Tag: archaeologist

A discovery that sheds light on life in the ice age

The bones of five mammoths were discovered with Neanderthal stone tools at a quarry near Swindon, providing a revealing look at life in Britain during the ice age 200,000 years ago. The well-preserved mammoth remains belonged to two adults, two juveniles and an infant. Their bones were found alongside a Neanderthal hand axe and small […]

Unwrapping a 3,500-year-old mystery digitally

The mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep was discovered in 1881 but never unwrapped by archaeologists. Egyptian scientists have digitally unwrapped the mummified remains of the pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing tantalizing details about the life and death of the Egyptian king for the first time since the mummy was discovered in 1881. Decorated with flower garlands and […]

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