The Silver Pharaoh
1. World’s Oldest Butchering Tools Gave Evolutionary Edge to Human Communication
“Combining the tools of psychology, evolutionary biology and archaeology, scientists have found compelling evidence for the co-evolution of early Stone Age slaughtering tools and our ability to communicate and teach, shedding new light on the power of human culture to shape evolution.” Read more at Phys.org.
2. Psusennes, the Silver Pharaoh with Riches that Rivaled Those of Tutankhamun
In 1940, in Tanis, Egypt, a French archaeologist Pierre Montet discovered a tomb of a little known pharaoh of the 21st Dynasty of ancient Egypt, Psusennes I. It was believed that with the country weakened, the pharaohs of the 21st Dynasty did not wield much power. However, the discovery of the tomb of Psusennes I disproved this assumption. Read more at Ancient Origins.
Also, watch Secrets of the Dead: The Silver Pharaoh and learn what the royal tomb of Psusennes I reveals about ancient Egypt.
3. Was King Tutankhamun’s Broken Beard Glued Back On!?
Here’s another Secrets in the News from Egypt. Conservators at the Egyptian Museum say that the blue and gold braided beard on the burial mask of Tutankhamum was knocked during cleaning, and glued back on with epoxy. The mask is more than 3300 years old. Read more at CNN.
Watch Secrets of the Dead: Ultimate Tut and find more about the most famous pharaoh in ancient Egyptian history.
4. Stone Age Man Wasn’t Necessarily More Advanced Than the Neanderthals
At an archaeological site in France, University of Montreal researchers have discovered a multi-purpose bone tool dating from the Neanderthal era. “This is the first time a multi-purpose bone tool from this period has been discovered. It proves that Neanderthals were able to understand the mechanical properties of bone and knew how to use it to make tools, abilities usually attributed to our species, Homo sapiens.” Read more at Phys.org.
5. Treasured 16th-Century ‘Lenox Globe’ Gets a Digital Makeover
At the New York Public Library, researchers plan to provide a precise digital record of the Lenox Globe, the oldest surviving globe to depict the New World. Read more at Live Science.
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