Archeologists and historians believe earrings originated as a form of body adornment and evolved into symbols of social status, wealth, cultural identity and personal style throughout history. The invention and spread of earrings can be attributed to various cultures and individuals rather than a single inventor.
The tomb of the official responsible for the secret documents of the royal chancery during the reign of Userkara, the second pharaoh of the 6th dynasty, was discovered by Polish archaeologists in Saqqara, next to the oldest pyramid in the world. It dates back to 4,300 years ago. So far, researchers
The unearthing of a treasure not far from the city of Jelling, Denmark, suggests that a powerful lord lived in the Jutland peninsula in the 6e century of our era. Among the objects found are gold bracteates bearing as yet unknown runic designs and inscriptions, which may represent early versions of
In Italy, in a cemetery dating from the end of the Roman Empire, a child was buried with a stone stuck in his mouth! The child with the stone in the mouth (Ve century), as found in the cemetery of Lugnano, Italy. Vampire burial:this is the name that archaeologists have given to a macabre discove
The prestigious international journal Quaternary Science Reviews has just published an article in which scientists from the Gibraltar National Museum participated, together with colleagues from Spain, Portugal and Japan. The published results come from an area of the Catalan Bay sand dune. This w