Before getting into the matter, it should be clarified that the dates of the Iron Age in Scandinavia do not correspond to those of other areas such as the Mediterranean fringe or the Near East. In Scandinavia the Iron Age began around 500 BC. and lasted until at least 800 AD, when the Viking Age beg
To ensure the eternity of Pharaoh, whose death jeopardizes the balance of the world, the Egyptians invented gigantic staircases intended to lead him to the gods. But if the pyramids, five millennia later, still testify to the power of Egypt, their construction remains a mystery. Necropolis of Giza
The genomic study of Bronze Age mummies discovered in the Tarim Basin, China, reveals the origin of these extraordinary millennial remains. The end of a much-discussed mystery. Aerial view of the Xiaohe Cemetery in Xinjiang Province, China, where the famous Tarim Basin mummies rest in the boat-sha
Analysis of textiles found at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyuk revealed that they were made of oak fibers, not linen. The site of Çatalhöyuk, Turkey, photographed on June 16, 2018. This article is taken from Science et Avenir - La recherche n°899, dated January 2022. 8,700 years ago, the oldes