Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Understanding the environmental conditions under which early humans dispersed out of Africa is important for understanding the factors that affected human evolution. This is a topical question that remains debated. A recent study prepared in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It is still difficult to determine just how advanced the Neanderthals were but our extinct causing were much more sophisticated than previously thought. A recent study of the Heidenschmiede site has yielded many stone tools
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeology students from the Uppsala University have uncovered the remains of an Iron Age warrior in Sweden. The find made during excavations in Buttle Änge on the Swedish island Gotland has been described as “rather
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Djoser was possibly the founder of the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom in Egypt. The Old Kingdom began with the third dynasty (2686 BC) and ended with the sixth, about 2333 BC. Djoser (also
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When archaeologists in Denmark say they have struck gold, they do really mean it! One of the biggest gold treasures ever discovered in Denmark has become an archaeological sensation. Scientists have unearthed almost a kilo’s
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One of the most interesting archaeological sites is Qumran in West Jordan. This is where scientists in 1947 unearthed clay pots filled with ancient scrolls hidden in eleven caves. Today known as the Dead Sea
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As discussed in part 1, the scientists who visited the tribe were told about strange and mysterious beings who once came to this corner of the world a very long time ago. They also learned
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Core samples taken from a stand of old growth Douglas-fir trees in the South Beach area just south of Newport showed reduced growth following the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the Pacific Northwest
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Two hundred fifty-two million years ago, much of life on planet Earth was dying. In an event that marked the end of the Permian period, more than 96 percent of the planet’s marine species and
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Native Americans who occupied the area known as Poverty Point in northern Louisiana more than 3,000 years ago long have been believed to be simple hunters and gatherers. But new Washington University in St.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Medieval manuscript fragments discovered in Bristol that tell part of the story of Merlin the magician, one of the most famous characters from Arthurian legend, have been identified by academics from the Universities of Bristol
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – When stories about the mysterious Old Leather Man started circulating, many wanted to know more about the unusual man. People reported seeing a strange vagabond walking throughout New England. Sightings of the peculiar drifter were
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Beer has been a popular beverage for as long as anyone can remember. Ancient people enjoyed beer just as much as many of us do today. A roughly 5,000-year-old cuneiform stone tablet that has been
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.om – The controversial ruler Boris Godunov (1552–1605) has unwillingly become an unpopular character in Russian history. His biography is full of ambiguities and gaps. Some have attributed non-existing names to him, others have blamed him for
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – New archeological research highlights major blind spots in Australia’s environmental management policies, placing submerged Indigenous heritage at risk. The study area relative to the main terrestrial and offshore regions of Australia, based on state and marine
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Deep in the dense coastal forests and marshes of the American Southeast lie shell rings and shell mounds left by Indigenous people 3,000 to 5,000 years ago. Now an international team of researchers, using deep
