Our Ancestors Collected Shells 100,000 Years Ago To Create Personal Identity
Our Ancestors Collected Shells 100,000 Years Ago To Create Personal Identity Scientists have found evidence suggesting the ancient use of ochre in Africa and Europe indicates that body painting, clothing decoration, and tattooing may date back to more than 300,00 years ago, or perhaps even 500,000 years ago. But when did our ancestors start showing … Continue reading Our Ancestors Collected Shells 100,000 Years Ago To Create Personal Identity
Oldest Fossil Human Footprints In North America Confirmed
Oldest Fossil Human Footprints In North America Confirmed New research reaffirms that human footprints found in White Sands National Park, NM, date to the Last Glacial Maximum, placing humans in North America thousands of years earlier than once thought. In September 2021, scientists announced that ancient human footprints discovered in White Sands National Park were … Continue reading Oldest Fossil Human Footprints In North America Confirmed
Archaeologists Have Unearthed The Remains of a 7,000-year-old City in Egypt
Archaeologists Have Unearthed The Remains of a 7,000-year-old City in Egypt Egypt has announced the discovery of the remains of a lost city thought to be more than 7,000 years old, located in the Upper Egypt province of Sohag. The ancient residential city, found alongside a nearby cemetery, dates back to 5,316 BC, and is … Continue reading Archaeologists Have Unearthed The Remains of a 7,000-year-old City in Egypt
Dazzling Treasures Unearthed in Bronze Age Grave Possible Belonged to a Queen
Dazzling Treasures Unearthed in Bronze Age Grave Possible Belonged to a Queen The burial of a woman who lived and died thousands of years ago may change our perceptions of the El Argar, one of Europe’s most sophisticated Bronze Age civilizations. It’s one of the most lavish burials from the European Bronze Age, and despite … Continue reading Dazzling Treasures Unearthed in Bronze Age Grave Possible Belonged to a Queen
Hundreds Of Ancient Sealed Wine Jars Found In Mysterious Tomb Of Meret-Neith In Abydos
Hundreds Of Ancient Sealed Wine Jars Found In Mysterious Tomb Of Meret-Neith In Abydos Archaeologists excavating in Um Al-Qaab archaeological site in Abydos in Sohag Governorate, Egypt, have discovered hundreds of 5,000-year-old well-preserved wine jars and grave goods in a tomb belonging to an enigmatic woman known as Meret-Neith. Scientists hope the find can shed … Continue reading Hundreds Of Ancient Sealed Wine Jars Found In Mysterious Tomb Of Meret-Neith In Abydos
Archeologists discover human bones and Viking-era settlement in Viru-Nigula
Archeologists discover human bones and Viking-era settlements in Viru-Nigula During an archeological dig ahead of planned roadworks in Viru-Nigula, Lääne-Viru County, human bones were discovered in the vicinity of the church wall. The archaeological work confirms researchers’ earlier hypothesis that the cemetery and church were built in the medieval period on the site of an … Continue reading Archeologists discover human bones and Viking-era settlement in Viru-Nigula
Ancient Greek helmet found buried next to ‘elite warrior’ who died 2,400 years ago
Ancient Greek helmet found buried next to ‘elite warrior’ who died 2,400 years ago A very rare bronze Greek-Illyrian war helmet, used in Greece during the time of the Greco-Persian Wars, has just been discovered in a rock-cut tomb in Dalmatia, Croatia. The form of the iconic open-faced helmet, which archaeologists consider an especially rare … Continue reading Ancient Greek helmet found buried next to ‘elite warrior’ who died 2,400 years ago
A cryptic 2,700-year-old pig skeleton found in Jerusalem’s City of David
A cryptic 2,700-year-old pig skeleton found in Jerusalem’s City of David Israeli archaeologists have unearthed the complete skeleton of a piglet in a place and time where you wouldn’t expect to find pork remains: a Jerusalem home dating to the First Temple period. The 2,700-year-old porcine remains were found crushed by large pottery vessels and … Continue reading A cryptic 2,700-year-old pig skeleton found in Jerusalem’s City of David
Archaeologists Find Hidden Rooms in Pyramid of Egyptian Pharaoh Sahure
Archaeologists Find Hidden Rooms in Pyramid of Egyptian Pharaoh Sahure The pyramid complex of Sahure was built in the 26th to 25th century BCE for the Egyptian pharaoh Sahure. It introduced a period of pyramid building by Sahure’s successors at Abusir, on a location earlier used by Userkaf, founder of the Fifth Dynasty, for his … Continue reading Archaeologists Find Hidden Rooms in Pyramid of Egyptian Pharaoh Sahure
Meet ‘Dragon Man,’ the latest addition to the human family tree
Meet ‘Dragon Man,’ the latest addition to the human family tree A cranium hidden at the bottom of a well in northeastern China for more than 80 years may belong to a new species of early human that researchers have called “dragon man.” The exciting discovery is the latest addition to a human family tree … Continue reading Meet ‘Dragon Man,’ the latest addition to the human family tree