4,000-year-old Egyptian skull gives ‘extraordinary’ clues about cancer treatment

4,000-year-old Egyptian skull gives ‘extraordinary’ clues about cancer treatment

It’s a bone-a fide discovery. An international team of researchers says it has found evidence of ancient Egyptians performing experimental treatments or medical explorations of human cancer more than 4,000 years ago. “This is an extraordinary new perspective in our understanding of the history of medicine,” said Edgard Camarós, a paleopathologist at the University of … Read more

4,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge’ burial ground discovered in the Netherlands

4,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge’ burial ground discovered in the Netherlands

A 4,000-year-old religious burial ground has been discovered in the Netherlands. The mound — 65 feet in diameter — has the remains of around 60 men, women and children, Phys.org reported. It was also configured so that the sun would shine directly through on the winter and summer solstices. After six years of digging, it … Read more