Picture shows the recreation of the outfit of Princess 6-Mono born in 1073 AD, undated. It was created to show the hierarchical role that Mixtec women have had since the Postclassic period (900-1522 AD), based on the iconographic study of manuscripts. (Meliton Tapia, INAH/Newsflash)

Boffins Recreate Ancient Mexican Warrior Queen’s Outfit

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:March 15, 2023

Boffins in Mexico have brought the pre-Hispanic era back to life with this stunning recreation of the outfit of a Mixtec warrior queen. Experts from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology…

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Photo shows a 2,000-year-old mummy, undated. It was found in the garbage in Sanaa, Yemen. (YEMENGOAM/Newsflash)

Looted 2,000-Year-Old Mummy Found On Rubbish Tip

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 14, 2023

A 2,000-year-old mummy looted and then thrown on a rubbish tip has been saved by antiquities experts in Yemen. Passersby in Sana'a - the country's historic capital in Sana'a Governorate…

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Photo shows a sphinx statue, believed to be made in the likeness of a Roman emperor, undated. It is uncovered at an archaeological site in Qena, Egypt. (@tourismandantiq/Newsflash)

2,000-Year-Old Sphinx-Like Statue Unearthed In Egypt

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:March 14, 2023

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a Sphinx-like statue dating back to the Roman era 2,000 years ago. The stunning find was made near the Dendera Temple complex in southern Egypt's…

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Picture shows skull and endocranial cast of DAN5, undated. The study made digital reconstructions of two fossils found in the Ethiopian site of Gona to carry out the analysis of their neurocranial shape and the variability of the first species of the genus Homo erectus. (CENIEH/Newsflash )

Cranium Of 1.5m-Year-Old Human Ancestor Was Rounder And Longer, Say Boffins

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 10, 2023

Experts have studied the skull of a 1.5 million-year-old human ancestor with one of the smallest cranial capacities and say that it was longer and rounder than those of modern…

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Photo shows three rings found at the Al-Ukhdood site in Najran, Saudi Arabia, undated. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabias Heritage Authority announced the discovery of ancient artefacts dating back to pre-Islamic times, at the Al Ukhdud site in the Najran region. (@MOCHeritage/Newsflash)

Ancient Jewels Unearthed

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 5, 2023

A 2,000-year-old hoard of highly crafted gold rings has been unearthed by archaeologists excavating an ancient village in Saudi Arabia. The three rings and a large bronze bull's head were…

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Image shows one of the two round-eared elephant shrew offspring, undated photo. It was born at the Schoenbrunn Zoo, in the city of Vienna, Austria, in February 2023. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Tiny Elephant Shrews Go On Show After Mum Hid Them From Zookeepers

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:March 1, 2023

Two tiny round-eared elephant shrew babies have finally gone on show to the public after their cautious parents hid them from zookeepers for days. The babies - no bigger than…

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Photo shows two upper-class brothers who were buried beneath a home in the ancient city of Megiddo, Israel, undated. One of the brothers found out to have undergone a brain surgery not long before he died. (Rachel Kalisher/Newsflash)

Bronze Age Brain Surgery On Royal Brothers Discovered

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 1, 2023

Rare brain operations carried out 3,500 years ago on two elite – and perhaps even royal – brothers by Bronze Age surgeons have been revealed by archaeologists. The skulls of…

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Image shows a mature golden poison frog, undated photo. The Zurich Zoo, Switzerland, boasted with new offspring on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (Zoo Zurich, Enzo Franchini/Newsflash)

Swiss Zoo Boasts After Successfully Breeding The Most Poisonous Animal On The Planet

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:February 23, 2023

A Swiss zoo has successfully bred the most poisonous animal on the planet, a yellow frog that is native to the Colombian rainforest. Experts at Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, were…

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Picture shows Chilean Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda, undated. Experts said that the bacteria found in the remains of his body at the time of death show that he poisoned twelve days after the 1973 military coup, in Chile. (Newsflash)

Experts Find Famous Chilean Poet Neruda Was Poisoned With His Relatives Claiming It Was The Authorities

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 20, 2023

Forensic experts have said that the Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda was poisoned, according to one of his family members, who blamed the authorities of the time.…

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Pictures shows Maura, 7, undated. She was diagnosed with complex breast cancer at age six. (Newsflash)

Surgeons Perform Mastectomy In One In 400 Million Disease

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:February 19, 2023

A seven-year-old girl diagnosed with a rare case of breast cancer at the age of five has had to have her breast removed as a result. Local experts claimed this…

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