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A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The ancient city of Susa (modern-day Shush, Khuzestan Province, Iran) remains one of the world’s oldest cities. It has been continuously inhabited since about 4200 BC (or even 5000 BC). It is one of the
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Not all archaeological discoveries reach the press. There are intriguing finds made by people who did not report their curious discoveries to the media or authorities. They later revealed their findings to family members, friends, or
AncientPages.com – To most people, complex technologies separate modern humans from their ancestors who lived in the Stone Age, thousands or hundreds of thousands of years ago. In today’s fast changing world, older technologies, even those from a few years
AncientPages.com – When and how humans first settled in the Americas is a subject of considerable controversy. In the 20th century, archaeologists believed that humans reached the North American interior no earlier than around 14,000 years ago. But our new research found
AncientPages.com – There are a significant number of Anglo-Saxon burials where the estimated anatomical sex of the skeleton does not align with the gender implied by the items they were buried with. Some bodies identified as male have been buried with feminine
AncientPages.com – You might be forgiven for thinking of abortion as a particularly modern phenomenon. But there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that abortion has been a constant feature of social life for thousands of years. The history of abortion is
AncientPages.com – When researchers used DNA from the 10,000-year-old “Cheddar Man”, one of Britain’s oldest skeletons, they unveiled what the first inhabitants of what now is Britain actually looked like. But this isn’t the first time DNA from old skeletons
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – About 9,000 years ago, an influential and respected woman was put to rest in a burial in Bad Dürrenberg, Germany. She was buried in a sitting position with a child of about six months in
A. Sutherland- AncientPages.com – Vikings used several ancient symbols based on Norse mythology. Symbols played a vital role in Viking society and represented their gods, beliefs, and myths. Some Viking symbols remain mysterious, and their meaning is still unknown, but many
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Some discoveries can be so strange you lack words to describe what you have seen. Rational people can encounter mysterious objects and beings who are out of the ordinary in all possible ways. You may
AncientPages.com – It’s autumn, the best season for mushroom pickers. And mushrooms – specifically magic ones – are in the spotlight. A growing body of research is showing that psilocybin, the main psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, has potential in treating psychological disorders like depression, addiction and PTSD.
AncientPages.com – The ancient Romans venerated wine. It was accessible to the masses, a fundamental staple of mainstream life and an indispensable part of the Roman economy and trade. It was utilised in a range of practices: a remedy in
AncientPages.com – Visitors to Richborough Roman fort near Sandwich in east Kent will now find a major new addition to the site: a reconstructed Roman fort gateway in timber, flanked by stretches of an earthwork rampart. The gate has been built on
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – A place must not be of great size to have a long and rich history. Munkholmen is certainly proof of that. Munkholmen Isle, Trondheim, Norway. Image credit: Diego Delso – CC BY-SA 4.0 and Olav
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Would you like a personal assistant to help with your daily routine? Most of us have to cope with everyday duties on our own. Not many can afford such a luxury; frankly, some would even
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Silla was one of the three kingdoms of Korea and the most successful one. In the 7th century, Silla conquered the other kingdoms: Baekje in 660 and Goguryeo in 668. After the conquest, this critical
