Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study from The University of Western Australia has challenged earlier claims that Aboriginal stone artifacts discovered off the Pilbara coast in Western Australia represent Australia’s first undisturbed underwater archaeological site. The original findings
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Chances the ancient city of Bassania will ever be found have not been high. At the beginning of the 1st century A.D. and the end of the reign of Emperor Octavian Augustus the city of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It is often said better late than never, and now after 100 years scientists can finally say they have sold the mystery of the anonymous God of Palmyra. To crack the puzzle researchers had to
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A group of scientists has successfully sequenced and studied the whole genome of eight 1,700-year-old individuals dated to the Three Kingdoms period of Korea (approx. 57 BC–668 AD). The first published genomes from this period
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands has announced a unique archaeological discovery at Herwen-Hemeling (Zevenaar) where scientists have unearthed a complete and intact ancient Roman temple. Nothing has been known about this remarkable, sacred
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An archaeological dig on one of Northeast Florida’s unique sea islands, Big Talbot Island has been very successful so far. Scientists and students from the University of North Florida have uncovered unique archaeological objects that
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A metal detector has discovered an ancient coin depicting mighty Viking King Harald Hardrada. The 1,000-year-old coin was found in southern Hungary. The discovery was somewhat surprising to archaeologists who have struggled to explain how
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Egypt have unearthed the foundations of the Temple of the Sun and blocks dating back to Khufu‘s reign at the open-air museum of Matariya, in Cairo’s Heliopolis. The science team has also
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Many ancient civilizations appreciated board games. Some of the oldest known board games are still played, while others are all but forgotten. The board games excavated from Ur are over4,500 years old, and the Egyptian
AncientPages.com – Remember when Australians paid in shillings and pence? New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important items and concepts are the result of close contact between the early Germanic people and the Carthaginian Empire more than
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers identified and reconstructed the first ancient genome of E. coli, using fragments extracted from the gallstone of a 16th century mummy. E. coli is a major public health concern, causing significant death and morbidity, yet is
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Were the bones of fallen Battle of Waterloo soldiers sold as fertilizer? As very few human remains have been found from what was such a bloodied affair, killing thousands, it’s a conclusion that a new
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Ivar the Boneless has gone down in history as one of the most powerful Vikings ever. Not only was he one of the leaders of the Great Heathen Army, but he was also the oldest
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists report on the discovery of one of the largest Anglo-Saxon burial grounds in Britain. Archaeologists working on HS2 have made discoveries of national significance, uncovering an Anglo-Saxon burial site in Wendover, Buckinghamshire. Almost three-quarters
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The human middle ear—which houses three tiny, vibrating bones—is key to transporting sound vibrations into the inner ear, where they become nerve impulses that allow us to hear. The 3D braincase of Shuyu. Credit: IVPP
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A team of scientists has unraveled the earliest evidence for the domestication of a fruit tree. The researchers analyzed remnants of charcoal from the Chalcolithic site of Tel Zaf in the Jordan Valley and determined
