He believed that by taking this route, he could reach India more quickly and easily than by traveling overland.
8,000 years ago, an eruption of the Sicilian volcano Etna caused a gigantic collapse of its eastern slope. The landslide was so large, it is estimated at more than 24 million cubic meters, that when it hit the sea at more than 300 kilometers per hour it caused an enormous tsunami with waves up to 40
The tablet - known as Si.427 - was discovered in the late 19th century in what is now central Iraq, but its significance was unknown until detective work by a University of New South Wales (UNSW) scientist has revealed it. Most excitingly, Si.427 is believed to be the oldest known example of applie
Scientists from the National Museum of Eritrea and the Roman University of La Sapienza announced in 2016 the discovery of what may be the oldest traces of Homo Erectus. , dated 800,000 years ago. The footprints belong to several individuals that researchers believe were hunting animals at the time
In the Bavarian region of Swabia, archaeologists unearthed two tombs of members of the Germanic elite containing rare and luxurious objects:a carved ivory comb and an African sigillata ceramic bowl. These offerings, which are in themselves magnificent works of art, attest to the persistence, after t