An Egyptian woman has told of her surprise at learning that she is related to an Ancient Egyptian mummy from more than two and a half millennia ago. Photo shows the Egyptian woman Treveina Basily, undated. She found out that her DNA directly descends from an Ancient Egyptian mummy dating…
A woman has touched millions of hearts after revealing how she kept a piece of cake in her fridge for 53 years baked for her by her dad the day before he died. Picture shows the cake kept for 53 years, undated. Maria Fernanda da Rocha, 84, kept a cake…
Sea snail shells discovered during excavation work in Lebanon had been taken there to be used as jewellery some 45,000 years ago. https://rumble.com/v2gkqwc-ancient-fashion-small-sea-snail-shells-were-used-as-jewellery-45000-years-a.html The fact that the items were so used was confirmed by Dr Marjolein D. Bosch from the Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) and…
The skeleton of an entire Tyrannosaurus rex will go under the hammer in Switzerland next month with an expected price of more than GBP 7 million. Photo shows a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, undated. For the first time in Europe and only the third time worldwide, a skeleton of an entire…
Archaeologists have uncovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified ram heads slaughtered in tribute to legendary Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II. Mummified ram heads are uncovered by an American mission during excavation work at the temple of Rameses II in Abydos, Egypt, undated. The Mummified heads date back to the time of…