Are these the world’s oldest mummies? Human remains uncovered in Portugal date back 8,000 years – 1,000 years older than the previous earliest evidence of mummification
Human remains uncovered in Portugal date back 8,000 years, and could provide the earliest evidence of mummification, a new study says. Researchers have studied pH๏τographs of skeletal…
80 Shackled Skeletons Found in Greek Grave After Ancient Mᴀss Execution
A mᴀss grave was recently discovered four miles outside of Athens in the historic harbor city of Phalaeron. But this wasn’t just any mᴀss grave—36 of the…
The Colony
The Colony is a dystopian sci-fi thriller set in a bleak future where Earth has been devastated by climate change, forcing the elite to flee to a distant planet called Kepler-209. However, after years away, the survivors on Kepler discover that they can no longer reproduce, prompting a mission back to Earth to see if […]
Preserved by Nature: Studying the Spectacular Salt Mummies of Iran
The saltmen are a group of natural mummies that were discovered in the Chehrabad Salt Mine in Iran. This mine is in the Zanjan Province and located…
1,600-year-old funeral pyres — with precious items for the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ — found in France
In a rural area of modern-day France, an ancient group gathered to build a funeral pyre. They put shoes on the deceased, laid the body in a…
Paracas Mummy Bundles
For the spring 2017 course, “The Inca and Their Ancestors: Andean Objects, Technologies, and Issues of Conservation,” students have begun studying different aspects of the Paracas culture…
Recent Scary Archaeological Discoveries Finds
In archeology, bone fragments and other haunting reminders of long-ᴅᴇᴀᴅ people are a given. But some discoveries paint particularly gruesome pictures of past lives and deaths. From…
A 700-Year-Old Murder Mystery: Who Bludgeoned the Bocksten Man to Death and Why?
Around 700 years ago, a young man, who has come to be known as ‘Bocksten Man’, was struck three times on the head, then tossed into a…
The sculpture resembling a bicycle and a laptop, reflecting the present, is a fascinating sight!
In a surprising blend of art and technology, a new sculpture has emerged that captures the essence of modern life by combining two seemingly related objects: a…
Egypt’s Desert Disc: 1,000-Year-Old Cosmic Contact?
In a find that challenges current understanding of history and archaeology, a team of researchers has unearthed a gigantic disc-shaped structure deep in the Egyptian desert. The…