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The world's largest mummy exhibition opens
Archeology

The world's largest mummy exhibition opens

Mummies of adults and children worldwide are on display at a new exhibition opened in the city of Mannheim, Germany. A famous critic in this country said the incident we…

December 17, 2018
Important findings about ancient Egypt
Archeology

Important findings about ancient Egypt

The mummy of a child, the dwarf statue, or the trail of a missing ancient city are some of what has been found about the mysterious ancient Egyptian world.

December 17, 2018
Urban rampant may have exterminated Angkor Wat
Archeology

Urban rampant may have exterminated Angkor Wat

A new map based on satellite data revealed Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple is the center of one of the world's largest pre-industrial cities. They also open the light for A…

December 17, 2018
Accidentally turned into ... mummy
Archeology

Accidentally turned into ... mummy

The intact dried corpses were found in the city of Guanajuato (Mexico) without a noble background from the royal court. In contrast, they belong to the poorest class of…

December 17, 2018
4,800-year-old artificial eyes found in Iran
Archeology

4,800-year-old artificial eyes found in Iran

Archaeologists working in the historic city of Burnt (southeastern Iran) have discovered an artificial eye - used by a very young woman at the time - who was about 4,800…

December 17, 2018
Discover a vestige of the world's oldest battle
Archeology

Discover a vestige of the world's oldest battle

A few kilometers from the fighting areas in Iraq, the archaeologists from the University of Chicago (USA) and the Syrian art industry have discovered the remains of a ba…

December 17, 2018
New discovery in the Forbidden City
Archeology

New discovery in the Forbidden City

After 3 excavations (2004-2005-2006), recently scientists from the Vietnam Institute of Archeology have discovered many new details about the Forbidden City (Citadel) un…

December 17, 2018
Revealing architectural scale into Emperor
Archeology

Revealing architectural scale into Emperor

After 3 excavations (2004-2005-2006), recently the Vietnam Institute of Archeology discovered many new details about the Forbidden City (the Emperor) under the Tay Son d…

December 17, 2018
Turkey's largest 1,500-year-old port discovered
Archeology

Turkey's largest 1,500-year-old port discovered

It seemed like a familiar scene of a dilapidated city: abandoned buildings, ramshackle walls, piled up garbage and empty bottles of wine. The scene is intact from more t…

December 17, 2018
Two cities buried under the sea
Archeology

Two cities buried under the sea

The two cities were Heraklion and Canopus, established by Pharaohs, then ruled by Greek kings and Roman emperors. These are prosperous trading centers and religions of E…

December 17, 2018