8 statues representing Sekhmet, the goddess with the body of a woman and the head of a lioness have just been unearthed in the temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep III Ancient statue of the goddess Sekhmet discovered in Luxor (Thebes) in the temple of millions of years of Amenhotep III. It is said that fro
2 unknown chambers are well hidden behind the walls of the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, as revealed by preliminary results of radar scans. Radar images indicating the presence of secret chambers in Tutankhamuns tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. The red arrows indicate the entrance to these ca
150 Iron Age skeletons have been unearthed near the village of Pocklington in the eastern county of Yorkshire in northern England. 2nd Iron Age spearhead (425-25 BC) from warrior tomb of Pocklington Cemetery, Yorkshire, England. NECROPOLIS. Buried for 2,500 years with spearheads and swords by thei
The Syrian army would lead an offensive on Palmyra, whose ancient citadel would have been taken over from the Islamists of Daesh. The city of Palmyra and its triumphal arch, now destroyed. SYMBOL. According to the latest news, and according to Radio France International (RFI), the army of the Dama
The use of metallic ink began in Greco-Roman antiquity and not since the Middle Ages. This is revealed by the analysis of two papyrus fragments from Herculaneum, the city destroyed during the eruption of Vesuvius. Greek letters. The use of X-ray fluorescence (ESFR) has discovered significant concen
From Mesopotamia to the Vallée des Merveilles in Provence, via the Nebra disc, intriguing representations testify to the same attention to certain celestial figures, millennia ago. A replica of the Nebra disk, in 2019. NEBRA DISC. This article by Azar Khalatbari is taken from the special issue of
This experimental navigation on the Pacific conducted in 1947 was intended to prove that the feat was within reach of the Incas. A still from the 2013 Oscar nominated Norwegian film Kon-Tiki. On April 28, 1947, six intrepid navigators – five Norwegians and one Swede – left Callao, Peru, aboard a 1
Music festival, vintage version:listen to the oldest songs in the world, ancient songs dating from the 4th century BC. Bust of Julius Caesar. Illustrative image. The question to ask yourself on this music festival, version 2019:what music did Julius Caesar listen to - at least when the Gallic War
35 new sarcophagi from the Chachapoyas - a civilization conquered by the Incas - were discovered in 2013 in the Peruvian Amazon. 35 new sarcophagi of the Chachapoyas Indians have been discovered in the Peruvian Amazon. In the deep forests of the Peruvian Amazon, 35 sarcophagi belonging to the Chac
These secret - and coded - letters from Marie-Antoinette were addressed to the Count of Fersen, a Swedish officer. The coded letters of Marie-Antoinette. UPDATE. During the French Revolution, Marie-Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, maintained a secret correspondence with Count Axel de Fersen. An u
A virtual autopsy made from 3D scanners of Tutankhamuns mummy paints an astonishing portrait of the most famous of Egyptian pharaohs. A 3D reconstruction of Tutankhamuns body, made from 3D scans of the royal mummy. RECONSTITUTION. How far away the sumptuous mask of the famous Tutankhamun seems...
During a banal cleaning, the blue and gold hairpiece of the pharaohs mask came off, then was reattached without precaution. The restoration has just started and should be completed by the end of 2015. Tutankhamun, before his beard was tickled. STUPID. The restoration of Tutankhamuns funerary mask
In southern Ardèche, the replica of the Chauvet cave opened its doors to the public on April 25, 2015. Some tips to optimize your visit to the Caverne du Pont dArc, renamed the Chauvet 2 Ardèche cave in 2019. The first visitors to the Caverne du Pont dArc. Overlooking the valley, where the tumult
Paleoanthropologist Yves Coppens, astrophysicist Marc Lachièze-Rey and archaeologist Jean-Paul Demoule were the speakers on this cruise, which notably passed through Corfu and Venice. Knowledge cruises have passed through the Serenissima. KNOW. Is it a coincidence? For our sixth (already!) Knowled
The project is led by Yves Coppens, as he explains in this video shot during the 6th Knowledge Cruise of Sciences et Avenir. The megaliths of Morbihan, on their way to Unesco. MENHIRS. It has just been completed after having sailed in the Adriatic. The 6th Knowledge Cruise of Sciences et Avenir be
Members of the Islamist sect reportedly destroyed the famous statue at the entrance to the Palmyra Museum. The head of the Lion Statue, Palmyra. One of the archaeological works threatened if not destroyed by DAESH HERITAGE. The information has not yet been confirmed, but citing local sources, the
In 2015 alone, 25 of these mysterious giant drawings traced on South American soil were found by the team of Japanese archaeologist Masato Sakai. One of the famous Nazca geoglyphs. For 10 years, Japanese archaeologist Masato Sakai has been discovering new prehistoric figures, called geoglyphs, at
British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves offers an extraordinary hypothesis:the burial of Nefertiti could be in 2 unknown chambers hidden inside the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun! Bust of Nefertiti discovered at the site of Armana, Egypt, in 1912. Could the walls of the famous burial chamber of Phar
Dozens of sling bullets have been discovered in an ancient Roman camp in Germany. This long-range weapon caused significant damage to opposing troops. This pile of 81 lead projectiles with an average weight of 75 grams was found in Westphalia. DIGITAL. Article taken from the monthly Sciences et Av
After assassinating the citys director of antiquities, the jihadists blew up the 2,000-year-old Baalshamin temple. The temple of Baalshamin, seen between two Corinthian columns, on March 14, 2014 in the ancient city of Palmyra, in Syria INHUMAN. Daesh jihadists have again attacked a global archaeo
British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves has just been authorized to travel to Egypt to verify his hypothesis on the presence of the burial of Nefertiti near that of Tutankhamen, in the Valley of the Kings. The bust of Nefertiti, at the Neues Museum in Berlin. SUSPENSE. Even if he has not yet set foo
Interview with Sofía Torallas Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/papirosperdidos/Twitter :https://twitter.com/LostPapyriInstagram :https://www.instagram.com/papiros_lost/Web :papirosperdidos.comAroa (Desperta Ferro):As I have seen these days, the inauguration has been a complete success and has been
Excavations at the site of an ancient stalag in Poland have unearthed dozens of mass graves. To identify the first 64 bodies found, a team of researchers will combine genetic analysis and the use of archives. Most of them are soldiers of the Red Army, who probably died of typhus as soon as they arri
The oldest literary reference to a working saw comes from the Roman poet Ausonius who, in his poem Mosella (about landscapes traversed by the Moselle River in Germany) composed at the end of the 4th century AD, describes the screeching sound of a water saw cutting marble . However, the oldest repre