Egypt’s ancient ‘screaming’ mummy woman may have died in agony
It is a startling image from ancient Egypt - a mummy discovered during a 1935… Read More
5 months ago
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The art of bone carving is dying a slow death
Lahore: Bone carving is an art which dates back to the prehistoric times. Camel bone… Read More
6 years ago
Ancient shipwrecks found in Greek waters tell tale of trade routes
FOURNI, Greece: Archaeologists in Greece have discovered at least 58 shipwrecks, many laden with antiquities,… Read More
6 years ago
Salt of the Alps: ancient Austrian mine holds Bronze Age secrets
All mines need regular reinforcement against collapse, and Hallstatt, the world's oldest salt mine perched… Read More
6 years ago
Carving of modern bicycle found inside of a 2,000-year-old temple
A carving of a modern bicycle has been found on the wall of an ancient… Read More
6 years ago
Turkey’s ancient temple site gets UNESCO heritage status
A Turkish ancient temple site in southeastern Anatolia was given UNESCO World Heritage status on… Read More
7 years ago
No secret chambers behind ancient Egypt’s young king Tutankhamen: research
CAIRO: Researchers at Italy’s Turin Polytechnic University have found no evidence of the existence of… Read More
7 years ago
Google Earth discovers mystery ancient stone structures in Saudi desert
SYDNEY: Nearly 400 mysterious ancient stone structures have been identified in the Saudi Arabian desert… Read More
7 years ago
An ancient Chinese fishing community washes ashore
DATANG, CHINA: Along southern China's snaking rivers, an ancient fishing community that once lived and… Read More
7 years ago
Ancient mummies rot as Yemen war vexes even the dead
Famine and disease haunt the living, but not even the dead are spared the calamities… Read More
8 years ago
Remains of ancient pyramid found in Egypt
CAIRO: The remains of an Egyptian pyramid built around 3,700 years ago have been discovered… Read More
8 years ago
Genetic study may make ancient Incas quinoa a grain of the future
Quinoa, the sacred "mother grain" of the ancient Inca civilization suppressed by Spanish conquistadors, could… Read More
8 years ago
7,000-year-old lost city discovered in Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt has unearthed a more than 7,000-year-old city and cemetery dating back to its… Read More
8 years ago
S.African cave yields new human species: scientists
MAROPEND, South Africa: The fossilised bones of 15 members of a previously unknown branch of… Read More
9 years ago
Islamic State said to advance further near ancient Palmyra
BEIRUT: Islamic State militants were reported to have gained ground against Syrian troops in fighting… Read More
10 years ago