5,000-Year-Old Chinese Beer Recipe Had Secret Ingredient

Barley might have been the “secret ingredient” in a 5,000-year-old beer recipe that has been reconstructed from residues on prehistoric pots from China, according to new archaeological research. Continue reading Neolithic Beer Recipe Reconstructed →

Decapitating Demons May Be the Oldest Fearsome Entities of Ancient Egypt

A Belgium-based Egyptologist has discovered the oldest depictions of ancient Egyptian demons, showing that demonic entities populated the ancient Egyptians’ imaginations as far back as 4,000 years ago. Continue reading Oldest Depiction of Ancient Egyptian Demons Found →

Egyptian artifact, exposed after heavy rains last winter, believed to have belonged to very senior figure in Thirteenth Pharaonic dynasty in 18th century BCE

Haifa University announced on Sunday the discovery of a rare 3,700-year-old scarab seal found at Tel Dor, an important ancient port on the coast south of Haifa.
The amulet was found by a birdwatcher, who gave it to university archaeologists on site. The object was exposed after heavy rains last winter. Continue reading 3,700-year-old scarab seal found by birdwatcher →

Intricate animal and flower tattoos adorn the mummy’s neck, shoulders and back.

A mummy from ancient Egypt was heavily tattooed with sacred symbols, which may have served to advertise and enhance the religious powers of the woman who received them more than 3,000 years ago. Continue reading Symbols of protection against evil found on Egyptian mummy →

Findings published in Nature reveal Hobbits may have lived along side modern humans.

Eight years of further excavations and study at the Indonesian cave site of Liang Bua have pushed back the time of disappearance of the ‘hobbits’ of Flores (Homo floresiensis) from as recently as 12,000 years ago to about 50,000 years ago, according to new findings published today (31 March, AEDT) in Nature. Continue reading Hobbits Died Out 50,000 Years Ago →