Researchers aim to resurrect the 5,000-year old board game – Royal Game of Ur
Alluding to the ‘fun’ side of history, researchers at the University of Raparin, based in Ranya, Kurdistan, are looking forth to bring a mysterious 5,000-year…
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Archaeologists have possibly come across the death mask of Pakal in Palenque
Back in 2016, the renowned Mayan complex of Palenque (located in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico) revealed its network of underground channels ‘hidden’ beneath the Temple of…
Oldest medical text on kidneys, notes on pregnancy test found in manuscript from ancient Egypt
Analysis of previously-untranslated ancient manuscripts has shed light on the fascinating medical and scientific practices prevalent in Egypt several thousand years ago. Part of the…
Researchers reconstruct ‘Eve of Naharon’, the oldest known skeleton found in the Americas
The inconspicuous Naharon section of the underwater cave Sistema Naranjal in Tulum, Mexico yielded a skeleton of a 20-25-year-old female, originally found by underwater researcher…
Scientists come across the world’s oldest known solid cheese specimen in ancient Egyptian tomb
Like many ancient Egyptian tombs, the tomb of Ptahmes (a mayor of Memphis), dating from 13th century BC, was first excavated in the late 19th…
12 major Aztec gods and goddesses you should know about
The very term ‘Aztec’ has a mythological lineage since it is derived from Aztlan (or ‘Place of Whiteness’ in connotative meaning), the mythical place of origin for…
Barley beer was in popular consumption in Late Bronze Age Mesopotamia, new study states
Beer was in popular consumption nearly 3,500 years ago in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), a new study has revealed. Published in the Journal of Archaeological Science,…
15 major ancient Celtic gods and goddesses you should know about
When it comes to the ancient Celts, the scope is not really about a singular group of people who dominated some specific region or realm….
Neanderthals partook in collective hunting, used spears to kill prey up close: New study
A new study has shed some much-needed light on the everyday lives of Neanderthals, stating that these early humans often partook in collective hunting involving…
New evidence suggests how the Norsemen produced beer at least since the Iron Age
In what turned out to be one of the earliest pieces of evidence of beer-making in Sweden, researchers at the Lund University were able to…
