Archaeologists uncovered 225 inscribed funerary statues beside an unmarked sarcophagus in Osorkon II’s tomb, strengthening the case for two royal burials at Tanis, Egypt.
The statuette is now on its way to NTNU in Trondheim for detailed analysis.
Ceramic finds within the precinct indicated habitation dating back 5,000 years and urban development about 2,400 years ago.
Researches links early Holocene dog lineages to human migrations across Eurasia as far back as 11,000 years ago.
The Russian Geographical Society says brick ruins, grain mills and a 13th-century Muslim necropolis at Toru-Aygyr beneath Issyk-Kul show a lost Silk Road center now lies 1–4 meters underwater.
Published in Nature, the research traces the lineage's dominance in the Pampas until about AD 1800 with scant genetic mixing from surrounding peoples.
The study by Dr. Amos, Prof. Weinstein-Evron, and Yeshurun analyzed bird bones from Nahal Me’arot and el-Wad caves to reveal Natufian hunting and environment.
Researchers found that Natufian culture hunters on Mt. Carmel systematically hunted waterfowl in freshwater lakes during the Ice Age. The bird bones show a rich diet and ancient lifestyle.
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University and Groningen report in PLOS One that the volcanic ash layers predate the Eighteenth Dynasty, extending the Second Intermediate Period.
"This type of tool is known only from a few Celtic sites in southern and central Europe—Romania, Croatia and Austria," said Bartłomiej Kaczyński, hinting a healer was among the settlers.
"The theft affected six archaeological pieces that were on display in the classical wing of the museum," a source told Agence France-Presse as staff were detained and the site closed for security.
