Evidence of 2,200-year-old hallucinogenic ritual found in Egyptian vase depicting dwarf god

Evidence of 2,200-year-old hallucinogenic ritual found in Egyptian vase depicting dwarf god

The ancient Egyptian vase illustrating the dwarf god Bes, beside its 3D design on a laptop computer, as soon as held a hallucinogenic beverage, a residue analysis discovers. (Image credit:…

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35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten with preserved whiskers pulled from permafrost in Siberia

35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten with preserved whiskers pulled from permafrost in Siberia

Scientists have actually pulled the mummy of a newborn saber-toothed feline that passed away a minimum of 35,000 years earlier from Siberia’s permafrost– and the kitty still has its hairs…

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12,000-year-old, doughnut-shaped pebbles may be early evidence of the wheel

12,000-year-old, doughnut-shaped pebbles may be early evidence of the wheel

The researchers made experimental spindles and whorls based on 3D scans of the pebbles and their negative perforations. (Image credit: Yashuv, Grosman, 2024, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0) Archaeologists in Israel…

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150,000-year-old rock-shelter in Tajikistan found on ‘key route for human expansion’ used by Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans

150,000-year-old rock-shelter in Tajikistan found on ‘key route for human expansion’ used by Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans

Archaeologists unearthed stone tools and animal bones that had been at the site for more than 100,000 years. (Image credit: Zaidner et al., 2024) Along a stream in Tajikistan, archaeologists…

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Archaeologists Find 4,000-Year-Old Copper Dagger in Italy

Archaeologists Find 4,000-Year-Old Copper Dagger in Italy

Archaeologists have actually uncovered an uncommon dagger going back to the Copper Age at Tina Jama Cave in the local decentralization entity of Trieste in the Italian area of Friuli-Venezia…

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1,200-year-old Viking cemetery with ‘stone ship’ burials discovered in Sweden

1,200-year-old Viking cemetery with ‘stone ship’ burials discovered in Sweden

National Historical Museums archaeologist Petra Nordin analyzes among the Viking Age graves. (Image credit: The Archaeologists, National Historical Museums, Sweden; CC BY ) While digging to discover an ancient settlement…

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Pazyryk Swan: A 2,300-year-old plush swan from Siberia tied to the ‘creation of the universe’

Pazyryk Swan: A 2,300-year-old plush swan from Siberia tied to the ‘creation of the universe’

A felted swan from Iron Age Siberia was crafted from reindeer wool and represented life in 3 spheres: air, land and water. (Image credit: Dima Moroz through Shutterstock ) Call:…

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1,600-Year-Old Christian Church Discovered in Armenia

1,600-Year-Old Christian Church Discovered in Armenia

Archaeologists in Armenia have actually found the remains of an early Christian church at the website of the ancient city of Artaxata. An initial restoration of the early Christian church…

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Remains of 1,600-year-old Roman fort unearthed in Turkey

Remains of 1,600-year-old Roman fort unearthed in Turkey

A view of the historical remains at Hasankeyf in 2012, before it was flooded by a dam. Archaeologists discovered the remains of a Roman military structure there this previous summertime….

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5,000-year-old jade ‘dragon’ unearthed in tomb in China

5,000-year-old jade ‘dragon’ unearthed in tomb in China

Archaeologists discovered the jade “dragon” in the city of Chifeng, in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Image credit: Xinhua/ Alamy Stock Photo ) Scientists in China have actually found…

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