The sixth brightest star in the night sky, Capella, is the brightest star in the Northern Hemisphere constellation Auriga the Charioteer. This star is also one of the points in the Winter Hexagon. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/capella-is-the-stellar-beacon-of-auriga-the-charioteer…
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Ancient Mayan civilization used advanced water treatment technology
The oldest known example of a water treatment system in the Western Hemisphere was recently discovered in Guatemala. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/ancient-mayan-civilization-used-advanced-water-treatment-technology…
Mummified baboons may identify lost land of Punt, ancient Egypt’s trading partner
Ancient Egyptians got those baboons from somewhere. Source: https://www.livescience.com/baboon-mummies-lost-land-punt.html
What’s the birthstone for December?
If you were born December, you’ve got 2 birthstones, turquoise and zircon. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/december-birthstone-zircon-turquoise…
Mummy count continues to grow at ancient Egypt burial site
The number of mummy-filled coffins found in a series of burial shafts at Saqqara in Egypt keeps growing, archaeologists with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities reported. Source: https://www.livescience.com/more-mummies-saqqara-egypt-burial-shafts.html
Archaeologists finally peer inside Egyptian mummies first found in 1615
Ancient painted mummies found in Egypt more than 400 years ago were finally examined with CT scans. Source: https://www.livescience.com/painted-ancient-egyptian-mummies-ct-scan.html
Aquarius? Here’s your constellation
Aquarius lies in a “watery” part of the sky, near Pisces the Fish, Cetus the Whale, Eridanus the River, and Piscis Austrinus the Southern Fish. Source: https://earthsky.org/constellations/aquarius-heres-your-constellation…
Adorable ancient sea cows once swam through now-bone dry Egyptian desert
Ancient marine beasts used to swim in what is now Egypt’s Eastern Desert. Source: https://www.livescience.com/sea-cow-manatee-relatives-egypt-desert.html
59 priest mummies and statue of unusual god unearthed in Egypt
Archaeologists have now discovered 59 mummy coffins in Saqqara in Egypt. Many of the mummies are likely the remains of priests. Source: https://www.livescience.com/59-mummies-saqqara-egypt.html
Facial reconstruction reveals Egyptian ‘mummy portrait’ was accurate except for one detail
A CT scan of an ancient mummy shows that its “mummy portrait” was almost, but not completely accurate. Source: https://www.livescience.com/mummy-portraits-egypt-accuracy.html