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Egyptian Mummies Scanned For Heart Diseases and Were Found To Have Identifiable Arteries
Number of Comments » 0Hardening of the arteries has been noticed in Egyptian mummies, some as old as 3,500 years, signifying that the factor causing heart attack and stroke are not only existing ones; they afflicted ancient people, too.
Study results that appeared in the Nov. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and are being [...]
Mummy and lock of hair showcased at college
Number of Comments » 0An Egyptian mummy and a lock of Mary Queen of Scots’ hair are two of the artifacts that are put on display at a Lancashire college.
The collection will be presented at Stonyhurst College, a 16th Century former manor house near Clitheroe. Other items that are included are 17th Century Persian astronomical calendar, a hat belonging [...]
New discovery at in the Tomb of Djehuty
Number of Comments » 0Earlier this month, Egyptian officials announced that Egyptian and European archaeologists in Luxor had discovered two statues of an ancient pharaoh. Egypt archaeology chief Zahi Hawass said those statues were of King Amenhotep III, who also ruled about 3,500 years ago.
A Spanish mission working at Dra Abu El-Naga on the West Bank at Luxor [...]