Medieval Burial Cave Discovered in Gabon The finding of a burial site from the 14th century deep in the tropical forest of Gabon will demonstrate a little known period in Africa’s history. A cave located in the south-east of the country, which was discovered in 2018 by a French geo-archaeologist, contains hundreds of medieval artifacts with … Continue reading Medieval Burial Cave Discovered in Gabon →

Teenage girl’s skeleton discovered in a mysterious grave near Egyptian pyramid The skeletal remains, hugging in the crypt, of a 13-year-old girl, have been discovered by Egyptian archeologists excavating the pyramid ruins 60 miles out of Cairo. It is a mystery how or when she died, though the experts say the site itself dates back … Continue reading Teenage girl’s skeleton discovered in a mysterious grave near Egyptian pyramid →

Skeletons of war dead from 11,000 BC go on show at the British Museum Lying on their left sides, curled together, the two skeletons on display for the first time at the British Museum look peacefully laid to rest. But the razor-sharp stone flakes among the bones are the remains of ancient weapons. The two … Continue reading Skeletons of war dead from 11,000 BC go on show at the British Museum →

Homo erectus Fossils and Tools Unearthed in Ethiopia Africa’s smallest Homo erectus cranium and the various stone tools discovered in Gona, Ethiopia, indicate that human ancestors were more varied, both physically and behaviorally, than previously known. A Cranium was discovered by an international study team headed by the U.S. and Spanish scientists, including a Michigan geologist university, … Continue reading Homo erectus Fossils and Tools Unearthed in Ethiopia →

Early humans feasted on fish in the Sahara Desert 10,000 years ago A large number of animal remains – including fish – have been discovered in a location in the Sahara Desert by archaeologists, shedding new light on the ancient peoples who once lived there. According to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS … Continue reading Early humans feasted on fish in the Sahara Desert 10,000 years ago →

Rare Ancient Leopard Painting Discovered On Sarcophagus In Aswan, Egypt The first photos from a necropolis discovered a year ago in Egypt, including that of a colourful mask of the Leopard, drawn on a wooden deck of a sarcophagus, a form of “guarding” of the dead, was published by archaeologists with the Egyptian-Italian Mission in West … Continue reading Rare Ancient Leopard Painting Discovered On Sarcophagus In Aswan, Egypt →

Listen to the oldest song in the world which was written 3,400 years ago In the early 1950s, archaeologists unearthed several clay tablets from the 14th century B.C.E. Found, WFMU tells us, “in the ancient Syrian city of Ugarit,” these tablets “contained cuneiform signs in the Hurrian language,” which turned out to be the oldest known piece of music … Continue reading The Hurrian Hymn was discovered in the 1950s on a clay tablet inscribed with Cuneiform text. It’s the oldest surviving melody and is over 3400 years old. →

Rare 3.8-million-year-old skull recasts origins of iconic ‘Lucy’ fossil The African skull aged 3.8 million years old is giving researchers a peek into humanity’s evolutionary history, a new study suggests. The discovery explains what the face of a possible ancestor of the species famously represented by Lucy – the well-known Ethiopian skeleton discovered in the mid-1970s … Continue reading Rare 3.8-million-year-old skull recasts origins of iconic ‘Lucy’ fossil →

Untouched and Unlooted 4,400-yr-old Tomb of Egyptian High Priest Discovered Egyptian archaeologists discovered the tomb of a priest dating back more than 4,400 years in the pyramid complex of Saqqara south of the capital Cairo. Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Enany told an audience of invited guests, including AFP reporters: “It is exceptionally well preserved, coloured, with … Continue reading Untouched and Unlooted 4,400-yr-old Tomb of Egyptian High Priest Discovered →