Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study by Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority has exposed the remains of 2,700-year-old intestinal worm eggs below the stone toilet of a magnificent private estate. The egg remnants belong to
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An Iron Age settlement dating from around 2,250 years ago has been discovered on the site of a new roundabout being built near Upton-upon-Severn, UK. The discovery was made during the planning phase of the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Sediments in which archaeological finds are embedded have long been regarded by most archaeologists as unimportant by-products of excavations. However, in recent years it has been shown that sediments can contain ancient biomolecules, including DNA.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – All the royal mummies found in the 19th and 20th centuries have long since been opened for study. With one exception: egyptologists have never been bold enough to open the mummy of Pharaoh Amenhotep I.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A major new study of ancient DNA has traced the movement of people into southern Britain during the Bronze Age. In the largest such analysis published to date, scientists examined the DNA of nearly 800
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – For the past century, Southwestern archaeologists have debated what happened to the Mimbres people of southwestern New Mexico after AD 1150, a group known for their vibrant pottery with its distinctive geometric and animal designs.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Human DNA can be extracted from the ‘cement’ head lice used to glue their eggs to hairs thousands of years ago, scientists have found, which could provide an important new window into the past. In
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – This weekend, Christmas was celebrated worldwide and here in Israel, with decorated fir trees, colorful lights, and of course with hats and figures of the famous bearded man – Santa Claus! Several years ago, an
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists diving off the coast of Caesarea, Israel have recovered a magnificent treasure from two ancient shipwrecks. The treasure consists of hundreds of coins, silver and gold rings, rare gems, figurines, bells, and remains
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – New evidence from the bottom of a lake in the remote North Atlantic Faroe Islands indicates that an unknown band of humans settled there around 500 AD—some 350 years before the Vikings, who up until
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Analysis of ancient DNA from one of the best-preserved Neolithic tombs in Britain has revealed that most of the people buried there were from five continuous generations of a single extended family. By analyzing DNA extracted
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – New research revealing a major migration to the island of Great Britain offers fresh insights into the languages spoken at the time, the ancestry of present-day England and Wales, and even ancient habits of dairy
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – What routes did Homo sapiens take on his way from Africa to Europe and Asia in the previous millennia? The climatic conditions changed, and with them the living conditions. The advance was hampered in some
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The central Mediterranean throughout time has been a region defined by the continuous flow of people, goods, and ideas. Excavation and analysis of ancient shipwrecks along these coastlines reveal the overlapping social, political, and economic
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Sea level changes caused the decline of one of the longest pre-Columbian coastal societies of the Americas 2,000 years ago, known as Sambaqui. This is demonstrated in a study carried out in Brazil by researchers
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – New archeological study shows ancient connection between populations 3,000 km apart, and provides first direct link between climate change and ancient human social behavior. Humans are social creatures, but little is known about when, how,
