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Cleopatra and mysterious hairstyles
Archeology

Cleopatra and mysterious hairstyles

According to Diana Kleiner, author of the newly published book Cleopatra and Rome, the statues, other coins and illustrations of the queen show Cleopatra (69-30 BC) had…

December 17, 2018
Mathematics of Mayan people
Archeology

Mathematics of Mayan people

Some Gatatala Indians, Southern Mexico and Bethlehem today still use Mam, Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi and Myathan languages, which are spoken in more than thirty Mayan la…

December 17, 2018
Discovering the statue of Queen Ti of Egypt
Archeology

Discovering the statue of Queen Ti of Egypt

An archaeological group at Johns Hopkins University unearthed the statue of Queen Ti, one of the most important women in Egyptian history and the wife of Pharaoh Amenhot…

December 17, 2018
Strange story surrounding an ancient burial area
Archeology

Strange story surrounding an ancient burial area

The famous and quite familiar Sa Huynh culture was discovered nearly 100 years ago. But with recent excavations, there are quite a few new artifacts and discoveries. Som…

December 17, 2018
Secret of the crest of the duck beak dinosaur
Archeology

Secret of the crest of the duck beak dinosaur

The platypus dinosaurs lived 90 million years ago with a large crest with complicated nose vents. Researchers believe these parts are used to send sexual messages and co…

December 17, 2018
Discovered the headless sphinx
Archeology

Discovered the headless sphinx

Archaeologists unearth an ancient mansion of the Roman emperor Hadrian in Tivoli, Italy, spotted a row of steps, an athlete statue and a headless sphinx. This result is…

December 17, 2018
Find the oldest relative of T.rex
Archeology

Find the oldest relative of T.rex

Researchers claim to have found the ancestor of the ferocious T.rex. The oldest fossil of the tyrannosaur dinosaur is 160 million years old. The team was surprised to le…

December 17, 2018
Revealed intact tomb in Egypt
Archeology

Revealed intact tomb in Egypt

American researchers have found a relic that could be an intact catacomb in the Valley of the Kings - the first of its kind found here since the discovery of Tutankhamun…

December 17, 2018
The death of Xom Den woman 3,500 years ago
Archeology

The death of Xom Den woman 3,500 years ago

Forensic archeology is a emerging term associated with the strong development of criminal science and forensic science in recent years. In the most recent international…

December 17, 2018
Discovered the precious Buddha statue in India
Archeology

Discovered the precious Buddha statue in India

Archaeologists in southern India have unearthed two 10th-century Buddha statues with inscriptions of a Buddhist king's visit from Southeast Asia. Rare and precious works…

December 17, 2018
Discover 6,500-year-old gold pendant
Archeology

Discover 6,500-year-old gold pendant

A Greek climber found a 6,500-year-old gold pendant in a field and handed it over to local officials. A flat pendant with a size of 3.8 x 3.8 cm is found in Ptolemaida t…

December 17, 2018
Ancient people have bow legs
Archeology

Ancient people have bow legs

Brain size and ability to stand up are two of the main factors that separate humanity from the large group of primates. Now, researchers say they have learned how to wal…

December 17, 2018
The ancient wall honors Alexander the Great
Archeology

The ancient wall honors Alexander the Great

Greek archaeologists unearthed the ancient Macedonian city at the foot of Mount Olympus discovered a 2,600 m long wall with a structure inspired by Alexander's great vic…

December 17, 2018