Three inscriptions would have made it possible to identify to whom the impressive Kasta tumulus, discovered last year in Greece, was dedicated. One of the two caryatids - the best preserved - discovered on September 6, 2014 at the Amphipolis site. MYSTERY. Neither a queen nor a king... but a gener
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
If someone is considering making a trip to Peru, it is almost certain that they will have written down places like Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Sacsayhuamán, Lake Titicaca, the Nazca lines, Paracas, Arequipa, the Colca Canyon, the city of of Chan Chan, the Sacred Valley, the Museum of the Lord of Sipán, the
Geochemists and archaeologists have analyzed bird mummies found in astronomical proportions in the necropolises of the Late Egyptian period. The objective:to find out if these animals had been the subject of intensive breeding, like cats, or if they had been taken from their natural environment. M