Right arm of the Duke of Burgundy Philippe le Bon, Nicolas Rolin appears in a famous painting by Van Eyck. The discovery of the tomb of the founder of the Hospices de Beaune, who died in 1462, constitutes a remarkable new find in archaeology. On the left, the Chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy Nic
The prehistoric rattle found in Russia It looks like some toys are timeless and will appeal to todays children as much as they did yesterday. The one found a few weeks ago in a Russian archaeological site is a rattle belonged to a baby lived about 4000 years ago. It is a clay object wi
For a long time, archaeologists have wondered how the Mycenaean civilization could have produced the countless pottery found throughout the Mediterranean world. According to a recent study, this would be thanks to the systematic use of lignite as fuel. A surprising explanation, which indicates that
These 70 cm high statuettes were placed in the alcoves of one of the fortified palaces of the ancient city of Chan Chan. These would be the oldest sculptures in the region known to date. An expert works on the excavation of wooden statues discovered at the Chan Chan archaeological site in the Tru