Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A fascinating archaeological discovery has been reported from Spain, where scientists have come across a huge megalithic complex of 500 stones. Archaeologists say the prehistoric site could be one of the largest of its kind
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – El Nino has been a major driver of societal collapse, various catastrophes and cultural change in coastal Peru for millennia, but it isn’t the only culprit. In a new study, University of Maine researchers warn
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A shipwreck believed to be that of Captain James Cook’s HMS Endeavour is being eaten by shipworms in its resting place off the United States coastline. Dr. Reuben Shipway, Lecturer in Marine Biology at the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An international team of researchers has discovered that a mysterious microscopic creature from which humans were thought to descend is part of a different family tree. Resembling an angry Minion, the Saccorhytus is a spikey,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Now, there is archaeological evidence for the location of the Roman ballista firing machines and the intensity of the assault in the battles that led to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have been continuously involved in excavations in the ancient city of Assos for 42 years. Assos ancient site has much to offer. Ruins of the Temple of Athena, Assos, Turkey. Image credit: Herbert Weber
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers have discovered Homo sapiens did indeed live and survive in the Kalahari Desert more than 20,000 years ago. Griffith University archaeologist Dr. Jayne Wilkins said the general assumption is that the Kalahari is a harsh
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – According to new research, the combined analysis of animal and plant remains, and written evidence leads to more precise dating of archaeological finds. “We can now often determine not only the year but also the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The archaeological site of the 8850-year-old Ulucak Mound, located in the Kemalpaşa district of the western province of Izmir, Turkey, has been excavated by Prof. Dr. Ozlem Cevik of Trakya University since 2009. Excavations in
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Surprisingly large collection of 530 “divination bones” has been unearthed by Dr. Ian Stern in the Maresha-Bet Guvrin National Park in southern Israel. This rare assemblage of “astragali”—animal knuckle bones used for gaming and divination—dates
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study into the multipurpose uses of boomerangs has highlighted how the hardwood objects were used to shape the edges of stone tools used by Australian Indigenous communities. The research, published in PLOS ONE, demonstrated
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists discovered gladiator tombs in the ancient city of Anavarza in southern Adana province, Turkey. Archaeologists discovered rare gladiator tombs at the ancient city of Anavarza in southern Adana province, Turkey, Aug. 8, 2022. (AA
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists’ knowledge of the Parthian Empire has increased with the latest discovery at Al-Suwaira, about 60 km south of Baghdad. An archaeology team has unearthed an ancient Parthian (247 B.C. to 224 A.D.) city and
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – While excavating at the mysterious, ancient burial mound Laona in Cyprus, archaeologists discovered something quite extraordinary. The researchers say there is a mega-monument hidden at the mound. The study was carried out by scientists from
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 was an archaeological sensation. When British archaeologist Howard Carter found King Tut’s tomb in Luxor’s Valley of the Kings it was intact and packed with antiquities, including
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – When archaeologists excavated the necropolis of Saint-Pierre-l’Estrier, France, they unearthed more than 230 graves. Inside these tombs, Inrap archaeologists found many exceptional objects. Among them were gold jewelry, jet and amber pins, and an outstanding
