For this 3rd episode of the Notebooks of Egypt, the analysis of the pigments used for the painting of the tombs of Luxor begins to be implemented. Some thoughts on the Egyptian palette. Tomb of Rekhmire, Luxor. Representation of lake. The ancient Egyptian always lived in a world filled with color
The use of a forensic technique would make it possible to determine the sex of the authors of the negative hands preserved on the walls of prehistoric caves, with a success rate of more than 90%. Rock art:35,000 year old negative hands reproduced on the walls of a rock shelter (Indonesia). Who ow
The analysis of a vitrified brain fragment found among the remains of a young man who died during the eruption of Vesuvius (1st century AD) reveals the presence of brain cells. Section of vitrified brain tissue from the skull of a young man who died in Herculaneum during the eruption of Vesuvius i
Discovery of a monumental structure made of mammoth bones in Russia. 25,000 years old, it would be the oldest known. A vast circular structure made of mammoth bones, 25,000 years old, was discovered 500 km south of Moscow, Russia. A circle 12.5m in diameter, made up of massive skulls and large wh