The mummy was found in a limestone sarcophagus sealed in mortar some 4300 years ago.
The carnivorous dinosaur inhabited parts of South America during the Cretaceous period some 70 million years ago.
The flat,square block of brownish sandstone has carved scribbles that are up to 2000 years old.
Plants in amber are a rarity. Among Baltic amber specimens,only 1 to 3 per cent of trapped organisms are botanical.
The sellers said Levi Strauss was a major seller of dry goods during the Gold Rush and lost treasure in the SS Central America shipwreck.
A total of 63 graves have been identified at the site of a housing development. A set of bones and artefacts from one tomb was dated back to the second century.
The large and ornate piece suggests the woman,in whose burial site it was found,may have been an early Christian leader,maybe an abbess,royalty or both.
Thanks to the mud that protected them,the two-dozen figurines and other bronze objects were found in a perfect state of conservation.
100 years ago,a Howard Carter-led team discovered the entrance to Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
On November 4th,1922,Howard Carter made a note in his pocket diary:‘First steps of tomb found.’ The following day he added:‘Discovered tomb under tomb of Ramses VI. Investigated same&found seals intact.’ The find inspired a media frenzy around the world and inspired designers to incorporate ancient Egyptian motifs on everything from clothing to architecture,a feature of the Art Deco style that dominated the decorative arts until the mid-1930s.
The details of the boy’s body suggest a macabre,classic horror tale but a virtual autopsy has revealed something more tragic.