Alex Summers articles

It’s wild how a quiet hillside can suddenly rewrite everything we thought we knew. A buried Roman tomb just surfaced in Albania, and it’s packed with clues about belief and the kind of wealth nobody expected to find there.

The ancient site of Chersonesus in Crimea was the scene of a major breakthrough in the identification of a mysterious marble head discovered back in 2003. The find reshapes our understanding of the Black Sea frontiers of the Roman Empire.

For decades, archaeologists searched the Valley of the Kings, chasing traces of forgotten pharaohs beneath Egypt’s endless sands. Now, after years of patient survey work, they’ve uncovered something remarkable—the tomb of Thutmose II. This discovery marks the first royal burial found since Tutankhamun’s in 1922, complete with painted ceilings and fragments that once surrounded a king. For history lovers and curious minds alike, this isn’t just another dig — it’s a rare glimpse into Egypt’s golden past.

In the golden heat of Aswan’s cliffs, a small cloud of dust rose as archaeologists pried open a sealed rock-cut doorway. For 4,000 years, no one had breathed that air. Inside the tombs of Qubbat al-Hawa, the team found what every Egyptologist dreams of—funerary treasures and painted hieroglyphs lying exactly where ancient hands had left them. No thieves. No decay. Just time, waiting to be read.

For centuries, people have wondered what sits below the Great Sphinx’s giant paws. The statue looks calm on the surface, yet the ground beneath it holds questions that archaeology still can’t fully answer. Think of it as Egypt’s oldest cliffhanger carved in stone.

Neanderthals lived across Europe and western Asia from about 400,000 to 40,000 years ago. Their bodies handled cold weather, and their shelters relied on steady fires. Evidence from caves shows they used simple tools and cooked meals depending on the food available on nearby land.

The kind of place that stops you mid-step usually has a story it’s been dying to spill. This one feels older and almost stubbornly quiet. Walk into the hush of an abandoned home to see what refuses to fade.

Something extraordinary just emerged from Egypt’s desert, and it’s stirring one of history’s biggest conversations. Archaeologists uncovered a massive stronghold along a route long linked to the world of Moses.

You might not think ancient Egyptian art has anything to do with your modern-day hustle, but here’s a twist: while pharaohs were building empires, their artists were painting athletes in motion—tussling, training, competing.