Scientists have discovered sealed jars of wine from 5,000 years
ago in an Egyptian queen’s tomb.
According to SWNS, the British news, the find, one of the oldest
ever, was among the "grave goods" for Queen Meret-Neith in
Abydos, from 3,000 BC.
The University of Vienna researchers say she was the most
powerful woman in the period and possibly the first female
pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
(FOX NEWS) – Archaeologist working in the northern highlands of
Peru at a site called Pacopampa unearthed a tomb estimated to be
3,000 years old and believed to have honored an elite religious leader.
Reuters reported that the archeologists called the discovery, "Priest
of Pacopampa," named after the archeological zone where the tomb
was uncovered.
The tomb was covered with six layers of ash mixed with black earth,
and was decorated with ceramic bowls.
WASHINGTON (TND) — Archeologists in Peru have unearthed
what’s being described as a nearly 1,000-year-old child mummy.
The National University of San Marcos said the mummified
adolescent — who was approximately 12 or 13 year old when
he or she died — was discovered by a team of researchers
led by archaeologist Yomira Huamán (below).
Pictured: Professor Van Dalen Luna (right) with archaeologist
Yomira Huamán Santillán (left).
On February 16, 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist
Howard Carter (above) entered the sealed burial chamber of the
ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen.
Despite rumors that a curse would befall anyone who disturbed
the tomb, its treasures were carefully catalogued, removed and
included in a famous traveling exhibition called the “Treasures
of Tutankhamen.” The exhibition’s permanent home is the
Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
(AP) – Archaeologists in Norway announced Tuesday that they
have discovered an ancient artifact believed to be the oldest of
its kind with inscriptions dating back 2,000 years.
The runestone, a flat, brown sandstone block covered in
scribbles, is believed to contain some of the earliest words
recorded in Scandinavia, the Museum of Cultural History
in Oslo, Norway, told the Associated Press. Those words,
the museum noted, are “among the oldest runic inscriptions
ever found” while the artifact itself is believed to be “the
oldest datable runestone in the world.”
Researchers inspect a runestone found at Tyrifjorden,
Norway, on Jan. 12 at the Museum of Cultural History
in Oslo.
