Experts say the remains are those of a Sub-Saharan African woman and date from between 896 AD and 1025 AD. At the time of the discovery, the force said a Roman cemetery had been found near to the site which could explain the findings. Believed to have traveled more than 3,000 miles from Africa. Gloucestershire […]
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5,600 years old Black Mummy Child of Libya, Africa
Mummification knowledge at 5,600 years old, this pre-dates Ancient Egyptian Civilization… Wan Muhuggiag (Muhjaij) Mummy, Tashwinat, Libya The Tashwinat Mummy of a child found in Wan Muhuggiag (or Uan Mughjaj), Tadrart Acacus, Fezzan, southern Libya, by Professor Mori in 1958. The mummy was thought to be at least 5400 years old and therefore it is […]
Dark Skin May Have Evolved to Protect Against Skin Cancer
At one time, natural selection may have favored those who had the darkest variations in skin color to protect against ultraviolet radiation.PHOTOGRAPH ABOVE BY SARAH LEEN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Greaves, who studies the role that disease plays in human evolution, believes his study adds credence to the idea that when earlier hominids shed their shaggy hair […]