The tomb of a priest dating back more than 4,400 years was discovered at the site of Saqqara, near Cairo, by an Egyptian archaeological mission, authorities announced on December 15, 2018. The tomb of the priest named Wahtye dates from the 5th Dynasty (between 2,500 and 2,300 BC), during the reign
Examining colored fabrics from the Timna Valley - a former copper-producing district in southern Israel - in a study that has lasted several years, researchers were surprised to find remnants of fabric, a tassel and wool fibers dyed with royal purple. Direct radiocarbon dating confirms that the fin
More than 200,000 years ago, our ancestors stored bones for several weeks to eat the marrow during periods of lean hunting, new work reveals. Until recently, it was thought that our Paleolithic ancestors were hunter-gatherers who lived from day to day... The reality would have been very different.
The prehistoric rattle found in Russia It looks like some toys are timeless and will appeal to todays children as much as they did yesterday. The one found a few weeks ago in a Russian archaeological site is a rattle belonged to a baby lived about 4000 years ago. It is a clay object wi