A vast tunnel found beneath an ancient Egyptian temple Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a vast tunnel beneath a temple in the ancient city of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria.  The 4,281-foot-long (1,305 meters) tunnel, which brought water to thousands of people in its heyday, was discovered by an Egyptian-Dominican Republic archaeological team, the Egyptian … Continue reading Vast tunnel found beneath ancient Egyptian temple →

7-foot-long arthropods commanded the sea 470 million years ago, ‘exquisite’ fossils show Exquisitely preserved fossils in Morocco suggest that some of the earliest arthropods were nearly 7 feet (2 meters) long — gigantic in comparison with the shrimps, insects, and spiders that are descendants of these early invertebrates, according to a new study. Researchers made … Continue reading 7-foot-long arthropods commanded the sea 470 million years ago, ‘exquisite’ fossils show →

Skeletons of 5,000-year-old Chinese ‘giants’ discovered by archaeologists Archaeologists in eastern China have found 5,000-year-old skeletons of people experts say would have been unusually tall and strong. According to the measurements of bones in the graves at the site in Shandong province, a number of the people would have measured at 1.8m or taller, with … Continue reading Skeletons of 5,000-year-old Chinese ‘giants’ discovered by archaeologists →

Egypt reveals 59 ancient coffins found near Saqqara pyramids Egypt’s tourism and antiquities minister said on Saturday archaeologists have unearthed dozens of ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo. Khalid el-Anany said at least 59 sealed sarcophagi, with mummies inside most of them, were found that had been buried in three wells more … Continue reading Egypt reveals 59 ancient coffins found near Saqqara pyramids →

Crocodile heads — buried 4,000 years ago — uncovered in tombs in Egypt, photos show A pair of ancient nobles died thousands of years ago and were buried in nearby tombs in Egypt. Excavations of these graves revealed the first-of-its-kind discovery. Archaeologists in Luxor excavated two tombs near the temple of Hatshepsut, Science in Poland … Continue reading Crocodile heads — buried 4,000 years ago — uncovered in tombs in Egypt, photos show →

Late Period Tombs Excavated in Northern Egypt The Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities has been working at Tell al-Deir ruins in the new city of Damietta. Together they discovered 20 tombs dating back to the Late Period of ancient Egypt, while completing the excavation work it is conducting at the … Continue reading Late Period Tombs Excavated in Northern Egypt →

Archaeologists have unearthed two early Aksumite Churches in Africa New discoveries in the port city of Adulis on Eritrea’s Red Sea coast show that two ancient churches discovered more than a century ago were built during the reign of the legendary Kingdom of Aksum, which ruled Northeast Africa for the entire first millennium AD. The … Continue reading Archaeologists have unearthed two early Aksumite Churches in Africa →

Cambridge University Will Repatriate Benin Bronzes The Charity Commission has granted consent for the University of Cambridge to return 116 artefacts to Nigeria. The objects, known as the Benin Bronzes, were taken by British armed forces during the sacking of Benin City in 1897, the university said. The legal ownership of the items will be … Continue reading Cambridge University Will Repatriate Benin Bronzes →

Study Suggests Walking May Be Linked to Treetop Foraging The ancestors of humans may have begun moving on two legs to forage for food among the treetops in open habitat, researchers have suggested, contradicting the idea that the behaviour arose as an adaptation to spending more time on the ground. The origins of bipedalism in … Continue reading Study Suggests Walking May Be Linked to Treetop Foraging →