Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries of recent times was the uncovering of the so-called Seahenge off the north coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. The enigmatic 4,000-year-old structure discovered in 1998 was a groundbreaking
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Paleontologists from three universities in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, found a fossiliferous site lost for more than 70 years near the city of Dom Pedrito, the heart of the Campanha region and a city
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – During Roman times Colchester was known as Camulodunum. Located in Essex, 80 km northeast of London, in what was the territory of the Trinovantes, the Roman occupation of Camulodunum began in the AD 40s. Roman
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Skalica district in Slovakia is a well-known archaeological site where scientists have previously unearthed many interesting ancient objects. Credit: M. Sládok, KPÚ Trnava “According to archaeological discoveries Skalica, as part of the region Záhorie,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A well-preserved ancient road discovered by an archaeologist offers evidence that Romans moved much deeper into Wales than historians previously thought. Dr. Mark Merrony, a Roman specialist and tutor at Oxford University who discovered the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The first discovery of viruses infecting a group of microbes that may include the ancestors of all complex life has been found, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin report in Nature Microbiology. The discovery
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – New genetic research from remote islands in the Pacific offers fresh insights into the ancestry and culture of the world’s earliest seafarers, including family structure, social customs, and the ancestral populations of the people living
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – New archaeological research into grave goods and skeletal material from the oldest grave field in the Netherlands shows that male-female roles 7,000 years ago were less traditional than was thought. The research was conducted by
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Neanderthals are our closest extinct relatives and modern humans share 99.7% of their DNA. These intriguing beings were widespread across Europe and Western Asia for a long time, about 400,000 years ago, and they died
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Winemaking practices in coastal Italy during the Roman period involved using native grapes for making wine in jars waterproofed with imported tar pitch, according to a new study. The authors – Louise Chassouant of Avignon
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – As early as the Neolithic period, pests posed a threat to agricultural yields, as shown by the remains of mice and insects found in prehistoric wells by a Basel-led archaeological research team. However, there are
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have tried to find the burial site of legendary Viking King Harald Bluetooth for decades. Using satellite remote sensing tools, researchers say they have now confirmed that a large Viking Age burial mound could
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study of the ancient world of Anatolia—now Turkey—shows how they adapted to climate change but offers a warning for today’s climate emergency. The efforts of ancient populations to minimize the impacts of climate
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers have developed a way to detect the presence of rock art in remote, hard-to-reach areas in Australia’s rugged landscapes using Machine Learning (ML) methods. Co-led by Dr. Andrea Jalandoni, a digital archaeologist from Griffith
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The earth doesn’t give up its secrets easily – not even in the “Cradle of Humankind” in South Africa, where a wealth of fossils relating to human evolution have been found. For decades, scientists have
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – To ancient history and archaeology buffs it’s always a joy to see historical treasures revealed to the public for the first time. To many, it’s a delight to hear that frescoes dating back almost 2,000
