The December floods got the city talking about sewers, water drainage, an old system, a drainage plan. The theme is still in our heads, but it has been thought of by the inhabitants of the city that became Lisbon for several centuries. And not only by Marquês de Pombal. “It is wrong to say that … Read more
In Egypt 2300 years ago, it was believed that when we died, our spirit went in search of a life similar to the one we had in the world we were in. Hence, the richest and highest status people were mummified with great riches. Something that we can once again confirm with a 2300-year-old mummy: … Read more
That he was rich was proved, in addition to the mummification process, by his gilded face mask – similar to that of Tutankhamun, only significantly less decorated. Thanks to her, this artifact is nicknamed “the mummy of the golden boy” among Egyptologists. A tomograph scan revealed more details that reveal even better what the boy … Read more
Archaeologists have discovered a 3,500-year-old tomb near the Egyptian city of Luxor. The tomb may have been built for a princess of the royal family of the Eighteenth Dynasty (1550-1292 BC). The tomb was found on the west bank of the Nile near Luxor, where the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the … Read more
Caves all over Europe are full of prehistoric paintings that depict many animals with remarkable fidelity. The scientists identified the species, understood how the paintings were created and with what technology. But they still lacked an answer to the question of why prehistoric people immortalized animals, and at the same time they were unable to … Read more
Jakarta – Studies find that man was an apex predator for 2 million years. During this time, the Homo (human) lineage lived as a hypercarnivore. So, how do humans now become meat eaters as well as plants? Miki Ben-Dor, Raphael Sirtoli, and Ran Barkai investigated this human evolution with a focus on the Pleistocene. This … Read more
The skull, which the auction house describes as one of the most complete sets of skull bones ever found, was acquired by an anonymous bidder. An approximately 76-million-year-old skull nicknamed “Maximus” was found on private property in the US state of South Dakota. It measures approximately two meters and weighs around 90 kilograms.
The skull, which the auction house describes as one of the most complete sets of skull bones ever found, was acquired by an anonymous bidder. An approximately 76-million-year-old skull nicknamed “Maximus” was found on private property in the US state of South Dakota. It measures approximately two meters and weighs around 90 kilograms.
Jakarta – The story Noah’s Ark narrated in the Torah, the Bible, and the Koran, inspired a few brave men to comb the slopes of Mount Ararat in Armenian Turkey and its surroundings for traces of this legendary wooden ship. In 1876, for example, British lawyer and politician James Bryce climbed Mount Ararat, where Bible … Read more
Merdeka.com – About 66 million years ago, the Earth, which was ruled by various species of dinosaurs, had to undergo major changes. The change occurred when an asteroid as large as 10 kilometers with a force of 10 billion atomic bombs hit Earth. The blow caused earthquake earth, tsunami, to the death of 90 percent … Read more