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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.
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Detecting debris from a 40-thousand-year-old mammoth ivory statue
Archaeologists from the University of Tubigen (Germany) found ivory fragments belonging to an animal statue dating to about 40,000 years.
Archeology
Discovered grasshoppers live 20 million years ago
An ancient grasshopper species that humans never knew before was discovered in a piece of hard amber.
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Recreate the 410 million-year-old spider's walking
Researchers from the University of Manchester and the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin recently
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New discovery about sea scorpions
Scientists once believed that arthropods called pterygotid eurypterids are preeminent predators in shallow waters.
Archeology
Reptilian skull recreates 300 million years old
Scientists have recreated an unusual fossil excavating a Czech Republic coal mine into the skull of a species known as the reptile.
Archeology
Sweden returned the pre-Inca shroud to Peru
On June 16, Sweden handed Peru a precious pre-Inca shroud in the first batch of smuggled foreign diplomats in the western South American country 80 years ago.
Archeology
Australian volcano caused the first extinction in history
A Curtin University researcher has demonstrated that the ancient volcanic eruptions in Australia 510 million years ago have caused significant impacts on the climate, ca…
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Discover ancient books wrapped in human skin
Scientists at Harvard University in the United States have confirmed that an ancient book being kept at the school's library system is covered with human skin.
Archeology
Egypt discovered nearly 60 mummies during the New Kingdom period
A group of archaeologists from the Swiss University of Basel has discovered a large tomb area containing nearly 60 mummies dating from the 18th ancient Egyptian dynasty.
Archeology
New discovery about the primitive extinct Neanderthal
The Neanderthals, extinct relatives of modern humans are known to be primitive and rather clumsy.
Archeology
Discover the largest, oldest sperm
German scientists at Ludwig-Maximilian University have discovered fossil giant sperm about 16 million years ago of a crustacean like shrimp and mussels.
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The old paper about Jesus' wife is not a fake
Scientists have recently confirmed that an ancient papyrus sheet with the excerpt is said to be about the wife of Jesus not a fake.
Archeology
Awaken 2,000 forgotten tombs in the US
Underneath the grass and dust next to the trees on the campus of the University of Mississippi Medical Center (Mississippi, USA), part of the history of the United State…
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Discovering the first dinosaur fossil in Malaysia
A Malaysian university on February 19 discovered the teeth of a fish-eating dinosaur that existed at least 75 million years ago.