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Tomb of mystery Egyptian queen discovered by archaeologists Archaeologists have found the 4,500-year-old tomb of an unknown Egyptian queen named Khentakawess, taking them one step closer to piecing together an ancient family tree, according to AFP. The tomb was discovered near Pharaoh Neferefre’s (aka King Raneferef) pyramid necropolis by researchers from the Czech Institute of Egyptology (CIE). It’s in a small […]

Making Copper Look Like Gold: 1,400-Year-Old Moche Graves Reveal Rich Artifacts of Ancient Elite Archaeologists excavating at the Ucupe archaeological site in the northwestern Peruvian province of Lambayeque found 1,400-year-old Moche civilization graves. The Moche people, also known as the Mochica tribe, ruled over the northern coast of modern-day Peru for around 2000 years, and archaeologists found “ceremonial chambers,” according […]

One of the Oldest North American Settlements has been discovered The oral history of the Heiltsuk Nation, an Aboriginal community centred on British Columbia’s Central Coast, tells of a coastal strip of land that did not freeze during the ice age, making it a place of refuge for early inhabitants of the territory. A recent archaeological finding, according to CBC’s […]

World’s oldest leather shoe found in Armenian cave A 5,500-year-old leather shoe with laces has been discovered in an Armenian cave. The fully preserved shoe is the oldest known example of sealed leather footwear, dating back 1,000 years before the Great Pyramid of Giza and 400 years before Stonehenge, and outdating the shoes worn by “Ötzi the Iceman” by a […]

Study Reveals Stone Age Women Have Modern Relatives Living Nearby The ancient DNA of two 7700-year-old women discovered in a mountainous cave in far eastern Russia suggests they were closely related to the people who still live in this remote and snowy corner of Asia today. The new discovery also suggests that farming spread in this region due to gradual […]

This Man Was Killed by Brutal Boomerang Blow 800 Years Ago Anthropologists in Australia discovered evidence that an 800-year-old skeleton’s owner was killed by a brutal boomerang strike to the head after examining marks on the skeleton. Boomerangs are a well-known hunting weapon among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, but a recent discovery indicates they were also used for […]

Explained: Significance of world’s oldest cave painting, discovered in Indonesia Archaeologists in Indonesia have uncovered the world’s oldest known cave art, a life-size painting of a wild pig painted at least 45,500 years ago. A figurative depiction of a warty pig, a wild boar endemic to this Indonesian island, was discovered in a cave in South Sulawesi. The discovery, which […]

Long lost jars discovered in ancient Egyptian tomb shed light on how mummies were embalmed During the cleaning of the courtyard under the tomb of the Ancient Egyptian Vizier Ipi, an international mission led by the University of Alcalá in Spain discovered over 50 clay jars filled with embalming materials for his mummification (TT 315). The jars were found in […]

Ancient Tomb Full of ‘Soup Bowls’ & Food Vessels Discovered in China Archaeologists have discovered a 3,100-year-old tomb lined with what are thought to be bronze soup bowls in Shaanxi province, China, just in time for soup season, according to Live Science. All of those bowls could have been used by the decomposed, unidentified body discovered in the tomb by […]

Gruesome Rituals Revealed in 9,500-Year-Old Graves Evidence of complex and gruesome funeral rites found in Brazil’s Lapa do Santo cave has shocked researchers once again. The researchers discovered evidence of body mutilation, such as the removal of flesh, muscles, and teeth, as well as cannibalism and fire exposure. This comes on top of a decapitated skull found last year at […]