Ancient mummy of a teenage girl dates to the 17th Dynasty and fine jewelry was discovered in Draa Abul Naga

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Archaeologists from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) have announced the discovery of the mummy of a teenager from Ancient Egypt on whom a series of fine jewelry was discovered. It lived during the seventeenth dynasty and was buried around 1600 BC, surprisingly, although its sarcophagus was discovered by grave robbers it has remained intact, notes The History Blog.

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The scientists who collaborated to make this discovery explain that the teenager was 15-16 years old when she died and that she was placed in a sarcophagus made from the trunk of a single tree that was painted with red pigments.

Archaeologists also explain that the mummy is in a rather poor state of preservation and that they discovered on it earrings, two rings and four necklaces placed in a pile on her chest. These necklaces were made of expensive materials, some of which were used to represent various deities. Researchers are surprised by the contrast between the jewelry discovered, quite expensive by weather standards, and the simplicity of the sarcophagus.

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Near this mummy were discovered a pair of shoes, which were colored red and decorated with a series of representations of sacred animals: ibis, cats, hippos, but also with images of two deities, who patronized the pregnancy, which led archaeologists to conclude that they belonged to a woman.


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500 years since the death of the great Leonardo Piero da Vinci

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501 years have passed since Leonardo da Vinci, a prominent figure in the Renaissance, passed away. His genius allowed him to leave his mark on the era, being a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer.

Leonardo da Vinci's personality also proved to be tender 500 years after his death, on May 2, 1519.

Two Italian experts will perform a DNA test using a strand of hair believed to belong to da Vinci. The strand comes from a private collection in the United States and will be exhibited starting Thursday at the Leonardo Davinci Museum of Ideals in Vinci, the city in Tuscany where the famous artist was born.

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Scientists believe that the DNA analysis could dispel any doubts about the artist's remains, which are said to have been discovered in a tomb in Amboise, France.

Da Vinci was originally buried in the chapel of Saint Florentin in the Amboise Castle in the Loire Valley. But the tomb was destroyed during the French Revolution and the bones are believed to have been moved to a smaller chapel (Saint-Hubert) of the same castle. However, so far it has never been established with certainty that these are Leonardo's remains.

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Leonardo Da Vinci lived in France for the last three years of his life, at the invitation of King Francis I.

Born on April 15, 1452, Leonardo is considered one of the most important personalities of the Renaissance. Famous both as a painter and as a sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer, da Vinci reflected his aspirations for a practical approach to the theoretical fields specific to his time.

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We have all heard of "The Vitruvian Man" and "The Mona Lisa", some of the works that made da Vinci known throughout the world. Mona Lisa has always generated discussion among scientists and artists, all trying to find out more about the woman with the look "following you around the room" and has an unmistakable smile.

According to the most widespread hypothesis, the model of the painting was named Lisa Gherardini, born in 1479, in Florence. A descendant of a modest family, she married at the age of 16 the son of a cloth merchant, himself a merchant, Francesco di Bartolomeo del Giocondo, and gave him three children.

When, in 1503, Francesco del Giocondo moved to a more spacious apartment on Via del Stufa and decided to make a portrait of his wife, he turned to Leonardo da Vinci. Francesco never received his commissioned work.


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A macabre discovery reveals a little known fact in the history of ancient Greece

The end of the seventh century B.C. was a tumultuous period in Athenian history. Though once ruled by a king, the increasingly powerful region of Attica, home to Athens, had come to be presided over by aristocrats who maintained their hold on power through landownership and lifetime appointments. But as the century drew to a close, the political climate was primed for a new type of government—that of a single ruler, or tyrant. An evocative gravesite on the outskirts of Athens is a testament to this contentious moment in history.

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Excavators at the Phaleron Delta necropolis have uncovered the remains of 80 men, shackled together at their wrists, lying in a mass grave. The most recent osteological studies have determined that the majority of the men were between 20 and 30 years old, although four were much younger, and that all 80 had been killed in the same manner—with a fatal blow to the head. 

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The discovery of two small vases buried with them has allowed archaeologists to date the grave to the mid-to-late seventh century B.C., suggesting to project director Stella Chrysoulaki that the men were executed in the course of one of these attempts to gain political primacy. “For the first time,” Chrysoulaki says,  “We can illustrate historical events that took place during the struggle between aristocrats in the seventh century and led, through a long process, to the establishment of a democratic regime in the city of Athens.”



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Another amazing discovery made by archaeologists in The Holy Sepulcher

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For decades, archaeologists and theologians have debated whether the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem is really the place where Christ was buried and that he rose after being crucified.

Nowadays, after scientists have obtained the agreement to open the tomb for the first time in 500 years, its content offers "visible evidence that the place where pilgrims venerate today is the same tomb that Roman Emperor Constantine found in century IV "

The tomb was dressed in Marble in the year 1500 to prevent visitors to steal pieces of it or relics. In previous centuries, the famous church was destroyed and rebuilt many times as experts began to have doubts about the exact location of the tomb and its contents.
 

The second room of the aedicula, purportedly containing the tomb of Jesus photo: wikipedia.org

After lifting the marble plate for the first time after 500 years, researchers have found in limestone shelf that is supposed to be the body of Jesus was laid, says The Mirror. In addition, it was discovered and a second slab of marble unknown to researchers, engraved with a cross believed to have been carved XIIl century by the Crusaders.

Archaeologist Fredrik Hiebert, National Geographic part of the team, said that "the thing that amazed me the most was when I removed the first layer of dust and found a second piece of marble. It was gray, beige not like that from the outside and even in the middle of it was a very nice cross inscribed. I had no idea that such a thing is there. "


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3,000 years old mummy discovered in a tomb in Egypt

Spanish archaeologists have discovered an ancient Egyptian mummy that was in very good condition, near Luxor (Egypt).

This one of the best preserved mummies, it looks like the body of a man who was called Amenrenef a servant of a royal house. This is a colorful wooden sarcophagus.

The tomb was discovered near the southern wall of the Temple of Millions of Years, temple which was built on the west bank of the Nile near Luxor by Pharaoh Thutmosis III (1490-1436 BCE). Known as the "Napoleon of Egypt" was the sixth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, the most popular of all the dynasties of Egypt.

Amenrenef apparently did not live in the time of Thutmosis III, the tomb is dated around 1,000 BCE The casing was covered with a multitude of colorful decorations representing religious symbols, examples of which are solar symbols, goddesses Isis and Nephthys, who open their wings, the four sons of Horus and other religious scenes.




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After 500 years, Jesus' tomb was open again. '' I was amazed at what I found under the marble '

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For  the first time, researchers have found that surface, is traditionally considered to be the tomb of Jesus. Located Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem tomb was covered with marble tiles in the sixteenth century at the latest.

Fredrik Hiebert, an archaeologist at the National Geographic Society, said that "the marble covering the tomb had been removed and I was amazed at the amount of materials under them. There will be long scientific survey, but in the end we will be able to discover the stone surface of which was deposited the body of Jesus. "

According to tradition, Jesus was lying on a carved stone that came from a limestone cave after being crucified by the Romans in 30 C.E. or perhaps in 33. On three days after his death, he resurrected and women who came to anoint his tomb was found empty. This stone is now attached to a structure called Edicule (from the Latin aedicule, small house), which was subsequently rebuilt between 1808 to 1810 after being destroyed by fire. 

The emergence of this tomb gives researchers a great opportunity to study what is considered to be the Christian religion, the most holy place. Analysis of the original stones that will help them discover not only the original shape of the tomb, but also as a place of worship has become since it was identified by Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine in the year 326.

Inside the tomb, the light emanating from candles and lamps make it possible to observe some details that are usually overlooked. Church of the Holy Sepulchre is in this moment, in the custody of the six Christian sects. Greek Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic and Armenian Orthodox Church have the most control over this area, and the status of certain parts of this church which are considered common places of worship for all sects, including the tomb was governed by an agreement custody rights record of all sects.

Edicule that aforementioned integrity restored in the nineteenth century was a dilemma for decades. It was affected by the earthquake in 1927, and British authorities were forced to restore it in 1947, by positioning the outer beams.

In 2015, Partiarhia Greek Orthodox in Jerusalem, with the agreement of 2 other large communities, invited members of the National Technical University of Athens to study the site, and premiered its new restoration was in March this year, which is expected to be completed in spring 2017.



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New discovery inside the Great Pyramid of Giza

Over the years, more and more voices have theorized that the Great Pyramid of Giza in hiding true network of tunnels and rooms which, however, have not been discovered by archaeologists.

Moreover, it was recently stated that there is clear evidence of an empty space that lies behind the northern part of this pyramid and a cavity unknown grows on the north-east structures that are completely separate from the main channels and graves inside pyramid.

The Great Pyramid of Giza photo: wikipedia.org

Great Pyramid of Giza built for the Pharaoh Khufu was now more than 4,500 years and has a height of 146 meters, recorded the largest building in Egypt at that time.

A project called Scanning Pyramids, which brought together researchers from several universities, and technical companies from around the world, aims to investigate the pyramid in order to see what is inside it using non-invasive methods, scanning the the main method. Because this scan to be performed, they used infrared thermography, 3D simulation and muon radiography, for possible abnormalities in the structure. While infrared thermography method is used to determine variations in temperature in a given room, Muon radiography works like X-rays Regarding the latter method, one of the researchers in this project explains: "As X-rays pass through our body and our skeleton can be seen, these particles (muons) can pass through any structure, even through extremely tough stones. "

Using these methods, researchers have found a cavity known that has a depth of approximately 105 meters and is located in the outskirts of the north-east structure, another variant of a cavity under the entrance gate behind the face of the and north, however, there is no evidence that there is a close connection between them.

However, given that this project was initiated by scientists and not by archaeologists, the latter stated that these abnormalities are a result of building the pyramid. Furthermore, I believe that there is no room above.


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