Fossilized teeth dating back 9.7 million years could ‘rewrite’ human history Paleontologists in Germany have discovered 9.7 million-year-old fossilized teeth that a German politician has hailed as potentially “rewriting” human history. The dental remains were found by scientists sifting through gravel and sand in a former bed of the Rhine River near the town of …

New 3-D Facial Reconstruction of Tutankhamun Released The pharaoh Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, is arguably the best-known ruler in ancient Egyptian history. And while much has been written about the royal youth, who held the throne from about the age of 9 until his death a decade later around 1323 B.C., his actual …

The Valley of Whales in the Middle of Egypt’s Desert is Millions of Years old The site is called Wadi Al Hitan, dubbed the Valley of Whales, located around 160 kilometers from the famous pyramids at Giza. An ancient Egyptian desert, once a vast ocean, guards the secret of one of the most remarkable transformations …

Paleontologists say the world’s oldest-known burial site was found in South Africa American explorer and scientist Lee Berger in South Africa said they have found the oldest-known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of complex behavior. However, the scientist announced the discovery of a …

Signs of Anemia Detected in Ancient Egyptian Mummies A large percentage of mummified children from ancient Egypt show signs of blood disorders known as anemias, suggesting that these youngsters may have had a slew of related medical problems, including malnutrition and growth defects, a new study finds. Using full body CT (computed tomography) scans, a …

A 3,000-year-old Egyptian figurine sensationally unearthed in a former SS hospital In a stunning discovery, a three-thousand-year-old ancient Egyptian figurine of the god Osiris has been unearthed in a former Nazi SS hospital in the Lublin province.  The figurine is part of a long-lost collection of antiquities that have been the subject of a search …

Staging of religion on rock paintings that are thousands of years old in southern Egypt desert Egyptologists at the University of Bonn and the University of Aswan want to systematically record hundreds of petroglyphs and inscriptions dating from the Neolithic to the Arab period and document them in a database. The desert in southern Egypt …

Excavations Continue in Middle Egypt’s Meir Necropolis An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a collection of structure relics from the Byzantine and Late Period in Meir Necropolis in the ᴀssiut governorate. The mission discovered the large remains of structures on two levels, with the upper level consisting of monks’ cells with a court and a …

What’s the oldest known case of cancer in humans? Cancer may seem like a modern disease, but it has affected humans for eons. Scientists have discovered numerous prehistoric human remains indicating the presence of cancer. So, what’s the earliest case of cancer on record? And what’s the first time that humans wrote about it in …