Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – One of the most magnificent and valuable ancient treasures of its time is the Bactrian Hoard. Discovered in the graves belonging to six wealthy Asian nomads, five women, and one man, the 2,000-year-old Bactrian treasure
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A skull discovered in modern-day Alabama has the potential to re-write the ancient history of skull surgery in North America. Until now, it was believed that skull surgery on the continent dates back only around
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Avars’ place in history has been marked and yet, it has long remained so enigmatic. These fierce nomadic warriors appeared riding from the East about 1,500 years ago and caused dramatic changes in Europe.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – One never knows where archaeological treasures are hidden. Sometimes the most unanticipated finds can be made in unexpected places. The invention of the first cash machines is often still debated, but it’s known that in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The main task of this sophisticated robot dog will be to inspect archaeological areas and structures ensuring the ancient site of Pompeii is safe. Built by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology spinoff engineering and robotics
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new comprehensive study of ancient human remains taken from a cemetery at a site called the Links of Noltland has revealed surprises about Britain’s Bronze Age and explains why Bronze Age artifacts are rare
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The mysterious, light-skinned Tarim Basin mummies unearthed in China have long puzzled scientists. Who were these ancient people? Where did they come from? Why were they so different from the local population? A new DNA
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers published a paper with the results of burial dating using the cosmogenic nuclide isochron method, applied for the first time directly to the lithic industry of the Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania). Olduvai Gorge. Image credit: Noel
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Polynesian explorers discovered a treasure trove of unique plants and animals when they arrived in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, according to new research. In a unique transdisciplinary study of the Marquesan past, University
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – While examining the sides of 15 ceramic jars, used for wine and olive oil storage in two buildings in the City of David, in Israel, archaeologists discovered some of them contained 2,600-year-old remnants of vanilla.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Neandertals disappeared around 40,000 years ago, but many details of their extinction remain unclear. To elucidate the situation, it is useful to explore how Neandertal populations were changing during their final millennia. Credit: Adobe –
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists have discovered as many as 65 ancient jars made of sandstone in India. Some of these jars are giant and researchers suspect they were used for burial purposes. However, it is still unknown who
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Ancient people were certainly creative and able to produce weapons in different shapes. This Medieval kidney dagger has been unearthed in Belgium. While excavating near St Martin’s Cathedral in the city of Ypres, archaeologists came
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Sican culture, also referred to as the Lambayeque culture lived in what is now the north coast of Peru between about 750 and 1375. Discovered and named after archaeologist Izumi Shimada, it is said
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Founded by Alexander the Great the ancient city of Bazira was long, but its ruins were located in 2019. The city was established after the destruction of the lower city in the third century by
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Beautiful Machu Picchu has not given up all its ancient secrets, at least not yet. There is still much to learn about this ancient site, but scientists must rely on sophisticated technology to discover structures
