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All are fascinating. Here’s a roundup of what we learned.   Egyptian Minister of Antiquities and Tourism Khaled El Anany. Photo: Mohammed Fouad/dpa via Getty Images. But the biggest news in Egyptian archaeology this year was undoubtedly the excavation of over 100 painted sarcophagi in Saqqara, an ancient burial ground south of Cairo.   Stonehenge. Photo courtesy of English Heritage. Now, thanks to a core sample drilled during a mid-century repair job—the 90-year-old who did the job recently returned it to the UK—experts have determined that the ancient monument’s outer ring of sarse...

Archaeologists Discover Giant Ice Age Mammoth Bone Structure Image Credit : Antiquity Journal   Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a giant Ice Age structure built from the remains of at least 60 mammoths at the Kostenki-Borshevo archaeological complex. The giant circular structure has a diameter of 12.5 metres and was built around 25,000 years ago during the peak of the last Ice Age (called the last glacial maximum), when communities were mainly mobile hunter-gatherers. This would make the monument one of the oldest known mammoth bone buildings, compared to similar structures tha...

13 discoveries in the last year have fundamentally altered our understanding of human history 13 discoveries in the last year have fundamentally altered our understanding of human historyhttps://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/13-discoveries-in-the-last-year-have-fundamentally-altered-our-understanding-of-human-history/slidelist/79683928.cms2020-12-11T21:53:36+05:30 2020-12-11T21:11:51+05:30 13 discoveries in the last year have fundamentally altered our understanding of human history Aylin WoodwardDec 11, 2020, 21:53 IST Mikkel Winther Pedersen and other team members sample different arch...