A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Early Maltese temples were egg-shaped and resembled the womb of the goddess of fertility. Later, from 4,000 to 3,000 BC, the Maltese built such temples with four or five semicircular projections off the temple’s main
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – With the help of new archaeogenetic data, scientists have obtained exciting insights into the social order of the Aegean Bronze Age. Life picture: Bronze Age family harvesting grain. © Nikola Nevenov When Heinrich Schliemann discovered
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A young girl has made the discovery of a lifetime! During a visit to Calvert Beach in Maryland on Christmas Day, nine-year-old Molly Sampson found an ancient tooth from a 50-foot-long megalodon. Molly shows the
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As a child, he was unlike his peers, and this made him a target for bullies. It was a long and lonely journey before he found a true friend. His unique, unexplained abilities have long
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A team of archaeologists excavating in Luxor, Egypt, has announced the discovery of a mysterious ancient tomb. According to Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, the tomb was unearthed by Egyptian and
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It has been decided the skeleton of the Irish Giant Charles Byrne will not be part of the controversial exhibition at the Hunterian Museum in London, UK. With the approval of the Council of the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Humans and chimpanzees differ in only one percent of their DNA. Human accelerated regions (HARs) are parts of the genome with an unexpected amount of these differences. HARs were stable in mammals for millennia but
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Eight over-4,000-year-old, ostrich eggs were uncovered near an ancient fire pit in the Nitzana sand dunes in the Negev, in the south of Israel. This rare find, preliminarily dated between 4,000 and 7,500 years ago,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com -The analysis of ancient DNA allows scientists to trace human evolution and make important discoveries about modern populations. The data revealed by ancient DNA sampling can be valuable, but the human remains that carry this ancient
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Slovakia have made an unusual find. The remains of 38 individuals were found in a ditch surrounding the settlement of Vráble. Their well-preserved skeletons were jumbled together and all of them were
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The movement of people across the Bering Sea from North Asia to North America is a well-known phenomenon in early human history. Nevertheless, the genetic makeup of the people who lived in North Asia during
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Europe’s bog body phenomenon has long fascinated scientists. Many European countries have discovered countless bodies preserved by the bogs’ cool, acidic conditions and organic compounds. Still, despite intensive studies, it is not until now researchers
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The ancient Greek historian Strabo referred to the presence of an important shrine located on the west coast of the Peloponnese some 2,000 years ago. Now, remains of an Archaic temple (most likely once formed part
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers have unraveled secrets from ancient Latin texts written on papyrus. This work could tell us a great deal about what Roman society and education were like and how the influence of Latin spread. While
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., many people in Pompeii lived a comfortable life. At the time of the destruction, Pompeii was a flourishing ancient city with magnificent houses, streets, and shops.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Smallpox was once one of humanity’s most devastating diseases, but its origin is shrouded in mystery. Scientific estimates of when the smallpox virus first emerged have been at odds with historical records for years. Now,
