5,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummies Found to Have the World’s Oldest Figural Tattoos
Dating to between 3351 to 3017 BC, tattoos of animals and motifs have been discovered on two naturally mummified bodies from Egypt. Using infrared technology, figural tattoos…
Discovered in the Altai Mountains: a Stunning 2300-Year-Old Scythian Woman’s Boot
Some speculate that the boot probably belonged to a high-ranking woman who did not have to walk much, resulting in its pristine condition. Tired of fast fashion,…
“Trovants,” be surprised by Romania’s living stones: they move, grow, and reproduce!
There are strange places across the world. But these places make our planet such a wonderful and unique place. Among its many oddities and beauties, Earth has…
Luxury homes and underfloor heating of Roman homes in Britiannia
Archaeologists have uncovered a fantastic Roman mosaic and evidence of good living over 1,500 years ago in Leicester city centre in a home with underfloor heating. The…
The 500-year-old Aztec Skull Tower is more terrible than previously thought
Archaeologists excavating a famed Aztec “tower of skulls” in Mexico City have uncovered a new section featuring 119 human skulls. The find brings the total number of…
Discovered the first Robot 4,000 years ago of the Egyptians
More than 4,000 years ago or seems that ancient Egyptians invented statues that mimic humans in the performance of their work using mechanical operating systems, which represented…
Unexpected Discovery of 13,000 Ancient Clay Texts in Sohag
A German-Egyptian mission at Al-Sheikh Hamad archaeological site in Tel Atribis in Sohag has unearthed a collection of 13,000 ostraca (clay vessel fragments) which bear engraved text in demotic,…
Unexpectedly, the oldest mummy in the world, dating back 8,000 years, was discovered in an unusual locale
For a long time, it was thought that the world’s oldest mummies were located in Egypt, but this discovery has completely ‘smashed’ that thought! In mid-March, Live…
“New skeleton” discovered in Pompeii demonstrates the use of Greek in the ancient metropolis
Archaeologists in the ancient city of Pompeii have discovered a remarkably well-preserved skeleton during excavations of a tomb that also shed light on the cultural life of…
Mexican archaeologists find a Mayan civilization treasure as well as enormous sloth fossils in a huge underwater cave
In the world’s biggest underwater cave system, archaeologists have found many ancient Mayan artefacts and fossils of long-extinct creatures, including giant sloths, but warn that the mysteries…