When it was made: Circa 1961 to 1878 B.C. What it tells us about the past: Ancient Egyptians feared hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius), viewing them as dangerous and aggressive animals, especially ...

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The team says that the ancient hippopotamus were larger than today's species and weighed about six-seven tonnes, compared to modern hippos that weigh up to four tonnes. They had very prominent ...

A newly discovered cache of 27 carved and sharpened bones from elephants and hippos found in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge site pushes back the date for ancient bone tool use by around 1 million years.

Squat rhinos lived in North America about 12 million years ago, congregating in huge, water-bound herds much like modern hippos.

One of the most famous figures from the ancient world, Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD), once wrote that when he was a boy he was obsessed with playing sports: I liked to play ball as a boy and ...

It is carved from ivory. The ancient Egyptians often made things from hippopotamus ivory because there used to be lots of hippos living by the Nile. The ancient Egyptians played Aseb on one side ...

One of the most famous figures from the ancient world, Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD), once wrote that when he was a boy he was obsessed with playing sports: I liked to play ball as a boy ...

Crocodiles and hippos were a common sight on The Nile during the Ancient Egyptian period. Hippos are not meat eaters but they can still be very dangerous to humans. In fact, some people think it ...