Flipboard 2025 World History

Humans share a surprising amount of anatomy with the rest of the animal kingdom. We’ve got the same bones, joints, muscles, and basic internal plumbing. But there’s one tiny, everyday feature that no other species has—not even our evolutionary ancestors—and scientists still shrug when asked why it even exists. Meet the chin: evolution’s biggest unsolved facial mystery.

This debate circles around Moses and Akhenaten as supporters highlight intriguing overlaps and skeptics push back, leaving a narrative shaped by shifting timelines and bold personalities.

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.

A thrift-store shopper buys a pair of $25 jars only to discover they are rare Qing Dynasty imperial artifacts worth over $74,000. Explore the extraordinary journey of these forgotten treasures, the history behind their craftsmanship, and how a chance find became one of the most captivating archaeological stories of the year.

Turns out there are many hangovers from pagan cultures that we still use today—let’s take a look at some of the most popular.

A single carved surface or forged edge can feel like a direct handshake across time, charged with skillful intent. Even now, these objects radiate a level of mastery that reshapes how we picture the hands and minds behind them.

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.

What happens when the ground beneath a national park holds enough power to rewrite the country? If a supervolcano snapped awake, ash could smother regions and disrupt everything people rely on.

Gold didn’t simply glitter in ancient Egypt—it carried a cost people rarely acknowledge. Archaeologists working at Ghooza, a remote gold mine in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, uncovered something far colder than treasure: iron ankle shackles built to stop laborers from escaping harsh desert work camps. Discoveries like these force a rethink of what truly fueled Egypt’s wealth. Those gleaming ornaments in museum cases began as ore hacked from blistering canyon walls by workers who had little to no freedom. Stay put, because those shackles reveal more about ancient power than any polished statue ever could.