Hyaenodonts were the main meat-eating mammal at the time across what is now Africa and Arabia ... So the team took inspiration from Bastet, the ancient leonine Egyptian goddess of pleasure ...

In 1904, Sekhmetops was placed within a European group of hyaenodonts. The team showed Bastetodon and Sekhmetops both belonged to a group of hyaenodonts that actually originated in Africa. (Professor ...

Ancient ruins at Himera. Credit: wikimedia commons / Bjs CC BY 4.0 Aftermath and significance of this war with Carthage Though Agathocles failed to capture Carthage, his invasion in Africa had ...

A team of scientists from the University of Portsmouth has made a discovery that could revolutionize our understanding of the origin of life in the universe. According to a study led by astrophysicist ...

A symposium scene on an ancient Kylix, or drinking cup. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain Kline (Greek Ανάκλινδρο) was a type of furniture used by the ancient Greeks in their symposia and by ...

raising the possibility that these ancient inhabitants were not only experimenting with fire but had also developed some form of technique to improve the quality of the metal. If it is confirmed that ...

A study from the Ateneo de Manila University reveals that ancient Filipinos mastered deep ... As a result, it challenges the belief that only Africa and Europe possessed it. Interesting ...

A group of archeological researchers has discovered some bone tools which were forged 1.5 million years ago in Africa The research work was published in the journal Nature and states that the tools ...

His work blended techniques from archaeology, physics, geochemistry, and materials science to reconstruct ancient technologies in general, and those of ancient metallurgy in particular. Much of his ...

Africa has been home to many of the fastest growing economies in the world – creating a need for new buildings, houses and roads, as well as access to abundant energy and clean water. Caterpillar’s ...

A cultural artifact may be tangible, like an ancient tomb or it may be intangible ... For example, the development of pottery and metallurgy reflects advancements in technology. Second, artifacts can ...