Archaeology
“Extraordinary” 4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Skull Reveals Surgical Attempts at Cancer Care
Health
Skull and mandible 236, dating from between 2687 and 2345 BCE, belonged to a male individual aged 30 to 35. Credit: Tondini, ...
Cosmic Ray Sheds New Light on 7,000-Year-Old Ancient Greek Settlement
Science
Researchers at the University of Bern have successfully dated a prehistoric farming settlement in northern Greece to between 5328 and 5140 BC, ...
Secret of Great Pyramid construction revealed by dried-up river
World
“[This] strongly implies that this river branch was contemporaneously functioning during the Old Kingdom, at the time of pyramid construction,” the team ...
Dentist Makes an Unsettling Discovery in the Floor of His Parents’ Newly Renovated Home
Science
Something about one of the floor tiles in his parents’ newly renovated European home seemed extremely strange. That’s because the man who ...
“Extraordinary” Schöningen Spears Unveil Early Human Ingenuity
Science
Spears from Schöningen in the exhibition at the Forschungsmuseum Schöningen. Credit: Volker Minkus/MINKUSIMAGES, NLD In 1994, archaeological digs at the Schöningen open-cast ...
Exotic horses used for jousting tournaments were buried in Westminster
Science
An animal cemetery found 30 years ago in Westminster, London, was used for burying exotic horses during the medieval and Tudor period. ...
Archaeologists in Brazil find petroglyphs alongside dinosaur tracks
Science
A study published this week in the journal Scientific Reports reveals that archaeologists in the northeastern Brazilian state of Paraíba have discovered ...
Scientists Reconstruct Face Of 16th Century Italian ‘Vampire’ Buried With Brick In Mouth
Health
A 16th-century ‘vampire‘ who was buried with a stone brick jammed in her mouth over fears she would feed on corpses underground ...
Neanderthals created stone tools held together by a multi-component adhesive
Science
A new study published in the journal Science Advances has found evidence of Neanderthals creating stone tools that are held together using ...
More Intelligent Than Previously Thought – Scientists Uncover Surprisingly Sophisticated Neanderthal Construction
Science
The stone tool was glued into a handle made of liquid bitumen with the addition of 55 percent ochre. It is no ...
