Tuesday, January 19, 2016

5,000 Year-Old Drawings & Hieroglyphs Discovered in Sinai Desert

About 60 drawings and hieroglyphic inscriptions have been discovered at the site of Wadi Ameyra in the Sinai Desert. 

http://www.livescience.com/53406-early-egyptian-queen-revealed-in-hieroglyphs.html

Monday, January 11, 2016

2,200 Year-Old Prosthetic Leg Discovered in China

A prosthetic leg dating back 2,200 years has been discovered in a tomb in China. It was used by a man who had a left knee that was fused at an 80 degree angle.

http://www.livescience.com/53321-ancient-prosthetic-leg-with-hoofed-foot-discovered.html

Monday, January 4, 2016

Archaeologists Return to Northern Iraq

As ISIL is pushed back from Northern Iraq archaeologists have resumed work in the region. At Shanidar Cave several discoveries have been made include new Neanderthal skeletal remains.

http://www.livescience.com/53248-archaeologists-return-to-iraq.html