Unexpected discovery of the pyramids at Giza
Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed two buildings dating to about 4,500 years old that are most likely related to the construction of the pyramids at Giza.
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Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed two buildings dating to about 4,500 years old that are most likely related to the construction of the pyramids at Giza.
Ancient mummified workshop was discovered by archaeologists at Saqqara cemetery of Memphis, the first capital of ancient Egypt.
The remnants of a piece of toast about 14,500 years ago in a stone fireplace at an archaeological site in northeastern Jordan surprised the researchers.
According to Korean Times, the rusty wreck was found on the seabed, at a depth of 434 meters and about 1km from Jeodong-ri area on Ulleung island.
The young snake crawled out of its shell 99 million years ago in Southeast Asia without a chance to grow up. Instead, it was hit by tree sap and eventually died hard in…
The mysterious black coffin does not contain Alexander the Great's corpse or the deadly curse as previously speculated.
Paleontologists were confused when they first excavated fossil-covered fossil dinosaurs in the state of Utah, USA, according to Live Science.
The ancient 3,000-year-old Egyptian papyrus found by experts was part of a document called Papyrus Salt 124.
Scientists mysteriously decipher ancient papyrus scrolls dating back 2,000 years in the collection of the University of Basel, Switzerland, according to Live Science.
The pottery workshop dates back about 4,500 years, discovered by archaeologists during the renovation of Kom Ombo temple.
A drought in Ireland may have caused crops to wither, but it also brought a positive point, at least to historians.
Archaeologists opened a 2,000-year-old black coffin in Alexandria, Egypt on July 19 to learn about the interior.
The tomb was ordered by the Queen herself when she was alive, and was a work ahead of her time.
According to New.com.au, red liquid decomposes 3 mummies in a coffin made of black granite in Alexandria, Egypt.
Extremely rare milk fossil can reveal many things about the life of the ancient dark people in caves in southern France.