Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists based in Germany have examined a 17th-century child mummy, using cutting-edge science alongside historical records to shed new light on Renaissance childhood. The child was found in an aristocratic Austrian family crypt, where the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – We can thank the pyramids of Giza for roads. A vital part of our built environment, they’ve been a staple of human existence for millennia. How they are built and used reveal a lot about
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Marine archaeologists from Vrak – Museum of Wreck have found the wreck of the naval vessel Äpplet, Vasa’s sister ship. The ship was first launched in 1629 and was built by the same master shipbuilder
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers at the University of Gothenburg has shown that the Skaftö wreck had probably taken on cargo in Gdansk in Poland and was heading towards Belgium when it foundered in the Lysekil archipelago around 1440.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A joint study by TAU and the Hebrew University, involving 20 researchers from different countries and disciplines, has accurately dated 21 destruction layers at 17 archaeological sites in Israel by reconstructing the direction and/or intensity
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The first genetic data from Paleolithic human individuals in the U.K.—the oldest human DNA obtained from the British Isles so far—indicates the presence of two distinct groups that migrated to Britain at the end of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – To most children finding something unusual and unexpected is a joy, but discovering a precious, rare ancient artifact must be a memory for a lifetime! One can only guess what goes through the mind of
AncientPages.com – It was a well-kept secret among historians during the late 19th and early 20th centuries that the practice of magic was widespread in the ancient Mediterranean. Historians wanted to keep the activity low-key because it did not support
AncientPages.com – Humans are the only species to live in every environmental niche in the world – from the icesheets to the deserts, rainforests to savannahs. As individuals we are rather puny, but when we are socially connected, we are
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – New excavations in Uppåkra, Sweden are at the forefront of cutting edge archaeological techniques. By combining big data, data modeling and DNA sequencing, researchers are currently solving significant parts of a historical puzzle. Perhaps we
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The interior of Central Asia has been identified as a key route for some of the earliest hominin migrations across Asia, according to a new study led by Dr. Emma Finestone, Assistant Curator of Human
AncientPages.com – During the autumn of 1660, colonists in and around Québec started to report some very strange occurrences. In the sky they saw a man enveloped in flame and a canoe of fire. In the air they heard lamentable
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a region located in the south of Mexico, is the shortest distance between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in the country. Only 220 kilometers separate the two oceans. In the first
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have puzzled over the origin of Namibia’s fairy circles for nearly half a century. It boiled down to two main theories: either termites were responsible, or plants were somehow self-organizing. Now, researchers from the
Conny Waters – AncientPages-com – An unusual exhibition is taking place in Kentucky, USA. Backed by the Ark Encounter and the associated Creation Museum a full-sized Ark of Noah is on display for people to promote the belief that God
AncientPages.com – Scientific breakthroughs can happen in the strangest ways and places. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin because of mold growing on a Petri dish left out while he was on holiday. Chinese monks in the 9th century wanted to make a potion
