Stone Age chewing gum yields 5,700-year-old human genome and oral microbiome
Stone Age “chewing gum” yields 5,700-year-old human genome and oral microbiome Experts of the University of Copenhagen have been able to extract a complete human genome from a “chewing gum” which is thousands of years old. It’s a new untapped source of ancient DNA, according to the researchers Archaeologists found a “chewing gum” type of …
Egypt: Experts discover pharaoh’s boat in perfect condition
Egypt: Experts discover pharaoh’s boat in perfect condition Archeologists of Egypt uncovered a boat claimed to have been “perfectly preserved” by Pharaoh Khufu himself, which led to verified theories of how ancient civilization constructed their wonders. Probably the most famous and well known of Egypt’s many ancient landmarks and includes the Great Pyramid of Giza, the …
Small Sphinx Uncovered at Egypt’s Necropolis of Khumun
Small Sphinx Uncovered at Egypt’s Necropolis of Khumun On Saturday, 14 December in the archeological area of Tuna El-Gebel at Minya, Upper Egypt, a small royal statue of a sphinx was uncovered. The recently found sphinx of limestone stone has been revealed by SayedAbdel-Malek’s Egyptian Archeological Team. Middle Egypt’s Director General of Antiquities Gamal El-Samastawy said …
Female Remains Found at Strictly Male-only Greek Monastery
Female Remains Found at Strictly Male-only Greek Monastery The Guardian reported that American anthropologist Laura Wynn-Antikas was asked to investigate some bones found in the burial site while the church of St. Athanasius was restored on Mount Athos, only to declare they were those of a female. The surprise ᴀssessment is surprising for the centuries-old strictly male monastic community where women even today, are not permitted to access the peninsula …
A Kiln That Fired Millions of Clay Pipes Was Unearthed Under a Montreal Bridge
A Kiln That Fired Millions of Clay Pipes Was Unearthed Under a Montreal Bridge A bustling pipe-making district at the intersection of four Montreal neighborhoods catered to Canadians in need of a tobacco fix, during the 19th Century. The leading Henderson pipe plant manufactured millions of pipes each year was one of the manufacturers operating in the …
These Mysterious Geoglyphs in Jordan Are 6,000 Years Older Than Peru’s Nazca Lines
These Mysterious Geoglyphs in Jordan Are 6,000 Years Older Than Peru’s Nazca Lines Although the finished product of giant earth designs has been difficult to discern, archeologists recently announced that at least some of the great “works of old men” (as the Bedouin called them in 1927) of the Middle East are significantly older than …
Human teeth made into pendants in Turkey 8,500 years ago
Human teeth made into pendants in Turkey 8,500 years ago In a prehistoric archaeological site in Turkey the first evidence of this practice in the Near East, a region that encompᴀsses Western Asia and Turkey, researchers discovered two 8 500-year-old human teeth that were used as pendants in necklaces and bracelets. The University of Kopenhagen …
Monkey from Southern Asia Identified in Ancient Greek Artwork
Monkey from Southern Asia Identified in Ancient Greek Artwork A painting from the Bronze Age on a Greek island depicts a monkey in Asia from a hundred thousand kilometers. The findings suggest that the trading and exchange of ideas were ancient far-distant civilizations. The painting is one of several wall paintings in a building at …
Buried Christian (and pagan) basilica discovered in Ethiopia’s ‘lost kingdom’
Buried Christian (and pagan) basilica discovered in Ethiopia’s ‘lost kingdom’ Recently, in an area of Ethiopia that once was home to the Aksumite Empire, Archeologists discovered the oldest known Christian Church in Subsaharan Africa. Smithsonian magazine reported that the existence of an early basilica, built-in 313 around the time when Constantine legalized the Christian community, …
Red Granite Bust of Ramesses II Unearthed in Giza
Red Granite Bust of Ramesses II Unearthed in Giza On Wednesday, December 11, an Egyptian archeological expedition from the Ministry of Antiquities revealed an unusual royal bust of King Ramses II made of red granite in a private area in the village of Mit Rahina, Giza. The bust that has recently been discovered is emblazoned with the …