Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In 1914, two beads were found under the great ziggurat of Aššur in Iraq, in a foundation deposit dating from around 1800-1750 BC. Their material has now been identified as amber using Fourier Transform Infrared
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Irritator challengeri was a two-legged, meat-eating dinosaur, or more precisely—a spinosaurid. The knowledge of the species is based on the most complete fossil skull known from this group. With the aid of X-ray computed
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A team of archaeologists from INRAP (French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research) recently unearthed two Neolithic settlements of which one has well-preserved structures. The excavataed arc was the best preserved of its kind at
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – What can human hands possibly have in common with fish fins? Not much, most would say. However, according to scientists, fossil evidence offers remarkable insight into how the human hand evolved from fish fins. The
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Four ancient Egyptian artefacts that were illegally smuggled to Italy have found their way home. The artefacts were handed over to the Egyptian Embassy in Rome some time ago and the Ministry of Tourism and
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An Egyptian team of archaeologists has discovered a collection of structure relics dated to the Byzantine and Late Period in Meir Necropolis in the Assiut governorate. Image credit: Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities –
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have analyzed ancient DNA from pre-Hispanic individuals in northern and central Mexico, revealing contributions from an unknown “ghost” population. The result of the study provides surprising information about the migration patterns of ancient Mexican
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Half a billion years ago, an unusual-looking animal crawled over the sea floor, using tentacles to pick up food particles along the way. Known as Rotadiscus grandis, this animal lived during the Cambrian period, when a
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In Finland, many unexplored ancient caves hold many secrets. One of them is called Varggrottan, which means Wolf Cave in English. When archaeologists explored the mysterious cave, they found several artifacts that suggest this place
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The underground of the city of Naples has no doubt many undiscovered secrets. The remains of the ancient necropolis of Neapolis- located about 10 m below the current street level at the Health District – represent
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study published in the journal Science by an international team finds that early human species adapted to mosaic landscapes and diverse food resources, which would have increased our ancestor’s resilience to past shifts
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In a study published today in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews, an international research team led by scientists from the University of Tübingen and the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment presents the earliest
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Several magnificent Iron Age, Roman, and post-Medieval artifacts found in Monmouthshire, a county in the southeast of Wales, have been declared a treasure. According to experts, some Roman finds could suggest a previously undiscovered settlement
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have tried to solve the enduring mystery of language evolution, and it seems something that happened 70,000 years ago may shed light on this ancient enigma. According to the hypothesis called Romulus and Remus
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – More than 20 years ago, the BBC’s “Walking with Dinosaurs” TV documentary series showed a 25-meter-long Liopleurodon. This sparked heated debates over the size of this pliosaur as it was thought to have been wildly overestimated
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Visitors to the beautiful island of Korcula, the supposed birthplace of Marco Polo in Croatia, can admire wonderful dense pine forests, beautiful buildings, small squares, and marvelous monuments in the medieval Old town. As the
