Hundreds of fossilized human footprints found in Africa could reveal ancient traditions CNN reports that Kevin Hatala of Chatham University and his colleagues have analyzed more than 400 footprints in 17 trackways at the site of Engare Sero in northern Tanzania. The footprints were found in volcanic mudflow that dried and hardened between 5,760 and …

3500-year-old Ancient Egyptian stone chest could lead archaeologists to a royal tomb The stone artifact also contains a wooden chest engraved with the name of Thutmose II, a famous boy Pharaoh who took the throne aged just 13. Discovered at the ancient site of Deir el-Bahari, the extraordinary find indicates an untouched royal tomb may …

38 centimeter long finger found in Egypt left researchers clueless Researchers are traveling with pH๏τographs of a mᴀssive finger which are said to be 38 centimeters long, as they believe it is impossible and can not exist. Although science suggests it’s impossible the finger found in Egypt is said to be true, and it has been …

Tutankhamun’s dagger of space origin, research suggests Thousands of years later Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the king of a boy who ruled Egypt around 1332-1323 BC, has known his share of fame in a world thousands of years after his life. And the fame is sure to grow as an exciting new discovery set the international media …

Possibly 10,000-Year-old rock Art Discovered in Egyptian Cave CAIRO, EGYPT—Egymonuments Reports that rock art has been discovered in a cave at Wadi Al-Zulma in North Sinai. Aymen Ashmawi of the Ministry of Antiquities said the images resemble a raised relief style and are thus different from those found in South Sinai. Many of the newly …

Researchers Find Ancient 3,600-Year-Old Mummy Near Luxor, Egypt LUXOR, EGYPT—BBC reports that a wooden coffin containing a mummy, a small coffin made of mud, and funerary equipment dating to the 17th Dynasty (ca. 1635–1550 B.C.) were found in a mudbrick chapel in the Dra Abul Naga necropolis, which is located on Luxor’s West Bank. The …

Buried in the sand for a millennium: Africas roman ghost city While the whole city often does not vanish, the Roman colony of Thamugadi was established in the North African province of Mumidia by Emperor Traian about 100 A.D., the city, also known as Timgad or Tamugas. Home to Veterans of the Third Augustan Legion, …

Treasure Trove of Discoveries Unearthed in Egypt’s Saqqara Necropolis Situated some 30 km (19 miles) south of modern Cairo and the house of the older and the most early documented pyramid is Saqqara’s enormous historic site, the Unas, the well-known Step Pyramid of Djoser, the Serapeum, and the tomb of the spiritual Apis bulls, varying …

Synchrotron X-ray sheds light on some of the world’s oldest dinosaur eggs In the most minor details, an international team of scientists led by the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa was able to re-construct the skulls of some of the world’s oldest documented 3D dinosaur embryos by using powerful and non-destructive ESRF synchrotron …