1,400-year-old hieroglyphs reveal name of powerful Maya queen

1,400-year-old hieroglyphs reveal name of powerful Maya queen

The stela at Cobá that discusses the Maya queen. ( Image credit: Octavio Esparza; INAH) By figuring out hieroglyphic engravings on centuries-old rocks, scientists have actually recognized the name of…

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3,500-year-old Egyptian military fortress with ancient ovens and fossilized dough discovered in Sinai Desert

3,500-year-old Egyptian military fortress with ancient ovens and fossilized dough discovered in Sinai Desert

A fortress wall within the battle was developed with a zigzag pattern that assisted it stand up to sand and wind disintegration. (Image credit: Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of…

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2,700-year-old temple with ‘sacred cave’ discovered in Turkey โ€” and it may honor the ‘mother goddess’

2,700-year-old temple with ‘sacred cave’ discovered in Turkey โ€” and it may honor the ‘mother goddess’

Part of the temple website the group found. It might have been utilized for the praise of a mom goddess. (Image credit: Courtesy of Bilge Yılmaz Kolancı) Archaeologists have actually…

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30,000-year-old ‘personal toolkit’ found in the Czech Republic provides ‘very rare’ glimpse into the life of a Stone Age hunter-gatherer

30,000-year-old ‘personal toolkit’ found in the Czech Republic provides ‘very rare’ glimpse into the life of a Stone Age hunter-gatherer

The cluster of Paleolithic artifacts displayed in their initial context at the Milovice IV historical site in the Czech Republic. (Image credit: Martin Novák) Around 30,000 years back, a hunter-gatherer…

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80,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Footprints Found in Portugal

80,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Footprints Found in Portugal

Archaeologists have actually found 2 Neanderthals tracksites in the southwestern most area of Europe: at Monte Clérigo, dated to 78,000 years back, trackways of 3 people show how Neanderthals browsed…

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5,000-year-old stone tomb discovered in Spain is 43 feet long โ€” and it holds many prehistoric burials

5,000-year-old stone tomb discovered in Spain is 43 feet long โ€” and it holds many prehistoric burials

The newly found dolmen in Spain was utilized to hold several burials and go back around 5,000 years. (Image credit: Thalassa(PAI HUM 1127)) Archaeologists in Spain have actually found a…

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7-year-old Maya child had green jade ‘tooth gem,’ new study finds

7-year-old Maya child had green jade ‘tooth gem,’ new study finds

[ 19659002]Examples of oral inlays in the teeth of Maya people who lived centuries earlier. These are not the teeth that were studied in the brand-new paper. (Image credit: Gary…

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3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian whistle was likely used by police officer tasked with guarding the ‘sacred location’ of the royal tomb

3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian whistle was likely used by police officer tasked with guarding the ‘sacred location’ of the royal tomb

Ancient Egyptians utilized this perforated cow toe bone as a whistle, a brand-new research study discovers. (Image credit: Michelle Langley) A 3,300-year-old whistle taken of a cow’s toe bone has…

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350-year-old mummified head from Bolivia isn’t what it seems

350-year-old mummified head from Bolivia isn’t what it seems

The mummified head from Bolivia has actually remained in a Swiss museum collection considering that 1914. (Image credit: Abegg et al. 2025, Int. J. Osteoarchaeol.; CC BY 4.0) An uncommon…

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Kneeling Bull: A 5,000-year-old hybrid creature from Iran with a mysterious purpose

Kneeling Bull: A 5,000-year-old hybrid creature from Iran with a mysterious purpose

[ 19659002]The silver bull figurine was most likely associated with an ancient Mesopotamian routine. (Image credit: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1966; Metropolitan Museum of Art( Public Domain )) FAST FACTS…

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