Papyri dating from the time of Pharaoh Cheops, the oldest known to date, presented in Cairo for the first time. They evoke details concerning the construction of the great pyramid. This precious fragment of papyrus, 4500 years old, is the oldest document found in Egypt, where the name appears of Ph
A burial, the first of its kind, was discovered in the Mayan Pompeii in Joya de Ceren, a city buried by a volcanic eruption more than 1,400 years ago. The ruins of pre-Hispanic buildings excavated in the archaeological site of Joya de Ceren (Salvador). Human bones, in poor condition, were discove
In the article that we dedicated to the Chinese jade discs and tubes created in the Neolithic, we said that those objects were indicative of a high social position, given the cost and time used in their manufacture since jade is a difficult stone to work with, which which seemed to suggest that only
In Arnhem Land, an Australian Aboriginal region, researchers have discovered previously unknown rock paintings that are between 6,000 and 9,400 years old. A marsupial of the Macropodidae family. Magnificent cave paintings, including representations of Macropodidae, a particular family of marsupia