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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Pre-Hispanic skeleton recently unearthed in Palenque belongs to a foreign woman, reveals the detailed analysis conducted by experts from INAH (National Institute of Anthropology and History). Skull of the “Lady SAS”. Photo: Mauricio Marat. INAH Thanks to
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A series of ancient dwellings have been discovered at the site of a new housing development in Newquay. Archaeologists from the Cornwall Archaeological Unit have uncovered three Bronze Age roundhouses, a Roman-period settlement consisting of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists Dr. Lorenzo de Lellis and Dr. Maciej Wyżgoł unexpectedly stumbled upon an enigmatic complex of rooms made of sun-dried brick, the interiors of which were covered with figural scenes unique for Christian art. The
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Why were young girls buried, adorned with fine gold jewelry, in Jerusalem in the Roman period? Photographer: Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority Impressive items of gold jewelry, discovered in past excavations in burial caves in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Rennes, France, have discovered many objects up to 1,800 years old. Among these precious ancient items are statuettes of the goddess Venus, pottery, coins, clothing pins, shards of glass, crockery, and other
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Reduced predictability of seasonal rainfall might have played a significant role in the disintegration of Classic Maya societies about 1,100 years ago. “Decline in seasonal predictability potentially destabilized Classic Maya societies” is a new study
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have reconstructed the face of a man who lived 35,000 years ago in Egypt. His remains, an almost complete skeleton, with the exception of the distal parts of the feet and hands, were found
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – About 1,300 years ago, a scribe in Palestine took a book of the Gospels inscribed with a Syriac text and erased it. Parchment was scarce in the desert in the Middle Ages, so manuscripts were
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating near Buckingham, UK, have found an interesting Mesolithic stone mace head. Mesolithic hunter-gather activity is believed to have focussed on resource-rich areas such as woodland and alongside watercourses, with recorded sites generally situated
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Gokstad ship was accidentally discovered by two curious young boys who began to dig into the mound to see if they could find anything interesting. What they found caused a sensation in Norway. Onboard
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An analysis of strands of human hair from a burial site in Menorca, Spain, indicates that ancient human civilizations used hallucinogenic drugs derived from plants, reports a new paper published in Scientific Reports. These findings are
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The renowned Benin Bronzes are composed of metal sourced from Germany, according to a new study. The Benin Bronzes collectively refers to thousands of African artworks in the form of heads, plaques, figurines, and other
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A spectacular gold coin was discovered by a metal detectorist near Morston, Norfolk, in April 2021. It has been declared treasure by a coroner. According to Professor of Early Medieval English History at Cambridge University,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Swiss scientists are reconstructing the climate of the ancient world using small wooden artifacts hung on mummified remains. Throughout history, the Earth’s climate has undergone natural fluctuations. Although insignificant compared with the current crisis, these fluctuations would
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Fairy circles – barren patches which make polka-dot patterns in dry and desert areas – were first described by scientists in Namibia in the 1970s, sparking global debate about the phenomenon. A paper published in Nature
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study of great importance sheds vivid light on pioneering female migrants who made their way to Orkney during the Bronze Age revolutionary investigation. Paired buildings at Noltland. Credit: EASE Archaeology via the Antiquity
