for an adventure back in time? Then join us as we discover ten fascinating facts about Ancient Greece! And once you’ve had your fill of Ancient Greek facts, be sure to scroll down to learn more about Greece today… Facts about Ancient Greece 1. Ancient Greeks lived over 3000 years ago. Their…
One of the greatest Indian warriors, Maharana Pratap was born on May 9 in the year 1540. Maharana Pratap was the ruler of Mewar, a province in modern-day Rajasthan. Pratap was the eldest son of Uday Singh II, founder of Udaipur, and Maharani Jaiwanta Bai. Renowned as a fearsome warrior and an excellent combat strategist,…
The Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa was actually the result of a human mistake. Just one little miscalculation made in the 11th century left us with an amazing 14,500 ton leaning tower! Known among Italians as Torre Pendente di Pisa, this piece of architecture is significantly different from most medieval architecture. The…
Marie Curie is the only person to earn a Nobel prize in two different sciences: The pioneering researcher won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 (shared with her husband) for her study of spontaneous radiation, and then won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for her work in radioactivity. That makes her one…
