Psychoactive Plants: Profound Insights from Hair Analysis of Ancient Peruvian Mummies
24 Th6 Analysis of hair from 22 mummies found in southern Peru has revealed the earliest known use of San Pedro cactus, a source of mescaline, as…
Exploring the Lives of Pompeii’s Residents Frozen in Time
27 Th11 The Tragedy of the 79 AD Eruption When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, the city of Pompeii was buried under thick layers of pumice…
The Charioteer’s Grave: Unearthing 3,000-Year-Old Secrets from Ancient Siberia
20 Th7 In the remote and rugged landscapes of southern Siberia, a remarkable archaeological discovery has emerged that is poised to rewrite the history of this enigmatic…
Ancient Wonders Revealed: Unprecedented Discoveries in Siberia’s ‘Valley of the Kings’
22 Th11 1. The Discovery: A 2,500-Year-Old Time Capsule A joint Polish-Russian archaeological team excavated an extraordinary burial mound in northern Tuva. Estimated to be about 2,500…
Uncovering the Brutal Legacy of the Roman Gallic Wars: A Haunting Relic Reveals the Human Toll of Ancient Conflict
17 Th7 The recent discovery of a 2,070-year-old bone with an iron spearhead still embedded in it has sent shockwaves through the archaeological community. This gruesome relic,…
The Bolinao Skull decoding the golden smile of ancient Philippines
27 Th7 Uncovering a Dental Masterpiece from the Past In the picturesque coastal town of Bolinao, Philippines, a remarkable archaeological discovery has rewritten our understanding of ancient…
The Surgeon’s House in Rimini, Italy: Uncovering Ancient Roman Medical Practice and Burial Customs
13 Th11 The Origins: A Glimpse into Roman Medical Practice A Roman Doctor’s Residence The Surgeon’s House was built in the 2nd century CE as a home…
Don’t bury our mummies! How Mexican town adopted forgotten mummified
These are the 12 mummified corpses which were unearthed in a neighbourhood of Mexico City – and promptly adopted as beloved citizens. The remains lay undiscovered beneath…
The ancient Ibaloi people smoked their ᴅᴇᴀᴅ for months to preserve them
A dark cave thousands of feet up the side of a remote mountain in the Philippines is the final resting place of these curious corpses known as…
Scientists uncover why at least 100 ᴅᴇᴀᴅ bodies have naturally mummified in Colombian town since 1960s
A resident of a Colombian town was baffled to find her mother’s body had naturally mummified after she died 30 years ago. The occurrence was discovered in…