How do you make a mummy? Ancient Egyptians’ surprising formulas revealed
The discovery of an unusual set of ceramic vessels has shed new light on the mummification process in ancient Egypt, according to a new study. Around 2,500 years old, the…
After 200,000 years, five Ice Age mammoths were discovered using Neanderthal stone tools.
The remains of at least five Ice Age mammoths, including two adults, two juveniles, and one infant, have been discovered at a quarry near Swindon alongside stone tools…
Belgian archaeologists find a 1,600-year-old fragment of a mysterious Roman artifact.
A metal detectorist in Belgium discovered a piece of a mysterious bronze artifact known as a Roman dodecahedron, which is thought to be over 1,600 years old. Patrick…
There were dinosaurs in long-gone Appalachia that you’d never heard about.
Believe it or not, but once upon a time, in the area we now know as North America, there existed a forgotten continent which was inhabited by a…
AT MASADA, ARCHAEOLOGISTS FOUND A ROMAN SOLDIER’S PAYCHECK
During excavations at Masada, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities (IAA) uncovered a papyrus payslip dated to 72 BC belonging to a Roman soldier. Masada is a rugged crag…
Researchers Discover Tombs from Mexico’s Huastec Culture Filled with Trinkets
Archaeologists working on a site in southern Tamaulipas, Mexico, known as El Naranjo, have discovered tombs and ruins from Mesoamerica’s Classic period (250 AD to 900 AD). The…
This 2,300-Year-Old Mummy Has a Heart (and Tongue) of Gold
A study shows that the Egyptian mummy is adorned with 49 precious amulets, some in the shape of specific body parts. Ancient Egyptians went through a lot of linen…
Archaeologist hails possibly ‘oldest’ mummy yet found in Egypt
People work at the site after the announcement of the discovery of 4,300-year-old sealed tombs in Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis, in Giza, Egypt. Photo: Reuters CAIRO — Egyptologists have…
Ancient Curses
The Book of Revelation is filled with prophetic visions of apocalyptic events. But if the astonishing conclusions of a Biblical researcher from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) are…
Modern-Type Marine Ecosystems Existed as Early as 250 Million Years Ago
The recovery of life from the devastating end-Permian mass extinction, which peaked about 252.3 million years ago, was an important period of evolution. Whether biodiversity had to rebuild…
Weird skulls of straight-tusked elephants reveal just how many species there were
Straight-tusked elephants were some of the largest land mammals ever to have existed, but no one has been quite sure just how many of the now-extinct species existed…
Top 8 Legendary Parties – Iconic Celebrations in Ancient History
Sometimes people just need to let their hair down. Whether you’re a despotic ruler seeking to distract from a major controversy or a downtrodden peasant looking to get…