Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A Professor of anthropology has put forward an intriguing theory stating ancient hominin species may still be living in the forests of Flores Island, Indonesia. In 2013 the discovery of a tiny species known as
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Turkey is home to many sophisticated, ancient underground cities, but the exact number remains an open question as several of these subterranean realms have not yet been located. As just one of many examples, one
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Experts have developed new ways to produce high-quality images and models of ancient objects (stone tools, fossils) using video games and computer graphics technologies. computer graphics – with minimal effort and cost. The ability to visually
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study based on an analysis of 518-million-year-old rocks that contain the oldest collection of fossils that researchers have on record may shed new light on evolution. The researchers believe that Chengjian, a city
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The 1,000-year-old Viking Weaver’s sword is a true archaeological treasure. The sword is a little over 30 cm in length and made of wood. It was never intended for battle. Found at an archaeological dig
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating at Tabba Matouh in west Alexandria, Egypt have unearthed an ancient workshop dating back to the Roman era. This was a place where amphorae and luxury pots were manufactured and stored. An amphora is
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In March this year, scientists made a surprising discovery of an ancient sarcophagus and several tombs at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Based on what they saw at the time, researchers said it was
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Bamboo Annals or Zhushu Jinian in Mandarin are a valuable source for the history and chronology of ancient China spanning ca. 2400 to 299 B.C. Historical events aside, unusual observations in the sky make
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – For the first time in Australia, archaeobotany has been used by researchers from The University of Western Australia to examine charcoal from ancient campfires in the Western Desert. Led by UWA Ph.D. candidate Chae Byrne,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – While excavating in Guatemala archaeologists discovered a glyph representing a day called “7 Deer” on mural fragments dating from the third century B.C found inside the ruins of Las Pinturas pyramid. In a new study
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An international team of scientists has found clear evidence for a link between astronomically-driven climate change and human evolution. According to the new study published in Nature early human habitats are linked to past climate
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Team Secrets of the Ice has been searching for clues about the past in the Norwegian mountains for 15 years, and during this time the scientists have made many unusual discoveries. Among the most significant
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeological excavation on a sacred site in the Pilbara has found proof Aboriginal people lived in the region during the last Ice Age. Scientists have analyzed stone tools, charcoal, and bone collected from the Yirra
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians have long tried to unravel a pre-Columbian mystery: who actually discovered the Caribbean? Clues to solving this ancient riddle may be found in a rare, pre-Columbian Archaic settlement discovered by scientists in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study challenges the conventional theory that the transition from foraging to farming drove the development of complex, hierarchical societies by creating agricultural surplus in areas of fertile land. Palm orchard in the lower
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The emergence and spread of agriculture in the Neolithic had a revolutionary impact on the development of human society, and it provided a solid economic basis for the origin and development of human civilization. In
