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CT scans of ancient Egyptian mummies reveal lifespans, health, and daily life of priests

Radiologists at Keck Medicine of USC examined two ancient Egyptian mummies using high-resolution CT scanning, producing detailed views of bodies preserved for more than two millennia. The project focused on two priests, Nes Min from around 330 BCE and Nes Hor from around 190 BCE...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/02/ct-scans-of-egyptian-mummies-reveal-daily-life-of-priests/

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14,000-year-old Alaska campsite helps trace how the first people arrived in North America

A buried campsite in Alaska’s middle Tanana Valley offers fresh evidence about early human movement into North America. Excavations at the Holzman site along Shaw Creek reveal repeated human activity around 14,000 years ago, a period tied to major shifts in climate, animals, and landscapes near the end of the last Ice Age...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/02/how-first-people-arrived-in-north-america/

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5,000 year old rock art in Sinai shows early Egyptian conquest and control of copper mines

A newly recorded rock carving in the southwest Sinai Desert provides rare visual evidence of early Egyptian expansion into the peninsula around 3000 BCE. The scene, cut into a prominent rock face in Wadi Khamila, presents a violent encounter linked to control over mineral resources...

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