A new study finds that the disturbance-demanding plant species oak, hazel and yew were abundant in Europe's forests before modern humans arrived, strengthening the argument that ancient vegetation was ...
For the first time, researchers were able to see inside the mummies in the Chicago Field Museum's collections. Their findings ...
The 3,900-year-old tomb of priestess Idy is revealing new insights into women’s roles in Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.
Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...
Egyptologist Dr Camila Di Base-Dyson teaches Richard Glover all about Ancient Egyptian etiquette. Egyptian civilization: the ...
Avian enthusiast Emil Schachtzabel (1850-1941) was fascinated by the wide variety of hybrid pigeon breeds that fanciers ...
The earliest evidence of livestock with modified horns has been discovered in ancient Egypt – sheep skulls with horns that ...
EU researchers are testing DNA from archaeological cat remains to help unravel the tale of cat domestication. It probably ...
A recent preliminary study by Ph.D. student Leonie Hoff of the University of Oxford, published in the Oxford Journal of ...
An archaeological team from the U.S. and Egypt has discovered a 4000-year-old tomb near Luxor with 11 intact burials and ...
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies, according to wildlife officials ...