Inaugurated a few days ago, the VÉgA online platform offers a unique lexical resource for archaeologists and lovers of ancient Egypt. The Véga dictionary, translator of hieroglyphs. DICOS . The study of hieroglyphs, this figurative writing used by the ancient Egyptians, requires patience... and s
Two rare cases of post-Pharaonic eunuchism may have been detected in northern Egypt. Bas-relief from the sarcophagus of Princess Kaouit (11th dynasty), where a eunuch pours a drink for his mistress while a servant arranges her hair. Plothin, the minister of Ptolemy XIII, the pharaoh of Egypt who
An exhibition has just opened at the Quai Branly museum in Paris, where a selection of pieces of jade, the sacred green stone of the Maoris, are presented. Jade Hei Tiki (anthropomorphic pendant) from Te Papa Tangarewa Museum, New Zealand. New Zealand Maori gold is a green stone:the Pounamu . Sym
The funerary furniture from one of the most important Celtic tombs discovered to date in France is being analyzed in the C2RMF laboratories in Paris. Examination of X-rays of part of the funerary material from the tomb of Lavau (Ve century BC). A prodigious 200-litre bronze cauldron, a gold torq
Recent discoveries made in an ancient cemetery in Amarna, Egypt, question the conditions in which the capital of Akhenaten, the father of Tutankhamun, was really built. Akhenaten, by his reign name Amenophis IV (Neferkheperure) reigned over Egypt for 17 years. In year 5 of his reign, Akhenaten (A
A circular temple and the remains of an Aztec ceremonial ball court have just been unearthed in the Mexican capital. A Mexican archaeologist comments on the recent discovery of a circular temple in central Mexico City. The foundations of an ancient Aztec temple as well as a portion of a ball cour
In a cavity perched in the middle of a cliff in Haute-Corse, archaeologists are exploiting an exceptional discovery:two perfectly preserved 3000-year-old wooden coffins. A crate carved directly from the trunk of a tree is one of the exceptional discoveries in this cavity. CAVITY. It is a suitabl
From June 16 to 18, 2017, the National Days of Archeology will take place, including Sciences et Avenir is a partner. This will be an opportunity to discover archeology thanks to many fun activities planned throughout France. Science and the Future is a partner of the 8th edition of the National D
In July 2017, the Dutch justice will decide in the case of the monk in the statue, and will finally decide on its attribution. In July 2017, the Dutch justice will decide in the case of the monk in the statue, and will finally decide on its attribution. His discovery stunned specialists in Septem
It is a very rare discovery:a 3000 year old wooden toe, used as a prosthesis for the daughter of an Egyptian priest. Resembling and functional, it is one of the oldest prostheses in the world currently discovered. The prosthesis was worn by the daughter of an Egyptian priest. Secrets are not al
Researchers have made an exceptional discovery south of Luxor:a rock wall covered with proto-hieroglyphs, which prefigure the writing of the ancient Egyptians. On the cliff of the site of Al-Khawi, appear, among others, two storks back to back and a bald ibis bird above. EGYPTOLOGY. They offered
The special issue of Sciences et Avenir Myths and legends, dated July-August 2017, met the philosopher Luc Ferry for an interview to read in the pages of the magazine. Find several extracts, in videos. Find in videos excerpts from the interview that the philosopher Luc Ferry gave to Sciences et Av
Thousands of skulls found in the tzompantli of Tenochtitlan, ancient Mexico, reveal the massive scale of human sacrifice practiced in the Aztec capital. Thousands of human skulls were found between 2015 and 2017 at the site of the ancient tzompantli of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, present-day M
Until July 12, 2017, UNESCO is inscribing new sites on its World Heritage List. This 40,000 year old ivory Venus is the oldest known human representation. It was discovered in Hohle Fels, in one of the caves of the Swabian Jura (Germany), classified this year on the World Heritage List. Prehistor
On September 12, 1940, exactly 81 years ago, four friends aged 13 to 18 explored a hole on a hill in the Dordogne, and discovered there one of the treasures of humanity:the famous cave of Lascaux! On this occasion, we invite you to (re)read the article published in Sciences et Avenir 838 dedicated t
Mexican experts have detected the presence of an unsuspected tunnel near the Pyramid of the Moon, one of the emblematic monuments of the Teotihuacan site in Mexico. The Pyramid of the Moon and its large plaza, at the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, northeast of Mexico City, the capital of Mexi
Professor Hublin and his colleague Abdelouahed ben-Ncer were at the Moroccan Embassy in Paris on July 11, 2017 for a conference on their findings of 300,000-year-old fossils from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco. Science and the Future met them there. Jean-Jacques Hublin and Abdelouahed ben-Ncer, discoverers
A hundred chained skeletons have been unearthed in an Athens necropolis. Archaeologists try to solve the secret of their execution. The human skeletons were transferred to a laboratory at the American School of Archeology in Athens on July 7, 2017- Who were they and why were they killed? In Athen
The old city of Mosul was retaken from the hands of the Islamic State group after 266 days of intense fighting. A look back at the destruction of the heritage of the martyred city. The old city of Mosul, Iraqs second city, when it was liberated on July 9, 2017. After a 9-month offensive, the capi
Exceptional 14,000-year-old figures have been discovered in a cave in the Spanish Basque Country. Unpublished Palaeolithic works of art discovered in the Basque Country, Spain. Among them, this bison traced in clay. PREHISTORY. Unheard of in Spain! Some 14,000 years old, some fifteen exceptional
The joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission working on the Temple of Esna succeeded in revealing the inscriptions, images and colors on the temples ceilings and walls, after completing its clean-up work as part of the temples restoration project. Dating from Ptolemaic times, the Esna temple w
Genetic analyzes carried out on a couple of victims of the eruption of Vesuvius, qualified as lovers since 1922, indicate that they would be two men. Embracing couple discovered in the Cryptoporticus villa at the archaeological site of Pompeii. Since their discovery in 1922, two entwined bodies
Archimedes was probably the greatest mathematician of antiquity. He was born in the Sicilian city of Syracuse in 287 BC, then an independent Greek colony. It is surprising how little we know about him and his life, as well as the oblivion in which he fell a few years after his death. His friend He
Yesterday, March 8, Desperta Ferro was in the press and media pass for the new exhibition at the Museu Egipci de Barcelona , Osiris. God of Egypt. The one who continues to be perfect , dedicated to one of the most important gods of the Egyptian pantheon, Osiris. The exhibition can be visited until