240,000-year-old ‘Child of Darkness’ human ancestor discovered in narrow cave pᴀssageway Deep within South Africa’s Rising Star cave system, in a dark pᴀssageway barely 6 inches (15 centimeters) wide, scientists have discovered the fragmented skull of a Homo naledi child they’re calling “Leti.” How the little skull ended up in such a remote part of …

A Pregnant Ancient Egyptian Mummy Has Been Discovered in a Shocking World First A team of Polish scientists say they have discovered the only known example of an embalmed pregnant Egyptian mummy. The discovery was made by researchers at the Warsaw Mummy Project and revealed in the Journal of Archaeological Science on Thursday. The project …

Archaeologists Discover ‘Lost,’ 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Sun Temple Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the remnants of a lost “sun temple” dating back to the 25th century BCE. Experts believe it to be one of just six such temples erected as a shrine to sun god Ra during the Old Kingdom, although to date, only two other …

Cloncavan man: A 2,300-year-old murder mystery In March 2003, the body of a man who lived during the Iron Age was discovered in a peat bog in Ireland. Known as the Clonycavan Man, the well-preserved remains indicate that the body was not that of a man who died a natural or honourable death, but one …

Egyptian pharaoh’s 3,500-year-old mummy gets unwrapped digitally for first time The mummified body of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh has been studied for the first time in millennia after being digitally “unwrapped”. The mummy of AmenH๏τep I, who ruled from 1525 to 1504 BC, was found at a site in Deir el-Bahari 140 years ago. But …

Egypt retrieves 36 smuggled artifacts from Spain Pharaonic artefacts that were smuggled out of Egypt in 2014 were returned to the country on Monday. The 36 pieces were seized on arrival at Valencia, Spain, that year. “This handover came as a result of effective judicial co-operation, and the result of concerted efforts between the Public …

Stone Age beads made from ostrich eggshells formed the earliest known social network Humans are social creatures, but little is known about when, how, and why different populations connected in the past. Answering these questions is crucial for interpreting the biological and cultural diversity that we see in human populations today. DNA is a powerful …

Researchers discovered a 2 billion year old ancient nuclear reactor in Africa The Oklo-reactor in Gabon, Africa is one of the most intriguing geological formations found on planet Earth. Here, naturally occurring fissile materials in two billion-year-old rocks have sustained a slow nuclear fission reaction like that found in a modern nuclear reactor. Uranium-235 is …

Cosmic-Ray Muons Reveal Hidden Void in the Great Pyramid Cosmic rays have revealed a hidden void inside the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, scientists said Thursday. They don’t know what’s in it or what it was built for, but it does not look like a secret burial chamber. It’s shaped more like a 30-yard-long …