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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Scientists have identified three new genes that may explain why humans got such big brains. The evolution of larger brains in the last

AncientPages.com - An intact mummy in especially good condition has been unearthed by a team of researchers from the Université libre de Bruxelles's centre for archaeological research (CReA-Patrimoine), excavating an

AncientPages.com - The AFP reports that researchers Ricardo Fujita and Jose Sandoval of Lima's University of San Martin de Porresit have been able to successfully trace the DNA of the

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists, geographers, historians and volunteers have significantly intensified their search for the 16th century royal dockyards in the vicinity of Clackmannanshire Bridge, a road bridge over the

AncientPages.com - There are hundreds of ancient mounds in coastal Louisiana, USA. Why our ancestors picked certain sites to construct their mounds, has been a subject of debate. What

AncientPages.com - Every ancient culture had some form of afterlife beliefs and these were reflected in their burial customs. As previously mentioned on Ancient Pages, Sumerians for example, respected

AncientPages.com - Science in Poland reports that the oldest Polish mausoleum in the shape of a pyramid, the Arian Tower in Krynica (Lublin province), was built in the place of

AncientPages.com - Pharaoh Hatshepsut, whose name means "Foremost of Noble Ladies" was a unique individual in the ancient history of Egypt. Her skills, efficiency and personality made her one

AncientPages.com - It’s still possible to find interesting runes in Scandinavia. While excavating in Norrköping, Sweden, archaeologists had unearthed unusual runes that seem to have been deliberately created to

AncientPages.com - A Roman temple from the 2nd century CE has been unearthed in the village of Al-Hag Ali in the Siwa Oasis near the “Mountain of the Dead” Gabal

AncientPages.com - The debate how, and when the first Native Americans populated the Americas continues. An analysis of DNA sequences suggests the Native American founding population that migrated from

AncientPages.com - Excavations conducted in Kenya’s Panga ya Saidi cave site, have delivered evidence for long-lasting human occupation ranging from the Middle Stone Age to the Iron Age. This

AncientPages.com - Once again Egypt, the land of the pyramids offers a new wonderful surprise. This time, archaeologist announce they have found the tomb of Great Ramessess II era

AncientPages.com - Once again, the Atacama Desert in Chile delivers an archaeological surprise. The region has long been of interest to archaeologists, historians and now, also astronomers. A team

AncientPages.com - The quest for the elusive Planet Nine continues. The mythical “Planet X” may actually be real, and scientists are calling it “Planet Nine.” Over the years, several astronomers