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Archaeologists uncover trove of ancient Egyptian mummies

Archaeologists uncover trove of ancient Egyptian mummies

Archaeologists working near Cairo have uncovered hundreds of ancient Egyptian coffins and bronze statues of deities, Reuters reports. The discovery at a cemetery in Saqqara contained statues of the gods Anubis, Amun, Min, Osiris, Isis, Nefertum, Bastet and Hathor, along with a headless statue of the architect, Imhotep, who built the Saqqara pyramid, Egypt’s Ministry […]

Spirits of bygone eras: America’s largest cave figures discovered

Spirits of bygone eras: America’s largest cave figures discovered

Thanks to 3D modeling techniques, the largest cave figures in North America have been discovered in a cave in Alabama that also contains hundreds of pre-contact Native American mud glyph drawings. In a study published on Tuesday in the journal Antiquity, researchers revealed that the very large anthropomorphic glyphs featured on the cave’s ceiling were […]

Tweet: Elon Musk says will buy Coca Cola ‘to put the cocaine back in’

Tweet: Elon Musk says will buy Coca Cola ‘to put the cocaine back in’

Tesla motors CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he will buy the Coca Cola beverages company and suggested reintroducing cocaine to the drink, according to a Tweet on Thursday. “Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in,” he said in the tweet. Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in […]

4,500-year-old Canaanite statuette of warrior goddess found in Gaza

4,500-year-old Canaanite statuette of warrior goddess found in Gaza

The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said the 22-centimeter (6.7-inch) tall limestone head was found while the farmer was working his land in Khan Yunis, and is believed to be dated to around 2,500 BC. “The statue represents the Canaanite goddess, Anat,” Jamal Abu Reda, in charge of antiquities at the ministry, said in […]