They rebuild the faces of Egyptian mummies from their 2,000-year-old DNA
They rebuild the faces of Egyptian mummies from their 2,000-year-old DNA Three ancient Egyptians’ faces have been brought to life using 2,000-year-old DNA. Scientists have used DNA dating back over 2,000 years to bring the faces of three ancient Egyptian males to life. The trio of samples, estimated to be between 2,023 and 2,797 years …
Gold mask among 3,000-year-old relics unearthed in southwest China
Gold mask among 3,000-year-old relics unearthed in southwest China Earlier this year, archaeologists were awed when they discovered the partial remains of a 3,000-year-old gold mask at the Sanxingdui dig in China’s Sichuan province. Weighing in at half a pound, the mask was considered unprecedented. But, this month, experts’ expectations were bested once again when …
Mᴀss grave of 25 Christian soldiers who were decapitated during a 13th century Crusade is unearthed in Lebanon
Mᴀss grave of 25 Christian soldiers who were ”decapitated” during a 13th century Crusade is unearthed in Lebanon A pair of mᴀss graves containing 25 Crusaders who were slaughtered during a 13th-century war in the Holy Land have been unearthed in Lebanon. A team of international archaeologists uncovered the gruesome scene at Sidon Castle on …
12th Century stone idol of Lord Ganesh discovered
12th Century stone idol of Lord Ganesh discovered A 12th-century idol representing the Hindu god Ganesh has been discovered accidentally in southeastern India. A farmer in the village of Motupalli in Prakasam District stumbled across the stone statue while tilling his land. In Hinduism, Lord Ganesh is presented as a portly elephant-headed figure with four …
Bone Tools in Morocco May Be Earliest Evidence of Clothing
Bone Tools in Morocco May Be Earliest Evidence of Clothing Humans living on the Atlantic coast of what’s now Morocco were making clothes from animal hides between 120,000 and 90,000 years ago, according to a new study. Initially, researchers ᴀssumed the bones they were collecting were the remnants of an ancient meal. Scientists wanted to …
Ancient 520 million-year-old sea monster with 18 TENTACLES around its mouth discovered
Ancient 520 million-year-old sea monster with 18 TENTACLES around its mouth discovered The discovery of a fossil showing an ancient sea creature with 18 tentacles surrounding its mouth has helped to solve a modern-day mystery about the origins of a gelatinous carnivore called a comb jelly, a new study finds. The previously unknown “sea monster,” …
DNA of a female hunter-gatherer, buried 7,000 years ago in Indonesia, reveals population history of SE Asia
DNA of a female hunter-gatherer, buried 7,000 years ago in Indonesia, reveals population history of SE Asia A team of archaeological geneticists has reconstructed the genome of a female hunter-gatherer from the Indonesian archipelago, which sheds significant light on the population history of southeast Asia. This study reports the first known human genome from Leang …
Divers Just Found Four 2,200-Year-Old Roman Battering Rams Used During The Punic Wars
Divers Just Found Four 2,200-Year-Old Roman Battering Rams Used During The Punic Wars The First Punic War, fought between Ancient Rome and Carthage for supremacy over the western Mediterranean, began in 264 B.C. It was the most prolonged naval conflict in antiquity. For 23 years on the seas from Sicily to North Africa, warships clashed …
Mysterious stone balls made 5,500 years ago were discovered on the island’s ancient tomb
Mysterious stone balls made 5,500 years ago were discovered on the island’s ancient tomb Two polished stone balls shaped about 5,500 years ago — linked to a mysterious practice almost unique to Neolithic Britain — have been discovered in an ancient tomb on the island of Sanday, in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. …
Truly Heartbreaking: Osage Nation Decries Sale of Cave Containing Native American Art
“Truly Heartbreaking”: Osage Nation Decries Sale of Cave Containing Native American Art An anonymous bidder has purchased Picture Cave, a Missouri cave system filled with 1,000-year-old Native American artwork, for $2.2 million. Held by St. Louis–based Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers, the sale went forward despite the Osage Nation’s efforts to block it, reports Jim Salter …