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Old Kingdom Tomb of High-Ranking Royal Official Found at Saqqara Reveals a Necropolis Reused Across Eras
Archaeologists at Saqqara have uncovered the Old Kingdom tomb of a high-ranking Egyptian official named Sekhentiu-Ptah, together with part of his funerary chapel, an inscribed false door and a group of alabaster ritual objects still preserved in their original setting. The excavation also exposed a network of burial shafts containing later human burials, painted funerary…
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Iron Age Burial in Scotland Reveals Possible Brain Removal and Human Bone Tools
An Iron Age burial in northern Scotland has revealed one of the most unusual examples of postmortem body treatment yet identified in prehistoric Britain. A new study published in the journal Antiquity reports that researchers re-examined the remains of two individuals buried in a low stone cairn at Loch Borralie, on the Durness Peninsula in…
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5,500-Year-Old Ritual Vessels in Poland Reveal Dairy Feasts Linked to Women-Led Ceremonies
A set of carefully crafted ceramic vessels unearthed in central Poland is shedding new light on how Neolithic communities gathered, ate, and marked important moments together. The objects, dating back roughly 5,500 years, appear to have been used during ritual feasts involving processed dairy products—and may point to ceremonies shaped largely by women. The discovery…