Ancient erotic pottery teaches Peruvians to prevent prostate cancer
Ancient erotic pottery teaches Peruvians to prevent prostate cancer The Larco Museum in Peru boasts one of the finest collections of pre-Columbian Mochica sculptures in the world — and most of them are very Sєxually explicit. But rather than keep them encased in displays, the museum has recently begun to use the ancient artworks to …
Ancient Egyptian Mummy Shows Evidence of Nose Cancer
Ancient Egyptian Mummy Shows Evidence of Nose Cancer Scientists have been busy trying to find the cause of death of the “Mysterious Lady,” a 2,000-year-old ancient Egyptian mummy whose womb contained an extremely well-preserved unborn fetus. By closely studying her skull, they suspect that this ancient soon-to-be mommy likely died of cancer — a discovery …
World’s oldest sperm found in Queensland cave
World’s oldest sperm found in Queensland cave Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest and best-preserved sperm from tiny shrimps, measuring a mᴀssive 1.3 millimetres and dating back to 17 million years in Australia. Preserved giant sperm from shrimps were found at the Riversleigh World Heritage Fossil Site in Queensland and are the oldest fossilised sperm …
Million-year-old mammoth genomes set a record for ancient DNA
Million-year-old mammoth genomes set a record for ancient DNA Teeth from mammoths buried in the Siberian permafrost for more than a million years have led to the world’s oldest known DNA being sequenced, according to a study that shines a genetic searchlight on the deep past. Researchers said the three teeth specimens, one roughly 800,000 …
Neanderthals helped create early human art, researcher says
Neanderthals helped create early human art, researcher says When Neanderthals, Denisovans and homo sapiens met one another 50,000 years ago, these archaic and modern humans not only interbred during the thousands of years in which they overlapped, but they exchanged ideas that led to a surge in creativity, according to a leading academic. Tom Higham, …
Oldest European human fossil found in Spain
Oldest European human fossil found in Spain A jawbone fragment discovered in northern Spain last month could be the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor found to date in Europe, Spanish palaeontologists said on Friday. The researchers said the fossil found at an archaeological site on 30 June in the Atapuerca mountain range was …
8,000-year-old Yarmukian ‘Mother Goddess’ figurine uncovered at Sha’ar HaGolan
8,000-year-old Yarmukian ‘Mother Goddess’ figurine uncovered at Sha’ar HaGolan Before the Israelis and the Palestinians, before the Greek and the Roman empires, before the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah, before the Umayyad Caliphate and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem – there were the Yarmukians. This 8,000-year-old Neolithic agricultural culture is considered the …
Historical artefact from AD 250 returns to Türkiye after 140 years
Historical artefact from AD 250 returns to Türkiye after 140 years Discovered 140 years ago and taken to England from Türkiye, the Eros Head was put in its place at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum as a result of the initiatives of the Culture and Tourism Ministry. The artefact, which was brought to Türkiye on June …
Ancient Mosaic Floors in Israel May Depict Biblical Heroines
Ancient Mosaic Floors in Israel May Depict Biblical Heroines A team of specialists and students led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Jodi Magness recently returned to Israel’s Lower Galilee to continue unearthing nearly 1,600-year-old mosaics in an ancient Jewish synagogue at Huqoq. Discoveries made this year include the first known depiction …
The Discovery Of A Maya Shrine Reveals Arrival Of New World Order
The Discovery Of A Maya Shrine Reveals Arrival Of “New World Order” Researchers are surprised with a new discovery consisting of fragments of an ancient Maya shrine which reveals “previously unknown” details of a “Cold War” in the Maya Empire. The fragment of the carved stone monument was discovered at El Achiotal, an ancient Maya …