Archeology
Discover the amulet of the mighty Pharaoh Sheshonq I
This small artifact may be evidence of a legendary military campaign that Sheshonq I once conducted in this area nearly 3,000 years ago.
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Archeology
Mummification technology has a life of nearly 6 millennia
A new study indicates that embalming in Egypt may start 1,500 years earlier than what we previously thought, ie nearly 6,000 years ago.
Archeology
The luxurious diet of the ancient king of England
The results of Richard III's teeth and bone research showed that the King of England had to drink one bottle of wine every day in the last years before dying.
Archeology
The world was once dominated by a toothless giant
Flying lizards with giant wingspan once ruled the sky 60 million years ago and played an important role in the late Cretaceous ecosystem.
Archeology
Ancient people eat snails from 30,000 years ago
A new archaeological excavation in Spain reveals that humans eat snails from the Paleolithic period 30,000 years ago.
Archeology
Looking for the solution to the disappearance of the ancient Neanderthal
Before extinction about 40,000 years ago, the ancient Neanderthals lived side by side with modern humans in Europe for about five millennia.
Archeology
Zigzag art in ancient tombs in Greece
Archaeologists working in Greece discovered an ancient tomb dating back to about 2,800 years, with pottery pots with zigzag and zigzag decoration.
Archeology
Discover the oldest artificial metal object in the Middle East
An excavated awl in Israel dating to 6,000 years is considered the oldest metal object ever.
Archeology
The ancient wreck is over 2,000 years old
The body of an ancient ship dating back to 700 BC (2,700 years ago) has just been found in Malta's waters.
Archeology
Discovered 60,000-year-old fossil elephant skeleton
A Texas household was stunned to discover the almost complete fossil skeleton of a mammoth, dating to 60,000 years old.
Archeology
People in Kien Giang possess three fossil samples dating back millions of years
Truong Van Chien, 56, in Rach Gia City, owns fossils of two snails dating back 130 million years and of a species in the rhino family for millions of years.
Archeology
2,000-year-old toilet seat
Archaeologists have recently discovered a wooden toilet seat dating back 2,000 years ago to a fortress in England.
Archeology
The world's oldest wine cellar
The discovery of an ancient wine cellar in Israel shows that people have been producing, distributing and consuming wine for a long time in the Mediterranean and Near Ea…
Archeology
Documentary discovery of Christianity dates back 1,500 years
It is a papyrus document about Christian practice and refers to The Last Supper, defined as 1,500 years ago.