Believe it or not, fake eyes have existed for thousands of years. Besides improving the physical appearance of the patient needing the artificial eye, fake …

Hair on 2,000-year-old mummies has helped reveal what Paracas people in Peru ate in the weeks before their death. A team of archaeologists used the …

The great Iron Age hoards discovered at Snettisham in Norfolk form the richest Iron Age treasure ever discovered in this country.     The ‘Marriage …

Findings provide conclusive evidence that multiple species of hominins co-existed on the landscape. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE—The oldest unequivocal evidence of upright walking in the human lineage …

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE (AAAS)— Native Americans who lived in present-day central Alaska during the last ice age may have started freshwater …

Understanding the thought processes of Paleolithic man is not an easy feat. The veil of time is a perpetual mystery, a cloud that envelops human …

Perhaps one of the most surprising mysteries still surrounding the family of King Tutankhamun is the identity of his mother. She is never mentioned in …

The well-preserved bones could upend the traditional view of dinosaurs as predators and mammals as prey, if the findings are confirmed The dinosaur and mammal …

Study shows that 21st dynasty restorers ‘lovingly restored’ mummy, dispelling theory that they were bent on reusing old royal burial equipment. FRONTIERS—All the royal mummies …

The mysterious sunken boat could have been used in a ritual, and the main clue comes from the bones of an unlikely animal. Deep within …

Archaeologists have uncovered three bronze swords from the Mycenaean civilisation during excavations of a 12th to 11th century BC tomb, discovered on the Trapeza plateau …

We tend to associate mummies with ancient Egypt, but a lot of culture around the world practiced mummification. The Anga tribe of the Aseki region …

The mummy known as “The Younger Lady”, formally identified as the mother of king Tutankhamun and full biological sister of the mummy known as KV55 …

The Uffington White Horse, a 3,000-year-old chalk figure carved into a hill in Oxfordshire, England, holds significant historical value. The artwork’s origin remains a mystery, …

When the archaeologists opened the main coffin, they discovered layers of silk and linens coated in a dark liquid. Most people associate mummies with Egyptian …

A 𝚍in𝚘s𝚊𝚞𝚛 𝚎m𝚋𝚛𝚢𝚘 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎ctl𝚢 c𝚞𝚛l𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚙 in its 𝚏𝚘ssiliz𝚎𝚍 𝚎𝚐𝚐 w𝚊s 𝚊n𝚊l𝚢z𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊 t𝚎𝚊m 𝚘𝚏 𝚛𝚎s𝚎𝚊𝚛ch𝚎𝚛s in s𝚘𝚞th𝚎𝚊st𝚎𝚛n Chin𝚊. Th𝚎 𝚛𝚞n𝚍𝚘wn: Th𝚎 𝚏𝚘ssil, 𝚎stim𝚊t𝚎𝚍 t𝚘 𝚋𝚎 …

Cell Division By day, D. Allan Drummond is Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at The University of Chicago, where he runs the Drummond Lab. …

A 9,000 square-foot mosaic is set to open this year after its discovery nine years ago during the construction of a new hotel in Antakya, …

Many believe that cats for the ancient Egyptians served to combat one of their worst enemies – the rats that infested the region, destroying grain …

Discovery of a large statue of the Minotaur, which was submerged in water, in the region of Patagonia. A Minotaur sculpture with a human torso …