Climate change has been influencing human development for thousands of years, according to scientists examining why a well-fortified port city in Egypt was suddenly abandoned more than 2,100 years ago. Berenike, also known as Berenike Troglodytica, was a fortified city founded in 275 BC by Macedonian pharaoh Ptolemy II, who named it after his mother, … Read more
Monkey skeletons are discovered in 2,000-year-old animal cemetery arranged like sleeping children by their Roman and Egyptian owners Experts digging near the Red Sea in Egypt found a number of monkey skeletons The monkeys were discovered buried in an animal cemetery by the seaport The monkeys were found to have been imported from India Experts say … Read more
A ‘black goo’ used by the ancient Egyptians to cover mummy cases was made from a mixture of animal fat, tree resin, beeswax and crude oil from the Dead Sea, scientists have revealed. Several mummies were given this bizarre treatment from the 19th to 22nd Dynasty, between 1,300 and 750 BC. One such by the … Read more