Archeology
More evidence of thousands of years old in Egypt
Archaeologists have discovered the upper part of an ancient stone tower from the Pharaoh period dating back about 4,300 years in Saqqara district, on the outskirts of Gi…
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People have avoided inbreeding from 3,000 years ago
Right from 34,000 years ago, our ancestors knew that inbreeding was a bad idea.
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Many ancient thousands of years old stone artifacts were found in North Iran cemetery
A number of antiques have been found in an ancient cemetery in the province of Gilan in northern Iran called Asb Risseh, the head of the excavation in the cemetery has j…
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How was the Egyptian pyramid built?
The Aztecs, Mayans and ancient Egyptians belong to three very different civilizations but share the same symbol: pyramids. However, in these three ancient civilizations,…
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Detecting copper axes, stone axes of 2,000-3,000 years old in Nghe An
While making water ditches for rice fields, my family in Quy Chau and Nghe An districts discovered copper axes and stone axes dating from 2,000-3,000 years ago.
Archeology
Ancient road network in Vietnam
Australian archaeologists discovered an ancient trade route network in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.
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Discover the skeleton 'Red Queen' of the Maya
Around the skull is a crown made of jade beads as well as hundreds of green fragments from a broken mask.
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Detecting horrors of human violence 6,000 years ago
Seven human skeletons, a newborn skull and fragments of hand bones and some discrete arm bones were found in an ancient mass grave in France.
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Stele filled with ancient characters challenges scientists
At 1.5 meters high and 85cm wide, Montoro stone stele covered with inscriptions dating from the Iron Age. C
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Egypt excavated 3 ancient 2,000-year-old tombs containing many stone coffins
AFP quoted an announcement by the Egyptian Ministry of Stocks that tombs excavated in the Al-Kamin al-Sahrawi area belong to Minya province in the southern capital of Ca…
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The stone helps to decode the ancient Egyptian language
The Rosetta stone is a 114cm high, 72cm wide basalt, representing the two languages of Egypt and ancient Greece.
Archeology
The moment comets destroy mammoths on ancient stone pillars
The scene of a giant comet stabbing Earth eradicates mammoths depicted on ancient stone pillars in Turkey.
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The beaver teeth cut the wooden doll 10,000 years
The 10,000-year-old wooden doll statue in Siberia is carved with a unique tool grinding from beaver teeth.
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People can find ways to brew alcohol through animals
Ancient people could discover how to make wine after watching animals eat fermented fruit.
Archeology
Revealing techniques for manufacturing ancient weapons from 77,000 years ago
Stone weapons in the cave of South Africa have been announced by scientists as human evidence has mastered the technique of creating weapons about 77,000 years ago.