Scientists at the University of Melbourne, Australia, reconstructed the features of an Egyptian mummy of more than 2 thousand years using new techniques that employ computed tomography and 3D printing. The mummy of a woman who died around the age of 18 was named Meritamun (Beloved by Amon) by resear
Discovered in Serbia, two burial mounds dating back 5,000 years house four burial chambers typical of the Yamnaya culture, originating from the Eurasian steppe. These are the most western traces testifying to the expansion of this nomadic population. Reconstruction of the burial of a man belonging
The Nebra sky disk is a unique prehistoric bronze and gold object that some interpret as an astronomical tool, but whose actual function is not entirely clear. It was discovered by two treasure hunters in 1999, on a hill (Mt. Mittelberg) in the Ziegelroda Forest near the town of Nebra (Saxony-Anhal
For three weeks, a team of researchers reported day by day on their scientific expedition to Egypt with a series of articles published daily on the Sciences et Avenir website. . Here are the Notebooks of Egypt... Inside a Theban tomb, Egypt. It was a first:for three weeks, from November 19 to Dec