Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A 700-year-old, well-preserved ship found at a construction site in the Estonian capital Tallinn on the shores of the Baltic Sea is hailed as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Europe this year.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The discovery of pottery from the ancient Lapita culture by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has shed new light on how Papua New Guinea (PNG) served as a launching pad for the colonization
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study reveals the scale of parasitic worm infections in Britain from the Prehistoric to the early Victorian periods. This type of research provides a unique insight into the lives and habits of past
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Very few people in England ate large amounts of meat before the Vikings settled, and there is no evidence that elites ate more meat than other people, a major new bioarchaeological study suggests. Its sister
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The scientific debate concerning when the first people reached the American continent continues. A new analysis of archaeological sites in the Americas challenges relatively new theories that the earliest human inhabitants of North America arrived
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Our early ancestors probably created intricate artwork by firelight, an examination of 50 engraved stones unearthed in France has revealed. The stones were incised with artistic designs around 15,000 years ago and have patterns of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A Professor of anthropology has put forward an intriguing theory stating ancient hominin species may still be living in the forests of Flores Island, Indonesia. In 2013 the discovery of a tiny species known as
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Turkey is home to many sophisticated, ancient underground cities, but the exact number remains an open question as several of these subterranean realms have not yet been located. As just one of many examples, one
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Experts have developed new ways to produce high-quality images and models of ancient objects (stone tools, fossils) using video games and computer graphics technologies. computer graphics – with minimal effort and cost. The ability to visually
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study based on an analysis of 518-million-year-old rocks that contain the oldest collection of fossils that researchers have on record may shed new light on evolution. The researchers believe that Chengjian, a city
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Among the Olympian Gods, Apollo is the most complex figure in all his aspects. As central to Greek culture, he has been recognized as a god of music and dance, truth and prophecy, art, healing and
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Was there once in the distant past an unknown mining civilization in North America? This is a question few can answer without admitting no-one knows the truth. History is silent on the subject. There are
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The 1,000-year-old Viking Weaver’s sword is a true archaeological treasure. The sword is a little over 30 cm in length and made of wood. It was never intended for battle. Found at an archaeological dig
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating at Tabba Matouh in west Alexandria, Egypt have unearthed an ancient workshop dating back to the Roman era. This was a place where amphorae and luxury pots were manufactured and stored. An amphora is
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In March this year, scientists made a surprising discovery of an ancient sarcophagus and several tombs at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Based on what they saw at the time, researchers said it was
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Bamboo Annals or Zhushu Jinian in Mandarin are a valuable source for the history and chronology of ancient China spanning ca. 2400 to 299 B.C. Historical events aside, unusual observations in the sky make
