The drawing was overlooked for decades on the tablet from the library of a family of exorcists who lived in the Assyrian city of Assur. The depiction is shown here in red. An ancient drawing of a demon blamed for…
New discoveries in the Valley of the Kings, looted art from Venezuela and evidence that humans were in Central America more than 20,000 years ago are just some of the stories Live Science will be watching out for in 2020. …
X-rays of a medieval painting revealed a Nativity scene that was painted over centuries ago. Just in time for Christmas, a long-hidden Nativity scene has surfaced after laying concealed for centuries under another painting. On its surface, the artwork shows…
Ancient Roman egg unearthed, Auschwitz lovers reunited, Civil War hair dye uncovered.Archaeologists Find 1,700-Year-Old Ancient Roman Eggs — And Accidentally Crack A Few Open Oxford ArchaeologyAccording to the archaeologists, the two eggs that cracked open during retrieval emitted a “sulfurous…
“We are doing what human beings have always done but we are doing it on an unprecedented scale with materials that are going to take hundreds, if not thousands of years, to biodegrade.” Trustees of the British MuseumThe ancient clay…
The remains of iron beds rise above the ashes of a burned-out block after the Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921. A buried pit that could be a mass grave has been found in a cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma…
How one 1999 murder could result in the most significant restoration of tribal jurisdiction over Native American land in U.S. history. Library of CongressA map outlining the various Native American territories within Oklahoma. 1892. Update: This article has been amended…
Aerial view of the Pantokratoros Monastery on Nov. 07, 2017, in Mount Athos, Greece. A so-called all-male “holy mountain” in northern Greece has hosted Christian monasteries for nearly 2,000 years, with women strictly prohibited. But one woman may have somehow…
A researcher at the site said, “I remember when we got the dates back, and we just sat back and said ‘Holy moly, this is old.’” Grant Callegari/Hakai Institute A team of Canadian Ph.D students discovered an ancient village that…
Here, one of the 3,500-year-old tombs discovered in Greece. It was covered with watermelon-sized stones when archaeologists found it. The bodies of ancient princes and princesses may have rested in two ancient tombs lined with gold that were recently found…
Merit Ptah is often cited as the first woman doctor, but new findings suggest she never existed. Merit Ptah was an ancient Egyptian physician, often revered as the world’s first female doctor. She was thought to live nearly 5,000 years…