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Egyptian pyramid is full of shells
Archeology

Egyptian pyramid is full of shells

Many famous works of ancient Egypt, such as the Sphinx and Cheops pyramid, contain hundreds of thousands of sea fossils, most of them intact, lying dormant in walls, a n…

December 17, 2018
Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten is affectionate
Archeology

Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten is affectionate

The ancient Egyptian emperor Akhenaten was not a true man, though he was the father of at least half a dozen children. In fact, his body is quite feminine, with an egg-s…

December 17, 2018
Did comets cause extinction in ancient America?
Archeology

Did comets cause extinction in ancient America?

The debate is heating up around a controversial hypothesis that the very strong collision with comets caused the huge North American mammals to become extinct nearly 13,…

December 17, 2018
Detect toothpicks in ancient gold
Archeology

Detect toothpicks in ancient gold

Experts have found a small gold tool that has the function of flossing, as well as a tool to get hands. The item, dating back 385 years, belongs to a Spanish warship wre…

December 17, 2018
Giant flying reptile cups dinosaurs
Archeology

Giant flying reptile cups dinosaurs

Even with the nickname of Tyrannosaurus, you are not necessarily safe from ancient flying reptiles. They can eat the newborn T. Rex and other small dinosaurs.

December 17, 2018
Who is allowed to build ancient Maya temples?
Archeology

Who is allowed to build ancient Maya temples?

It has long been said that the temples of ancient Mayan stone pyramids were built by royal members. But scientists have discovered that many different social components…

December 17, 2018
Discovered the ancient Egyptian queen
Archeology

Discovered the ancient Egyptian queen

Egyptian and European archaeologists have discovered the giant statue of an ancient queen, in the ruins of southern Egypt. The statue of 3,62 meters high is of Queen Tiy…

December 17, 2018