Egypt dig unearths ‘early image of Jesus’ in a mysterious underground tomb Jesus image has been replicated countless times in churches and artwork, but a team of Spanish archaeologists believe they have found one of the earliest images of Jesus. A mysterious underground room dating from between the sixth and seventh century AD holds an … Continue reading Egypt dig unearths ‘early image of Jesus’ in a mysterious underground tomb →

Passport of 3,000-year-old Mummy of Pharaoh Ramesses II Issued for Travelling to France for the necessary repair Pharoah Ramesses was one of the strongest leaders in ancient Egypt and even when he had died, he was an absolute king. Ramesses, sometimes also known as Ramses, was the greatest and the most famous ruler of the … Continue reading Passport of 3,000-year-old Mummy of Pharaoh Ramesses II Issued for Travelling to France for the necessary repair →

Egypt: Hidden City found beneath Alexandria – Archaeology World Alexander the Great founded the legendary city of Alexandria as he swept through Egypt to conquer the world. Now scientists have discovered hidden underwater traces of a city that existed at Alexandria at least seven centuries before Alexander the Great arrived, findings hinted at in Homer’s Odyssey and that could … Continue reading Egypt: Hidden City found beneath Alexandria – Archaeology World →

Older than Giza: 4,600-year-old pyramid uncovered in Egypt Researchers working near the 4,600-year-old pyramid uncovered at Tell Edfu in Egypt. Archaeologists working near Edfu, a city in southern Egypt, fought back the rolling tide of modern development to preserve a rare archaeological site. And the effort has paid off: Beneath this heap of sand, at … Continue reading Older than Giza: 4,600-year-old pyramid uncovered in Egypt →

Archaeologists in Egypt reveals ‘elite’ mummies, jars filled with organs, and mystery snake cult The ancient Egyptians, known for their elaborate mummies, took a lot of care in preparing for the afterlife. Now, for the first time, archaeologists have discovered that they had a bustling funeral industry, too. As it turns out, priest-embalmers were also … Continue reading Archaeologists in Egypt reveals ‘elite’ mummies, jars filled with organs, and mystery snake cult →

Saharan remains may be evidence of first race war 13,000 years ago Humans’ remains of people killed 13,000 years ago in what scientists believe is the oldest identified race war, are today due to going on display at the British Museum in London. Two skeletons from a massacre in the Sahara desert in 11,000BC, which … Continue reading Saharan remains may be evidence of first race war 13,000 years ago →

People Lived in This Cave for 78,000 Years A large cave site was identified by an international interdisciplinary group of scholars operating along the east coast of Africa that documented significant activities of hunter-gatherers and later, Iron Age communities. Detailed environmental research has demonstrated that human occupations occur in a persistent tropical forest-grassland ecotone, adding … Continue reading People Lived in This Cave for 78,000 Years →

Archaeology shows how ancient African societies managed pandemics In past cultures, archaeologists have studied diseases for a long time. To do so, they consider a wide array of evidence: settlement layout, burials, funerary remains, and human skeletons. We do not know, for example, that the damaging impact of epidemics prompted the abandonment of settlements at … Continue reading Archaeology reveals how pandemics were handled in ancient African societies →

Looters destroy 2,000-year-old Sudan archaeological site in search for gold When last month a team of archeologists deep in Sudan’s deserts arrived at Jabal Maragha’s ancient site, they thought they’d been lost. The site had vanished. But they hadn’t made a mistake. In fact, gold-hunters with giant diggers had destroyed almost all sign of the … Continue reading Looters destroy 2,000-year-old Sudan archaeological site in search for gold →