Where: Arctic (Peary expeditions): Greenland's northwest coast, Ellesmere Island
Until July 12, 2017, UNESCO is inscribing new sites on its World Heritage List. This 40,000 year old ivory Venus is the oldest known human representation. It was discovered in Hohle Fels, in one of the caves of the Swabian Jura (Germany), classified this year on the World Heritage List. Prehistor
On the banks of the Taunton River in Berkley, Massachusetts, there is a small museum with a unique but huge exhibit:a 40-ton rock that was dug out of the river bed and installed here in 1963:the famous Dighton Rock, named after it. from the ancient town of Dighton, where it was found. For centuries
Analyzes of ancient medieval pottery unearthed in the Old City of Jerusalem confirm that hand grenades were indeed used as offensive weapons during the Crusades. Examples of medieval grenades, ceramic pots filled with naphtha and other incendiary products lit with a fuse to be thrown at the enemy.
What it means to be a World Heritage Site. World Heritage is an award granted by UNESCO to certain places in the world, which have certain characteristics that make them exceptional, either culturally or naturally. They have a place here, the great natural paradises or the most important architectur