Sacrificial rituals featuring the removal of the human heart were a pervasive religious practice in pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican societies. Two researchers have looked into how they could have taken place. Acts of power and intimidation as much as displays of devotion to appease the gods. Sacrificial
The ancient Romans had a special soft spot for Garo (Latin garum ), a sauce prepared with fermented fish viscera that was used to season or accompany a large number of meals, although it was also used in medicine and cosmetics. Some remains of factories of this preparation have been found throughou
Egypt has just presented the gilded wooden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun, being restored for the first time since its discovery in 1922. The gilded wooden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in a sterilization and stabilization chamber, in the laboratories of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), Cairo (Egypt). E
The monumental reliefs at the Camels site in northern Arabia are unique:three rocky spurs are decorated with life-size naturalistic carvings of camels and equines. In total, 21 reliefs have been identified. Based on similarities to works of art found in Petra, Jordan, the rock deposit was initially