The ancient city of Soknopaiou Nesos, also known as Dimeh es-Seba, is connected to the Graecized deity of Soknopaios (Sobek neb Pai), a localized version of the Ancient Egyptian crocodile-headed god Sobek.
To truly understand the difference between polar and Palaeozoic gigantism, we need to delve into their respective origins.
Grave Robbers had already beaten archaeologists to the site, but archaeologists found a tomb that was untouched by the looters.
One of the most hotly debated questions in the history of Neanderthal research has been whether they created art. In the past few years, the consensus has become that they…
Researchers created a facial approximation of a 45,000-year-old individual who is believed to be the oldest anatomically modern human ever to be genetically sequenced.
Two extremely large flint knives, described as giant handaxes, were amongst the unearthed artifacts.
The rock art offers new evidence of elusive and previously unrecorded encounters between Indigenous people from Awunbarna, Arnhem Land and visitors from the Moluccas to the north of Australia.
A fossil snake with the rare ability to see in infrared light was discovered in the Messel Pit, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Germany. Paleontologists shed light on the early evolution of snakes and their sensory capabilities.
The Konar Sandal remains were exposed after flooding in 2001 near Jiroft in Iran. Sheltered by towering, rugged mountains on three sides, this hidden jewel was revealed to be a sprawling Bronze Age urban settlement, built by a magnificent kingdom whose existence had been previously excluded from the annals of history.
Archaeologists from the Universities of Manchester and Cardiff have identified the origins of Arthur’s Stone, one of the most well-known Stone Age monuments in the United Kingdom. Professor Julian Thomas…
