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Mesopotamian clay maps 5,000-year-old rivers

Mesopotamian clay maps, dating back 5,000 years, provide a fascinating glimpse into the ancient world’s perception of ...

Smoke-dried bodies could be world's 'oldest mummies': Study

Some ancient societies in China and Southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them ...

Scientists Have Found the World’s Oldest Known Mummies — and They Are Thousands of Years Older Than the Ones in Egypt

By contrast, mummies found in Egypt typically date back to about 4,500 years ago, and mummies from northern Chile — typically ...
China Daily Global Edition

Dunhuang a place that appeals to all hearts

The motif first appeared in Dunhuang in the sixth century and later spread along the ancient Silk Road to Central Asia, West ...
Indian Defence Review

Archaeologists Stunned by Ancient Mummies That Predate Egypt by 10,000 Years

Discover the shocking discovery of the world's oldest mummies, rewriting the history of ancient burial practices.
NBNW

World’s Oldest Mummy Found

World's oldest mummy, dating back 7,000 years, discovered in South America's Chimborazo region. Preserved by smoke and minerals, the well-preserved body challenges Egypt's mummification belief.

Smoke-dried human remains found in Asia may be world's oldest known mummies, researchers say

Some ancient societies in Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier ...
Greek Reporter

Tsakonika: Defying the Odds, a Spartan Dialect Endures

Tsakonika, the language of ancient Sparta, still survives today, despite the ravages of time and the many reversals of ...

Oldest known evidence of human mummification discovered in Asia, scientists say

An examination of charring on skeletons showed signs they had been exposed to low heat over long periods of time, which would ...
New Scientist

The oldest human mummies were slowly smoked 14,000 years ago

For at least 10,000 years, humans across South-East Asia were being carefully preserved after death by being smoke-dried – a ...

From ketchup to popcorn: Modern foods with ancient origins

How old is your food? Before food was a choice, it was a necessity — the bare minimum only eaten and endured in order to ...
Greek Reporter

This Is the Oldest Known Cycladic Sculpture of Ancient Greece

The Fat Lady of Saliagos (also known as The Naked Lady of Saliagos) is the oldest known Cycladic sculpture. It is a marble ...