Ancient Origins

We explore our origins, believing many mysteries, anomalies, and artifacts remain undiscovered and unexplained.

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

#AncientEgypt #Mummy #ScreamingMummy #History #Archaeology #Egyptology #Pharaoh #AncientOrigins

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

In 1886 they unwrapped a nameless mummy hidden among Egypt's greatest pharaohs. His mouth was frozen open in a scream.

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

And the scream? It may be nothing more than the way his head fell back after death. But that open mouth has haunted visitors for 140 years.

Would a prince who plotted against his father deserve to be forgotten forever?

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

?? AMAZING REVELATION: Gobekli Tepe Archaeoastronomy and the Second Hill of Osiris
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! The truth is stranger than fiction! ?
https://t.co/a71B31eSik
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Heritage #Ancient #MustRead

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

AO Vimana Notebook

350 gsm matte cover page
115 gsm inner pages
Inner pages are by blank

https://t.co/nZuGYBu1pE
#Notebook #Stationery #ArtisanCrafts #NotebookLover #StationeryAddict #Craftsmanship

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

?? VIRAL STORY: The Mysterious Dolmens of the Caucasus
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! Ancient wisdom meets modern discovery! ??
https://t.co/vAWjf41Lgv
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Culture #Ancient #DidYouKnow

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

?? EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY: Zoroastrian Towers of Silence: Leaving the Dead for the Vultures
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! You won't believe what they found! ??
https://t.co/l30SuzsagD
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #DidYouKnow #Ancient #Heritage

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

Quote of the day...

https://t.co/m0K8tUrc65

#ancientorigins #ancienthistory #historymatters #quotes #quoteoftheday

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

@indianflowered The awning had its own crew, sailors from the fleet at Misenum (Historia Augusta, Commodus 15). Its masts stood in sockets on the top wall, and the stone brackets are still there. The exact rigging is still debated.

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

WRONG HEADLINE: Vomitoriums were rooms where Romans vomited between banquet courses.

REAL FIND: A vomitorium is an amphitheatre or theatre passage that "spews" the crowd in and out (Macrobius Saturnalia 6.4.3). The banquet room sense is a modern misreading.

Pictured: Colosseum photograph, The Met (public domain).

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

@FallenEmpiresHQ Deliberate nose-breaking on Egyptian statues is well documented, and Edward Bleiberg of the Brooklyn Museum reads it that way. For the Sphinx, though, the account usually cited is al-Maqrizi's, which blames a Sufi zealot in 1378. Disputed, but medieval, not ancient.

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

WRONG HEADLINE: Napoleon's soldiers shot the nose off the Sphinx.

REAL FIND: Norden drew it in 1737 with no nose, 61 years before Napoleon reached Egypt. Al-Maqrizi (1400s) blamed a Sufi who defaced it in 1378 (disputed).

Pictured: Félix Teynard, 1851 to 1852, The Met (CC0).

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

?? VIRAL STORY: The Mysterious Veil of Veronica: Masterpiece or Miracle?
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! Share your thoughts below! ??
https://t.co/2LTZuPz9Om
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Heritage #Educational #Past

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

? MIND-BLOWING: The Kama Sutra: Setting the Record Straight
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! The truth is stranger than fiction! ?
https://t.co/VRfWRa0C4C
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #Artifacts #Archaeological #HumanOrigins #Evolution #MustRead #Heritage #Amazing

[Ancient Origins @ancientorigins]

?? VIRAL STORY: The Curse of the Samurai Muramasa Blades
?? Trending with 100K+ readers! Prepare to be amazed! ??
https://t.co/269KTn9g1o
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #Artifacts #Archaeological #HumanOrigins #Evolution #HistoryFacts #Amazing #Incredible