An unprecedented investigation using new generation radar technologies should soon be carried out inside the tomb of Tutankhamun, in Egypt, in order to verify the possible presence of unknown cavities there. Tutankhamuns burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. The news rekindles the sus
Several orichalcum ingots, two Corinthian helmets and numerous amphoras have been unearthed on the Sicilian coast. Orichalcum ingots and Corinthian helmets, recovered from a wreck located in the Gela region, off Sicily (Italy). Two Corinthian helmets, amphoras and 47 ingots of orichalcum, this le
According to scientists, an epidemic of salmonellosis could have been mainly responsible for the disappearance of populations from Mexico around 1540. 19th century illustration depicting the meeting of Hernan Cortez and Emperor Moctezuma in the 16th century. Chance of the calendar, in the midst o
After 20 years of litigation, the remains of Kennewick Man, an 8,400-year-old skeleton, were returned to Native Americans who immediately buried him in an undisclosed location in the United States. Kennewick Mans skull, and a rendition. CEREMONY. The Elder has just found the land of his ancestor
A temple dedicated to the god Mithra has been unearthed in the ancient Roman colony of Mariana in Corsica. The explanations of the historian Nicole Belayche, specialist in mystery cults. Bullfighting scene. Mithra immolating the bull. 2th marble bas-relief -3e century, from the Mithraeum of Sidon
Following looting by Daesh, Iraqi archaeologists are said to have discovered an Assyrian palace under the Jonah shrine in Mosul, Iraq. Inspection of the destruction of the tomb of Jonas, destroyed by Daesh, in Mosul, the former Nineveh (Iraq). It is under these ruins that tunnels were discovered l
The ancient city of Palmyra would have been completely taken over from the Islamic State (IS) organization by the Syrian army and its allies. Smoke billows in the background, marking the advance of Syrian regime fighters in the recapture of the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State (IS) group
Remains of statues said to be those of 19th dynasty pharaohs have been discovered in a pit near the temple of Ramses II, in the suburbs of Cairo. Remains of statues presented as those of pharaohs discovered by a team of Egyptian and German archaeologists in Matareya, on March 9, 2017, in the subur
The recent dismantling of arms trafficking in the Isle of Beauty masked another case linked to the looting of the fabulous Roman treasure of Lava! Ancient gold coins from the fabulous treasure of Lava, in Corsica. Its a real whodunnit storyline! The arrest at the beginning of March 2017 of arms t
Portable art plaques decorated with 14,500-year-old animal figures were discovered for the first time in Brittany. Unpublished iconographic evidence from the end of the Upper Paleolithic in this region of Western Europe. Dated 14,500 years ago, these plates engraved with unpublished bulls heads we
A 13th wreck century was unearthed in the bay of St John of Acre, on the northern coast of Israel. It could be a Crusader ship sunk during the capture of the city by the Mamluks in 1291. Capture of St Jean dAcre, where Crusaders and Mamluks clashed in 1291. Illustration by Gustave Doré. The thirt
For the first time, the UN has just unanimously adopted a resolution for the protection of endangered heritage in conflict zones. The cliff of Bamiyan, Afghanistan, after the destruction of its two Buddhas by the terrorist organization al-Qaeda in 2001. HISTORY. The United Nations Security Counci
An international team dates back 15,000 years the arrival of the mouse in the homes of men. The emergence of this biological relationship called commensalism therefore began long before the invention of agriculture and demonstrates that human activity modified ecosystems very early on. A long-tail
Recent archaeological excavations have revealed the presence of an unknown pyramid south of Cairo. The entrance corridor to the new pyramid discovered at Dahshur, south of Cairo, Egypt. Blocks of perfectly cut limestone flush with the sand, the beginning of a corridor sinking into the ground... T
The Syrian armed forces have taken over the entire city of Palmyra from the Islamists of Daesh, including the famous 2000-year-old ancient city listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. On March 27, 2016, Syrian army soldiers patrol liberated Palmyra. On Sunday March 27, the Syrian armed forces an
In the 13th century BCE, the greatest battle of the Bronze Age is said to have taken place in northeastern Germany. The many bones unearthed on the banks of the Tollense river testify to this shock. Remains of a Bronze Age battlefield on the Tollense River, Germany. BATTLE. 3200 years ago, did tw
Additional radar scans are planned this Thursday, March 31 in the tomb of Tutankhamun, in the Valley of the Kings. They could specify the presence of the two secret chambers. Burial chamber in the tomb of Tutankhamun (KV 62), in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Two secret rooms could be located behi
Special issue 185 of Sciences et Avenir is devoted to the fabulous heritage of vanished empires. Text and video editorials by Aline Kiner, editor-in-chief. The Fabulous Legacy of Vanished Empires. EDITO. February 2015:A winged bull from the ancient city of Khorsabad is defaced with a jackhammer by
The new Egyptian Minister of Antiquities wishes to continue scientific analyzes concerning the possible presence of secret chambers in the tomb of Tutankhamen. Khaled al-Anani, Minister of Egyptian Antiquities, March 31, 2016, in front of Tutankhamuns tomb (KV62) , in the Valley of the Kings, near
The minimum solar radiation in the 17th century had a surprising effect in the West Indies:the virtual disappearance of tropical cyclones, thus sparing Spanish ships. Between 1645 and 1715, when solar radiation was less, the number of shipwrecks in the Antilles decreased. Digital:This article is t
Making a list of the most important archaeological discoveries of the last decade is complicated, whatever the country, region or place in the world chosen. But in Greece above all, due to the abundance and proliferation of finds, from Prehistory to the Middle Ages. Therefore, what better than to go
When Alexander the Great was already fighting in Asia, strange news came to him from his homeland:his tutor Aristotle had made his teachings public, those same doctrines with which he had imbued the mind and soul of the young Macedonian, allowing everyone to meet them. Alexanders disappointment is r
Egypt has just presented the gilded wooden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun, being restored for the first time since its discovery in 1922. The gilded wooden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in a sterilization and stabilization chamber, in the laboratories of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), Cairo (Egypt). E
Plant remains found under the waters off the Languedoc coast reveal a submerged landscape dating from 8,000 years ago. Landscape of the Hérault coast, where plant remains found under the sea, testify to the presence of a forest 8000 years ago. One kilometer from the current coastline, between Pal