The Enigma of the Melted Staircase: A Mystery at Egypt’s Temple of Hathor
Deep in the heart of Dendera, Egypt, an architectural marvel holds a perplexing secret that continues to baffle modern science. The Temple of Hathor, while renowned for its grandeur,…
Archaeologists Now Believe That 8,000-Year-Old Human Skeletons From Portugal Are the World’s Oldest Mummies
Research based on old pH๏τos suggests the skeletons may have been preserved a full millennium before the otherwise oldest-known mummies. An illustration of guided natural mummification, with…
A Chachapoya mummy, discovered in the Laguna de los Cóndores and dating from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries, is on display in the Leymebamba Museum in Peru
One of the most unique and legendary races in the world is also one that we know the least about. The fascinating Chachapoya, also known as ‘Cloud…
Taiwan Finds 4,800-Year-Old Fossil Of Mother Cradling Baby
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Archaeologists in Taiwan have found a 4,800-year-old human fossil of a mother holding an infant child in her arms, museum officials said on Tuesday….
A Glimpse into Ancient Egyptian Life: The Mummy of a Young Woman
Discovery Reveals Insights into Non-Royal Burial Practices In a fascinating discovery from Egypt’s New Kingdom period (c. 1550–1069 B.C.), archaeologists unearthed the mummy of a young woman…
Inca stone masonry in Cusco, Peru
The small plane from the Peruvian coast soon reaches cruising alтιтude but the jagged Andes rise up sharply bringing the earth close again. At 3,400m, the air…
The Grim Tale of an Anglo-Saxon Adulteress: Ancient Punishment Unveiled
A Shocking Discovery from the Dark Ages In a groundbreaking archaeological find, researchers have unearthed the earliest physical evidence of facial mutilation as punishment in Anglo-Saxon England….
2,500-Year-Old Tattooed Ice Princess Wears Fur to Go on Public Display at Next New Moon
An ancient mummy preserved by permafrost is dressed up for her debut 21st century appearance despite calls for solemn reburial from native peoples. The well-preserved 25-year-old woman…
Tiny mummy discovered in Atacama Desert was girl with bone disease, not an alien: study
The discovery in 2003 sparked international intrigue – a tiny, mummified skeleton with an alien-like head, tucked into a leather pouch found behind a church in the…
Two million copper coins weighing 10 tonnes found inside 2,000-year-old tomb
Two million copper coins weighing 10 tonnes found inside 2,000-year-old tomb Archaeologists have unearthed more than two million copper coins from an ancient complex of tombs in…