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New Facial Reconstruction Of King Tut Offers Revealing Look At The Egyptian Boy King

The new facial reconstruction of King Tut, which used new technology and drew on old research, suggests that the young Egyptian pharaoh had the face of a "delicate" student.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 9, 2023

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New Facial Reconstruction Of King Tut Offers Revealing Look At The Egyptian Boy King

The new facial reconstruction of King Tut, which used new technology and drew on old research, suggests that the young Egyptian pharaoh had the face of a "delicate" student.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 9, 2023

The Story Behind The Lovers Of Valdaro, The Stone Age Couple Locked In An Eternal Embrace

Discovered in a Neolithic tomb in Italy, the Lovers of Valdaro are a pair of skeletons that have been holding each other for 6,000 years.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 8, 2023

The Story Behind The Lovers Of Valdaro, The Stone Age Couple Locked In An Eternal Embrace

Discovered in a Neolithic tomb in Italy, the Lovers of Valdaro are a pair of skeletons that have been holding each other for 6,000 years.

By Austin Harvey • June 8, 2023

Analysis Of A 2,000-Year-Old Vase Reveals Ancient Egyptians Drank Hallucinogenic Drugs Mixed With Human Blood

The ancient cocktail was consumed by a cult dedicated to the deity Bes, who served as a protective spirit, particularly to mothers and children.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 6, 2023

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Analysis Of A 2,000-Year-Old Vase Reveals Ancient Egyptians Drank Hallucinogenic Drugs Mixed With Human Blood

The ancient cocktail was consumed by a cult dedicated to the deity Bes, who served as a protective spirit, particularly to mothers and children.

By Austin Harvey • June 6, 2023

This Week In History News, May 28 – Jun. 3

Eighteenth-century sword sold for $17.4 million in London, ancient petroglyphs uncovered in Sweden, 2,500-year-old feces examined in Jerusalem.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 2, 2023

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This Week In History News, May 28 – Jun. 3

Eighteenth-century sword sold for $17.4 million in London, ancient petroglyphs uncovered in Sweden, 2,500-year-old feces examined in Jerusalem.

By All That's Interesting • June 2, 2023

Paleontologists Just Unearthed A Nearly 6-Million-Year-Old ‘Elephant Graveyard’ In Florida

The bones belong to the gomphothere, a distant relative of modern elephants that roamed the earth for millions of years before being hunted to extinction 12,000 years ago.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 2, 2023

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Paleontologists Just Unearthed A Nearly 6-Million-Year-Old ‘Elephant Graveyard’ In Florida

The bones belong to the gomphothere, a distant relative of modern elephants that roamed the earth for millions of years before being hunted to extinction 12,000 years ago.

By Austin Harvey • June 2, 2023

2,700-Year-Old Petroglyphs Depicting People, Ships, And Animals Discovered Under A Mossy Rock In Sweden

The petroglyphs extend across 50 feet of the rock's surface, with some as long as 13 feet and others only a few inches.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 1, 2023

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2,700-Year-Old Petroglyphs Depicting People, Ships, And Animals Discovered Under A Mossy Rock In Sweden

The petroglyphs extend across 50 feet of the rock's surface, with some as long as 13 feet and others only a few inches.

By Austin Harvey • June 1, 2023

Archaeologists In South Africa Just Uncovered The Oldest Homo Sapiens Footprints On Record

The tracks, which were discovered near the southern tip of the African continent, are approximately 153,000 years old.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 1, 2023

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Archaeologists In South Africa Just Uncovered The Oldest Homo Sapiens Footprints On Record

The tracks, which were discovered near the southern tip of the African continent, are approximately 153,000 years old.

By Austin Harvey • June 1, 2023

Archaeologists Find 2,500-Year-Old Poop In Jerusalem Toilets — And It Contains The Oldest Evidence Of Dysentery Parasites

Researchers uncovered the infamous parasite Giardia duodenalis in cesspits beneath the ancient latrines.

By Austin Harvey • May 30, 2023

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Archaeologists Find 2,500-Year-Old Poop In Jerusalem Toilets — And It Contains The Oldest Evidence Of Dysentery Parasites

Researchers uncovered the infamous parasite Giardia duodenalis in cesspits beneath the ancient latrines.

By Austin Harvey • May 30, 2023

This Week In History, May 21 – 27

Ancient Roman statue heads found in England, 2,700-year-old saddle discovered in China, breastplate with history's oldest-known Cyrillic text unearthed in Bulgaria.

By All That's Interesting • May 26, 2023

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This Week In History, May 21 – 27

Ancient Roman statue heads found in England, 2,700-year-old saddle discovered in China, breastplate with history's oldest-known Cyrillic text unearthed in Bulgaria.

By All That's Interesting • May 26, 2023

2,700-Year-Old Saddle Discovered In Woman’s Grave In China May Be Oldest Ever Found

The leather saddle, discovered in an ancient cemetery in northwest China, was made between 724 and 396 B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 25, 2023

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2,700-Year-Old Saddle Discovered In Woman’s Grave In China May Be Oldest Ever Found

The leather saddle, discovered in an ancient cemetery in northwest China, was made between 724 and 396 B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 25, 2023