Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Lentils currently cultivated in the Canary Islands have a history dating back nearly 2,000 years, as revealed by the first genetic study of archaeological lentils. These lentils have long been adapted to thrive in hot and
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Around 800 BCE, a significant landslide occurred in Gauldal, a river valley located in Central Norway. This event left the entire area covered in clay deposits. Historical evidence suggests that this location held significant spiritual
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Egyptian Archaeological Mission of the Supreme Council for Archaeological and Workers at the site of the Pharaoh Hill in Husseinia in the Eastern Province, has revealed a new and complete version of the Canopus Decree
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Over 300 million years ago, during the Carboniferous Period, the region now known as northern Illinois, excluding Chicago, was characterized by vibrant ecosystems. A Tully Monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium). Image credit: University of Missouri This area,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – After six years of excavations, University of Cambridge archaeologists reveal in their study led by Dr Alastair Key from the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, that early humans lived on the River Stour
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study, focusing on the Zvejnieki cemetery in northern Latvia, one of the largest Stone Age burial sites in Europe, has provided invaluable insights into Stone Age life and death traditions. The results showed
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Recent research provides compelling evidence that many individuals buried in Seddin, Germany, during the Bronze Age were not native to the region but originated from elsewhere. Image source Although archaeologists had already discovered artefacts from various
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In a new study, researchers investigated as many as 48 Nuragic figurines (so-called bronzetti) and three copper bun ingots. These objects originate from three prominent Sardinian sanctuaries and one unidentified site, dating to the late
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – During routine restoration work at the necropolis of the Palazzone, located near the entrance to Perugia, archaeologists and historians made a surprising discovery. The funeral urn with skillfully crafted Medusa relief. Image credit: Ipogeo dei Volumni
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – What have the Romans ever done for us? In addition to their impressive architecture, advanced sanitation systems, and extensive road networks, they are credited with introducing large-scale lead and iron production to Britain. However, the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A temple dedicated to Demeter is being excavated during ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Aigai. Aigai is located in the western province of Manisa in Turkey’s Aegean Region. Excavations in the ancient city of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Historians have long debated the origins and spread of Slavic material culture and language, questioning whether it was due to a mass migration, the gradual assimilation of local populations, or a combination of both. The evidence
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Ministry of Culture of Peru, in collaboration with archaeologists from the Caral Archaeological Zone (ZAC), has announced the archaeological findings from 18 years of dedicated research, conservation, and dissemination efforts at the ancient site of
Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Prehistoric populations of hunter-gatherers have been thoroughly examined in Europe, Asia, and eastern Africa, but the last population of these people in West Africa remains insufficiently documented. Now we’ll know much more about hunter-gatherers of in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In 2022, a complete plano-convex ingot was discovered in the village of Särdal along the west coast of Sweden. It’s a significant archaeological find because such a round heavy metal object was found in the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have uncovered a broken sculptural vessel depicting warriors in combat at the entrance to the Solar Observatory of the Chankillo Archeoastronomic Complex, located in the Casma Valley of Peru’s Ancash region. The broken vessel strengthens
