Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Every biologist knows that small structures can sometimes have a big impact: Millions of signaling molecules, hormones, and other biomolecules are bustling around in our cells and tissues, playing a leading role in many
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The mystery of the mummified mermaid has been solved, and she is not what she appears to be, a team of scientists announced. For hundreds of years, this strange “mermaid mummy” has been kept at
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers have pinpointed two intervals when ice and ocean conditions would have been favorable to support early human migration from Asia to North America late in the last Ice Age. The findings align with a
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In Kortessem, Belgium, a metal detectorist has found a fragment of a puzzling Roman artifact. The finder reported his mysterious object to the Onroerend Erfgoed agency, which has thoroughly investigated the rare find that was
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have found a Latin papyrus with a detailed paycheck of a Roman legionary soldier, dated to 72 AD– during the Great Revolt of the Jews against the Romans (66-74 AD). The ancient paycheck was
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – It is called radiocarbon 3.0, the newest method in radiocarbon dating, and promises to reveal valuable new insights about key events in the earliest human history, starting with the interaction between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The ancient city of Tenea has long been considered a mythical place. Built by Trojan war prisoners around 1100 B.C. somewhere in southern Greece, the city disappeared for an unknown reason. Archaeologists and treasure hunters
AncientPages.com – In 2020, a chance discovery near the small South African hamlet of Misgund in the Eastern Cape unearthed an unusual parcel – a gift to science. The parcel turned out to be a 500-year-old cow horn, capped with
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Nottingham scientists are co-leading a team investigating an ancient boat buried under a pub car park to find out where it came from and exactly how old it is. The boat is buried underneath the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Bulgaria, situated in southeastern Europe on the Black Sea, has a long, fascinating history and a rich culture. It is one of the oldest countires in Europe and a treasure trove to archaeologists and historians.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study co-authored by a George Washington University research professor examines the Inka Empire’s instruments of culture and control through a well-preserved article of clothing discovered in a centuries-old Chilean cemetery. Researchers excavating the burial
AncientPages.com – As an undergraduate, on a tour of Europe, I happened to step into the church where Saint Valentine’s head was kept. The tour guide told us a (likely fictitious) story about Saint Valentine performing forbidden marriages for persecuted
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An extremely rare and beautiful ancient gold glass depicting Goddess Roma has been unearthed during construction works for the Metro C station at Porta Metronia in Rome, Italy. The precious artifact is unique because it
AncientPages.com – Adapting to technological advances is a defining part of 21st-century life. But it’s not unique to us: it’s been part of the human story since our earliest written records – even featuring in the plotlines of ancient myths
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com- The first signs of life emerged on Earth in the form of microbes about four billion years ago. While scientists are still determining exactly when and how these microbes appeared, it’s clear that the emergence
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The collapse of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age has been blamed on various factors, from war with other territories to internal strife. Now, an interdisciplinary collaboration used tree ring and isotope records
