“Meritamun” was inscribed on the mummy’s wrappings. And the researchers believe that when she was alive, Meritamun would have stood just under 5 feet (151 centimeters). An Egyptian woman who was mummified with her mouth open in a silent scream…
Archaeologists explore the vast Chiquihuite Cave in the Chiapas Highlands of northwest Mexico. The early inhabitants of North America left behind precious few clues of their existence — a footprint here, a weapon and a mummy there — leading scientists…
A digital rendering of the fourth-century B.C. Temple of Asklepios at Epidaurus (right). Notice the ramp on the temple’s east side. The ancient Greeks didn’t construct temples just for able-bodied people; this ancient society purposefully built ramps at some of…
A team of scientists discovered this hidden Pablo Picasso drawing beneath one of the artist’s abstract paintings. A hidden drawing by Pablo Picasso has been found beneath one of the artist’s abstract paintings, called “Still Life.” A team from the…
Play can help children pursue and express their creativity. The human craving to know and understand is the driving force behind our development as individuals and even our success as a species. But curiosity can also be dangerous, leading to…
Cold War-era victims of Stalin unearthed, chest of Nazi silver found, medieval Virgin Mary statue accidentally uncovered.Skeletons Of Stalin’s Victims Found At The Site Of The Toughest Prison Run By His Secret Police IPNThe Soviet prison in Warsaw known as…
Two hair stylists in Missouri interacted with a total of 139 clients and six coworkers before learning they both had COVID-19 — thankfully, the stylists didn’t pass the virus on to any of these contacts, according to health officials. …
A man called “Abisha the Hyksos” was part of a foreign delegation described in a painting on the tomb of Khnumhotep II (circa 1900 B.C.) This is one of the earliest known uses of the term “Hyksos.” A mysterious dynasty…
The shipment of protective supplies is on top of the 500,000 face masks the South Korean government already sent to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to distribute to non-Navajo veterans. Jason Jimenez Marine CorpsThomas Begay, a veteran Code Talker,…
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The Newgrange passage tomb is one of the earliest and most elaborate Neolithic monuments in Ireland, but several hundred others are found throughout the country. Ancient genetic material extracted from human bones buried in Ireland’s famous Newgrange tomb come from…
The excavations also revealed two brick beer cellars, which are thought to have belonged to an inn at the site. The remains of what may be the oldest theater in London, dating to the start of Queen Elizabeth’s reign in…