43 million year old fossil of previously unknown four legged whale found in Egypt Scientists said on Wednesday they had discovered the 43 million-year-old fossil of a previously unknown amphibious four-legged whale species in Egypt that helps trace the transition of whales from land to sea. The newly discovered whale belongs to the Protocetidae, a …

South Africa’s Bandit Slaves And The Rock Art Of Resistance Not all South African rock art is ancient; some dates back to the colonial period – and was created by runaway slaves. It tells a remarkable story. With the founding of the Cape Colony in 1652, European colonists were forbidden from enslaving the indigenous Khoe, San and …

Egypt’s secrets revealed: Possibly a second Sphinx & mysterious hidden chambers?? According to Egyptologist Bᴀssam El Shammaa’s 2007 study, there was a “second sphinx” on the Pyramids Plateau. El Shammaa said the famous half-lion, the half-man statue was an Egyptian deity constructed close to another Sphinx that has since been vanished without a trace. Today, …

The mysterious Egyptian tablet that is similar to an aircraft control panel Some Egyptologists and theorists believe that this is a replica of a much earlier but far more advanced object used by Gods and Demi-Gods of Egypt. After just a few seconds of staring at this mysterious object, we get the unmistakable feeling that …

Egypt pharaoh’s ‘solar boat’ moved to Giza museum King Khufu’s Boat, an ancient vessel that is the oldest and largest wooden boat discovered in Egypt, has been painstakingly moved from its longstanding home next to the Giza pyramids to a nearby giant museum, officials said on Saturday. The 4,600-year-old vessel, also known as the Solar …

2,400-year-old fruit baskets from Thonis-Heracleion found off the coast of Egypt Wicker baskets filled with fruit that have survived from the 4th century BC and hundreds of ancient ceramic artefacts and bronze treasures have been discovered in the submerged ruins of the near-legendary city of Thonis-Heracleion off the coast of Egypt. They have lain untouched …

Egypt Reveals “History-Changing” Discovery of 3,000-Year Old Mummies, Temple and Book of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ at Saqqara As early as January, Egypt has already announced the first major discovery of the year in the ancient treasure throve we know as the Saqqara necropolis. We all remember October and November last year when more than 150 ancient …

In the middle of Egypt’s desert, there is a Valley of Whales which is millions of years old There is an ancient Egyptian desert, once a vast ocean, that guards the secret of one of the most remarkable transformations in the evolution of life on planet Earth. Egypt is known as the land of Pyramids, Pharaohs, and …

The six foot one Pharaoh who could be the world’s oldest case of Gigantism The supposed remains of Sa-Nakht, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt, maybe the oldest known human giant, a new study finds. Myths abound with stories of giants, from the frost and fire giants of Norse legends to the тιтans who warred with …