Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – For the first time in Australia, archaeobotany has been used by researchers from The University of Western Australia to examine charcoal from ancient campfires in the Western Desert. Led by UWA Ph.D. candidate Chae Byrne,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – While excavating in Guatemala archaeologists discovered a glyph representing a day called “7 Deer” on mural fragments dating from the third century B.C found inside the ruins of Las Pinturas pyramid. In a new study
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Hidden in a crypt of a ruined church in Poland, for many years, the golden Curmsun Disc did not see the modern world until recently. The Curmsun Disc is a remarkable Norse artifact with an
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An international team of scientists has found clear evidence for a link between astronomically-driven climate change and human evolution. According to the new study published in Nature early human habitats are linked to past climate
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Team Secrets of the Ice has been searching for clues about the past in the Norwegian mountains for 15 years, and during this time the scientists have made many unusual discoveries. Among the most significant
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeological excavation on a sacred site in the Pilbara has found proof Aboriginal people lived in the region during the last Ice Age. Scientists have analyzed stone tools, charcoal, and bone collected from the Yirra
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – One of the world’s longest human conflicts in history was between the Romans and Persians. The Hundred Years’ War and even Rome’s long and epic struggle with Carthage were brief compared to Rome and
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians have long tried to unravel a pre-Columbian mystery: who actually discovered the Caribbean? Clues to solving this ancient riddle may be found in a rare, pre-Columbian Archaic settlement discovered by scientists in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study challenges the conventional theory that the transition from foraging to farming drove the development of complex, hierarchical societies by creating agricultural surplus in areas of fertile land. Palm orchard in the lower
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The emergence and spread of agriculture in the Neolithic had a revolutionary impact on the development of human society, and it provided a solid economic basis for the origin and development of human civilization. In
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – During the 18th to 20th Dynasties of the New Kingdom of Egypt (ca. 1550–1080 BC, Egyptian artisans who worked on the royal tombs in the famous Valley of the Kings lived in the village of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new Viking Age ship has been discovered by archaeologists in Norway during a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey. This exciting find reveals a huge Viking boat buried beneath the ground in Øye, in Kvinesdal. The
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists report an archaeological breakthrough. The long-lost tomb of legendary 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus has finally been discovered! Still, one problem with his body remains unsolved. It has long been known that Columbus was buried
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – What many have long waited for has finally happened. Australia’s oldest man, the Mungo Man will be returned home and he will receive a proper reburial! The remains of 108 ancient Aboriginal people, some first
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A combined study of genetics and skeletal remains shows that the switch from primarily hunting, gathering, and foraging to farming about 12,000 years ago in Europe may have had negative health effects as indicated by
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – After the Neolithic, European populations showed an increase in height and intelligence, reduced skin pigmentation and increased risk of cardiovascular disease due to genetic changes that lowered concentrations of ‘good’ HDL cholesterol. The changes reflect
