The Sumerian King List and Kubaba: The First Queen of the Ancient World
From Cleopatra to Razia Sultan, history is full of powerful women who defied the norms of their time. But have you ever…
Category: Archeology
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Scientists study sarcophagi from Ancient Egypt with computed tomography
A collaboration between the museum and the clinic could set a precedent for combining the study of historical artifacts with cutting-edge medical…
A woman from a Fayum portrait was diagnosed by the image
Scientists have studied a Fayum portrait of a young woman dating back to the 2nd century and stored at the Metropolitan Museum…
Did the Library of Alexandria really exist?
It is said to be one of the greatest archives of classical knowledge of the ancient world, it housed the books of…
A genetic analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls
The Qumran Scrolls contain some of the oldest versions of the Bible and are of great interest to Christians, Muslims and Jews…
DNA expertise has established that there was a woman on board a famous sunken Swedish warship
The wreck of the royal ship Vasa was recovered in 1961 and is remarkably well preserved after more than 300 years underwater…
Tomography of ancient Egyptian mummy reveals signs of deadly disease
Scientists have performed a CT scan of the mummy of Jed-Hor from Heidelberg, Germany, which represents an elderly man who lived in…
Archaeologists have come across a smiling sphinx near the temple of Hathor
An Egyptian archaeological expedition from Ain Shams University discovered a smiling sphinx during excavations near the Temple of Hathor in Dendera
Archaeologists have discovered a “female vampire” with a sickle around her neck and a padlock on her leg in Poland
Archaeologists have discovered a grave of a “female vampire” from the 17th century in Poland. An iron sickle lay around the neck…
A US court has rejected a Guelph Treasure claim brought by heirs of Jewish merchants
The treasure of the Guelphs is on display in the Berlin Museum of Decorative Arts A US court has awarded victory to…