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Easter Island Quick Facts

Easter Island was the first Pacific island to be registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Easter Island lies 3,700 km to the west of Chile and it is one of the most remote islands in the world.

Amazing Facts about Petra

Petra is one of the oldest cities in the world. Petra is one of the new 7 wonders of the world. It’s also a UNESCO World Heritage site.

How Queen Amanirenas defeated the Roman Empire

Amanirenas (also spelled Amanirena) was a fierce queen or Kandake of the Kush Kingdom located in current Sudan and Egypt and was contemporary with Cleopatra. She was the queen of the Kingdom of Kush from 40 BC to 10 BC.

Museums you can visit virtually

Hello everyone and thank you for watching. I wanted to share with you guys this amazing app called Google arts and culture. Everyone knows already about Google Street maps.

Angkor Wat Quick Facts

Angkor is a complex of archeological sites in Cambodia and Vietnam which were built by the Khmer Empire. Many of the temples at Angkor, all of which gave expression to Indian cosmological and mythical themes, were built to provide a site for cults through which could be assured of immortality by becoming identified with Shiva or other preeminent gods.

Can we bring to life mummies from their DNA?

What if we bring to life an Egyptian mummy from its DNA? Ancient Egyptians believed firmly in the afterlife, and can we accomplish their belief with modern genetic cloning capabilities using their DNA?

What if I told you that Tutankhamun was a queen?

What if I told you that Tutankhamun was a queen? Let me explain. Scholars cannot explain why Tutankhamun was buried in a tomb that was meant for a queen.

Who built the Colossal Olmec Heads?

The Olmec colossal heads are stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They are found in Mexico. They range in height from 1.17 to 3.4 meters or 3.8 to 11.2 ft.

Who was the Pharaoh during Exodus?

The identity of Pharaoh in the Moses story has been debated, but many scholars feel that Exodus has King Ramses II in mind.

Sacsayhuamán Quick Facts

Sacsayhuamán is a citadel located in Cusco, Peru and was the historical capital of the Inca Empire. It was hypothesized that the citadel was built by the Inca in the 15^th century under king Pachuacuti, but this is still under debate.