Arts & Culture
“We are children of the Sun”: new exhibit honors Mexica Coyolxāuhqui stone
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A new exhibit in Mexico City honors the discovery of the stunning Coyolxāuhqui Stone, which tells the myth of the Mexica goddess of the moon.
Europe
Earliest known runic inscription of Odin found on amulet in Danish gold hoard
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Danish runologists have interpreted a bracteate from the Vindelev Hoard as the oldest known inscription that mentions the god Odin.
Middle East
Archeologists announce discovery of 4,500 year-old Temple to Ninĝirsu
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A temple to the Sumerian god, Ninĝirsu has been uncovered in the ancient city of Girsu in Iraq.
Africa
Scans reveal hidden chamber in Great Pyramid
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Using techniques like muon radiography and ultrasound, scientists have identified a previously unknown chamber within the Great Pyramid of Khufu.
Editorial
“Mummification was to bestow upon her a gift” – agency and colonialism in displays of human remains
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In light of a recent decision by several British museums to begin referring to “mummies” as “mummified remains,” TWH’s editor-in-chief Manny Tejeda Moreno argues that the practice of displaying human remains requires a deep reconsideration.