Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Ancient DNA from bones and teeth suggests plague’s role in Stone Age population decline. One of the complete skeletons found in the Frälsegården passage grave (Individual B/FRA043). The skeleton is that of a 30-40 years
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Great Smoky Mountains have a rich cultural and natural history beyond their national park status. These mountains span from Virginia to northern Georgia along the Tennessee/North Carolina border, are steeped in Cherokee folklore, and
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists recently unearthed a significant find in Cyprus: a 4,000-year-old temple in Erimi. This discovery is potentially the oldest known sacred site on the island. The temple was located in an area previously serving as
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – We, humans desire to understand the world around us. It is in our nature to seek answers when we encounter something puzzling or unexplained. This drive for knowledge is admirable, but we must also recognize
AncientPages.com – In 1974, on a survey in Hadar in the remote badlands of Ethiopia, U.S. paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson and graduate student Tom Gray found a piece of an elbow joint jutting from the dirt in a gully. The reconstructed
AncientPages.com – We often hear that Aboriginal peoples have been in Australia for 65,000 years, “the oldest living cultures in the world.” But what does this mean, given all living peoples on Earth have an ancestry that goes back into
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An international research team comprising scholars from the Universities of Tübingen, Siena, and Bologna conducted an analysis of cultural artifacts left by early Homo sapiens populations at Grotta di Castelcivita, located in southern Italy. The research
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The recent archaeological discovery in Peru has shed new light on the region’s ancient history. Before the Spanish conquest, the Inca civilization was renowned for its expansive influence and sophisticated architectural achievements throughout the Andean
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Storytelling has been with humanity as long for as anyone can remember. Before the development of written language and paper, our ancestors utilized various methods to preserve and share their stories, including rock art and
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – An archaeological finding in Washington has provided compelling evidence to support an ancient Native American legend. Many had long dismissed the legend as a myth, but a dedicated researcher became curious and decided to learn
AncientPages.com – K’ahk’ Uti’ Witz’ K’awiil knew his history. For 11 generations, the Mayan ruler’s dynasty had ruled Copan, a city-state near today’s border between Honduras and Guatemala. From the fifth century C.E. into the seventh century, scribes painted his ancestors’ genealogies
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Recent archaeological findings in Venezuela have revealed potential evidence of a previously undocumented ancient culture. The discovery occurred in Canaima National Park, located in the country’s southeastern region. The archaeological team uncovered rock art estimated
AncientPages.com – High-resolution analysis of the genomes of individuals buried in a 4,500-year-old collective tomb at Bréviandes-les-Pointes, near the French town of Troyes, has revealed a surprising story with far-reaching implications. As detailed in an article in the journal Science Advances,
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Numerous intriguing rocks bearing unidentified symbols have been discovered across various locations in the United States. While some have undergone scientific examination, researchers remain uncertain about the origins of these carvings, making it challenging to
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Bone remains found in a high-altitude Tibetan cave (3,280 m above sea level) indicate that an ancient group of humans survived here for millennia. Examples of anthropogenically modified faunal specimens and bone tools. Credit: Nature
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Cahokia Mounds settlement near present-day St. Louis was a significant urban center approximately 900 years ago. With a metropolitan population of around 50,000, it ranked among the world’s largest communities at that time. Cahokia
