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Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A recent international study published in Scientific Reports has identified a previously unknown Neanderthal site on Portugal’s Algarve coast. This site features the first fossilized Neanderthal footprints ever found in the region, offering new evidence of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A significant archaeological discovery has recently been made on the Eurasian Steppe, where researchers have uncovered a large Bronze Age city known as Semiyarka. Nicknamed the “City of Seven Ravines” due to its strategic location
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage (NRIMH) has announced the successful completion of a significant underwater archaeological project. South Korean archaeologists have retrieved the 600-year-old Joseon-era cargo vessel, Mado 4, from the seabed off Taean
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An ancient Roman sculpted portrait of an unidentified woman was discovered in a residential house in the western section of Chersonesos Taurica, located in the southwestern region of the Crimean Peninsula, present-day Sevastopol, Ukraine. The
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Hallie Meredith, an art history professor and glassblower at Washington State University, made a significant discovery about ancient Roman glasswork while examining a private collection of Roman glass cage cups at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A recent study conducted by the Yale Ancient Pharmacology Program (YAPP) has identified traces of opiates in an ancient alabaster vase from the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection. This discovery provides the most substantial evidence
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Avars, originating from Central and Inner Asia, arrived in the Carpathian Basin around 567/568. They were the first to unify this region under a single political authority, establishing an empire that endured for approximately
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An unusual Roman circular burial site has been uncovered, notable for the absence of any human bones. This finding is particularly intriguing, as most Roman burials typically contain skeletal remains. The lack of bones raises questions
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Monte Sierpe (also known as the Band of Holes), meaning “serpent mountain,” is a remarkable archaeological site in the Pisco Valley of the southern Peruvian Andes. Spanning 1.5 kilometers, it features approximately 5,200 precisely aligned
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – During excavations at Øvre Eiker near Oslo, Norway, archaeologists uncovered an unusually large longhouse. What sets this building apart is its impressive width: it measured 16 meters wide, with a central nave spanning 9 meters between
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers from Cairo University and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), working within the ScanPyramids research project, have discovered two hidden air-filled anomalies in the Menkaure Pyramid, the third-largest pyramid at Giza. This finding lends support
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A newly published study in Scientific Data introduces Itiner-e, a high-resolution digital dataset and map detailing the road networks across the Roman Empire as they existed around 150 CE. The findings increase the known length of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In the summer of 2020, an international research team led by a University of Arizona archaeologist announced the discovery of the largest known monumental structure in the Maya region. This impressive monument, located at Aguada
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Recent findings from the Kani Shaie Archaeological Project have yielded valuable insights into the early history of Mesopotamia and the Zagros Mountains, shedding light on patterns of human occupation spanning thousands of years. The project,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Over 2,000 years before Europeans arrived in the Americas, indigenous civilizations in Mexico and Guatemala had already developed sophisticated calendrical systems. They used both a “divinatory” calendar of 260 days and a civil calendar of
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In a remote corner of our world, high among the clouds and hidden from most eyes, lie ancient caves that have silently witnessed the passage of time. The people who call this place home have
