Miles Brucker articles

Toothpick habits were long presumed to explain the grooves, but new analysis of ancient dental marks challenges that idea, pointing instead to instinctive behavior deeply rooted in human ancestry rather than to early attempts at dental care.

A fossil usually reveals a creature, yet some split open to expose something wildly unexpected inside. Little stowaways. Last meals. Moments frozen by accident, preserved without intention.

Gold shaped power in ancient Egypt, and rulers used it to decorate temples, crown jewels, and statues meant to shine like the gods. As Egypt grew stronger during the New Kingdom, demand exploded. The deserts east of the Nile promised huge deposits, sparking state-driven searches.

This debate circles around Moses and Akhenaten as supporters highlight intriguing overlaps and skeptics push back, leaving a narrative shaped by shifting timelines and bold personalities.

A single carved surface or forged edge can feel like a direct handshake across time, charged with skillful intent. Even now, these objects radiate a level of mastery that reshapes how we picture the hands and minds behind them.

Gold didn’t simply glitter in ancient Egypt—it carried a cost people rarely acknowledge. Archaeologists working at Ghooza, a remote gold mine in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, uncovered something far colder than treasure: iron ankle shackles built to stop laborers from escaping harsh desert work camps. Discoveries like these force a rethink of what truly fueled Egypt’s wealth. Those gleaming ornaments in museum cases began as ore hacked from blistering canyon walls by workers who had little to no freedom. Stay put, because those shackles reveal more about ancient power than any polished statue ever could.

Could early signs of goddess worship be hiding in plain sight within ancient relics? Archaeologists keep finding symbols and objects suggesting a powerful female presence influencing spiritual life long before the mythologies we recognize emerged.

Imagine this: you’re following an archaeological team across the west bank of the Nile at Luxor. The air tastes dry with dust, grainy beneath your boots. On your left, massive mud-brick walls rise in a saw-toothed zigzag, casting bold shadows in the afternoon sun. You pause. Then realize you’re not in a tomb—you’re in a city untouched for millennia. Keep reading if you’re ready to be transported three thousand years back and explore how one of ancient Egypt’s greatest rulers built—and one of its most controversial abandoned.

Strange clues from centuries ago keep resurfacing, and researchers now have a tool sharp enough to make sense of them. Archaeologists are turning to advanced X-ray dating to uncover when early colonizers shaped the iron they left behind.