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The bracelet was taken by a staffer at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
22 SEP 2025 · 2 MIN

Museum Employee Steals 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Pharaoh’s Bracelet, Sells for $4,000

A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet belonging to an ancient Egyptian pharaoh has been stolen from Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, sold for less than $4,000, and melted down by a gold smelter. Egyptian authorities have…

Digital model of La Pileta cave. Credit: D. Antón et al., Journal of Archaeological Science (2025)
19 SEP 2025 · 2 MIN

Spanish Researchers Create First Complete 3D Map of Historic La Pileta Cave Using Advanced LiDAR

University of Seville researchers have successfully captured the first comprehensive three-dimensional digital model of La Pileta Cave in Benaoján, Málaga, using cutting-edge LiDAR technology. This breakthrough provides unprecedented documentation of one of…

Numerous dinosaur eggs have been found in Shiyan, China, but their age has been unknown until now.Credit: Dr. Bi Zhao
18 SEP 2025 · 3 MIN

Revolutionary Laser Method Reveals Age of Chinese Dinosaur Eggs for First Time

Fossil hunters struck gold in China’s Hubei Province, where ancient dinosaur eggs have finally revealed their true age through groundbreaking scientific techniques. For the first time in paleontological history, researchers have successfully…

The complete Canopus Decree Stela discovered in Sharqiya
11 SEP 2025 · 4 MIN

Egyptian Archaeologists Uncover Historic Hieroglyphic Stone Second Only to Rosetta Stone

Egyptian excavators working in Sharqia Governorate have pulled a massive sandstone tablet from the earth that scholars are calling the most important linguistic discovery in more than a century. The stone bears…

Header image: Bronze Celtic warrior figurine Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation
26 AUG 2025 · 2 MIN

Bronze Celtic Warrior Found Among 40,000 Artifacts in Bavarian Excavations

German archaeologists have uncovered a three-inch bronze Celtic warrior figurine among more than 40,000 artifacts during three years of excavations at Manching oppidum in Bavaria. Standing just under three inches tall, the…

Arabian red foxes (Vulpes vulpes arabica) are a fox species found in Southern Iraq. Source: CC BY 4.0. Taken by Alahamali70. Statue of Hadad (another name of the Anunnaki god Ishkur) presented by Felix von Luschan et al. Source: Public Domain.
6 AUG 2025 · 5 MIN

Ancient Tablet Reveals Lost Sumerian Myth: Hero Fox Saving an Anunnaki God

For 4,400 years, a small clay tablet lay hidden inside the ruins of the Ancient Sumerian city of Nippur (in what’s now southern Iraq). This tablet may be miniscule but it reveals…