Archaeologists say a huge prehistoric settlement discovered near Jerusalem offers new insight into how civilisations developed around the end of the Stone Age. The 9,000-year-old metropolis — pre-dating both Britain’s Stonehenge and ancient Egypt’s pyramids — was uncovered during a survey before the construction of a new highway, is one of the biggest ever found, […]
The bodies of ancient princes and princesses may have rested in two ancient tombs lined with gold that were recently found at the site of Pylos in Greece, archaeologists announced Dec. 17. Inside the 3,500-year-old tombs, the archaeologists found intricately carved jewelry and human remains, though they can only speculate as to whether the bodies […]
A Yale University-led study suggests that abrupt shifts in climate caused by massive volcanic eruptions helped to trigger poorly understood revolts — such as the great 20-year Theban revolt — and other political upheaval in Ptolemaic Egypt. Around 245 BC Ptolemy III, ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, made a decision that still puzzles many historians — after […]
Researchers have discovered the world’s oldest figurative tattoos on two 5,000-year-old mummies from Egypt. The drawings consist of a wild bull and a Berber sheep on the upper arm of a male mummy, and S-shaped motifs on the upper arm and shoulder of a female. The discovery pushes evidence for the practice in Africa back […]
The figurines point to the presence of a cult faith in the region during the New Stone Age. Lucky statues may have been used to achieve a successful hunt. Anna Eirikh of Israel works and Dr. Authority. “The first figurine in the shape of a ram with twisted horns is made of limestone and is […]
The Dodos were not as stupid as their reputation showed. New research reveals that these extinct, flightless birds are probably as intelligent as modern pigeons and have a better sense of smell. Dodos (Raphus cucullatus) had vanished in 1662, 100 years after their home on the islands of Mauritius became a destination for Dutch […]
[slide-anything id=’2467′] The world’s oldest figurative tattoos have been discovered on two 5,000-year-old mummies from Egypt. The upper arm of a female mummy had tattoos depicting a wild bull and a Berber sheep, while the shoulder and upper arm of a female mummy bore “S” – shaped motifs. The findings, whose details are published in […]
