Mythical dimensions and rituals
The symbology of the lion
From the beginnings of civilization the lion and its symbolism have always aroused fascination and disquiet, due to the majesty and wildness of the animal.…
The rock carvings of the Val Camonica
Since his appearance the Homo sapiens has engraved important historical and symbolic evidences on the rock. They are known as rock carvings or petroglyphs, which…
Myths and rituals of ancient Sardinia
The meaning of the rite. Since the dawn of humanity, and simultaneously with the development of the first civilizations, complex systems of rituals and symbols…
Unknown languages: the Phaistos Disc
The Phaistos Disc is one of the most famous and unresolved archaeological mysteries. The enigma has risen when scholars examined one of the findings…
A journey into the past in the ancient Poseidonia
Visiting the Archaeological Park of Paestum means travelling back in history. The site contains, as in a gap of a universe suspended in time, millennia…
The Lion-man, the oldest sculpture in the world
In 1939, during a series of archaeological excavations at the Hohlenstein-Stadel cave in Germany, some fragments of a singular sculpture were found. It was immediately…