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Virtual reconstruction of the camp. Image: Luis Alberto Marcos

13,000-Year-Old Engraving May Depict First Paleolithic Social Group Of Humans

AncientPages.com | December 4, 2015

AncientPages.com - 13,000 year-old engraving uncovered in Spain may depict a hunter-gatherer campsite, according to researchers Marcos García-Diez from University of the Basque Country, Spain, and Manuel Vaquero from

Pottery shards at a newly-discovered settlement on the Jiroft plain. Photo: Professor Peter Pfälzner

Archaeology

Ancient Trade Routes Between Iran And Mesopotamia – Uncovered

AncientPages.com | December 4, 2015

AncientPages.com - Impressive statues of ancient Mesopotamian rulers in the Louvre and the British Museum are famous. They bear witness to the wealth of Bronze Age Akkadian and Sumerian

A 2000-year old frescoed room has been discovered under a busy Roman street. Photo:Archaeological Superintendency Rome

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2000-Year-Old Room With Frescoes Discovered In Central Rome, Italy

AncientPages.com | December 4, 2015

AncientPages.com - A 2000-year-old room plastered with frescoes was accidentally discovered during routine roadworks to install a gas pipeline under a busy street in central Rome, Italy. The find was

Archaeology

Medieval Rich People Unknowingly Poisoned Themselves With Lead And Other Hazardous Heavy Metals

AncientPages.com | November 29, 2015

AncientPages.com - A new study suggests that medieval people were exposed to hazardous heavy metals like lead, which was frequently used to glaze pottery. The poor, who could not

Most of the scenes at Amenhotep-Huy’s tomb represent the vizier’s daily life activities of agriculture, hunting and fishing. It also features scenes of female musicians and dancers and shows Huy, among his family members, being greeted by high priests. Credits: Ministry of Antiquities

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2,700-Year-Old Sarcophagus Of ‘High Priest Of God Amun’ Discovered In Luxor

AncientPages.com | November 27, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The sarcophagus of Ankh-f-n-khonsu, a high priest of the ancient Egyptian god Amun Ra, has been unearthed in the west bank of Luxor,

The brightly-painted wooden panel, with details picked out in silver and gold leaf, dates from c.1460, is all the more astonishing as it depicts the moment of Christ’s betrayal, by Judas Iscariot.

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Rare Medieval Painting Depicting Judas’ Betrayal Of Christ Saved By Reformation ‘Recycling’

AncientPages.com | November 27, 2015

AncientPages.com - A rare medieval painting depicting Judas' betrayal of Christ may have survived destruction at the hands of 16th century iconoclasts after being 'recycled' to list the Ten

Remains the researchers studied included a man discovered at London Wall, with injuries to his skull that suggest he may have been killed nearby in Londinium’s amphitheatre before his head was dumped into an open pit. He was found to have had black hair and dark brown eyes, and was likely to have been born outside of Britain — with connections to eastern Europe and the Near East.

Archaeology

London Was Always A Multicultural City, DNA Research Confirms

AncientPages.com | November 26, 2015

AncientPages.com - London has been a multicultural city since its earliest days as a Roman city, according to new cutting-edge DNA research just published by the Museum of London. Scientists examined four skeletons, looking

An new Roman era 'fortlet' has been found on Anglesey. Photo credits: Gwynedd Archeological Trust

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First Early Roman Fortlet Found On The Isle of Anglesey, North Wales

AncientPages.com | November 26, 2015

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists say they have made a ground-breaking discovery on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales. Experts have found what appears to be a small Roman fort on land

Neither population increase nor ecological changes provide an adequate explanation for patterns of human movement into new regions which began around 100,000 years ago. She suggests that as commitments to others became more essential to survival, and human groups ever more motivated to identify and punish those who cheat, the ‘dark’ side of human nature also developed.

Archaeology

Did Human Nature’s Dark Side Help Us Spread Across The World?

AncientPages.com | November 25, 2015

AncientPages.com - Modern humans spread rapidly around the world from 100,000 years ago but neither population increase nor ecological changes provide an adequate explanation for patterns of this behavior. A

Celtic treasures. Credits: Jersey Heritage

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Remarkable Le Catillon II Hoard – World’s Largest Collection Of Celtic Coins And Jewellery

AncientPages.com | November 24, 2015

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists allow public to see important phase of conservation work on remarkable Le Catillon II Hoard. Peeling back the top five centimetres of a pile of buried

Researchers had noticed that people from southern Europe tend to be shorter than those from northern Europe. The new study suggests that the height differential arises both from people in the north having more ancestry from Eurasian steppe populations, who seem to have been taller, and people in the south having more ancestry from Neolithic and Chalcolithic groups from the Iberian peninsula, who seem to have been shorter.

Archaeology

DNA Study Reveals How Europe’s Hunter-Gatherers Adapted To A New Way Of Life – Farming

AncientPages.com | November 24, 2015

AncientPages.com - The introduction of agriculture into Europe about 8,500 years ago changed the way people lived right down to their DNA. Now, an international team reports in Nature that researchers

Research revealed that the site was occupied 200 years earlier than previously estimated - fragments of ceramic wine jars imported from the Mediterranean evidence of a ‘Dark Age’ settlement. The analysis also showed how the medieval monks spin-doctored the Abbey’s mythical links to make Glastonbury one of the richest monasteries in the country.

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Medieval Mythbusting – New Research Rewrites History Of Glastonbury Abbey

AncientPages.com | November 23, 2015

AncientPages.com - Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset holds a special place in popular culture. It was renowned in the early middle ages as the reputed burial place of the legendary

Non-invasive Japanese radar begins search for the queen's remains.

Archaeology

Tests On Tutankhamun’s Tomb: Non-Invasive Radar Search For Nefertiti To Start Thursday

AncientPages.com | November 23, 2015

AncientPages.com - Egyptian authorities announces the three-day operation that involves the use of non-invasive radar to search behind the walls of Tutankhamun's burial chamber. Exploration work will start Thursday to

This prehistoric society specialized in the production of salt which was exported to distant markets. The salt production boosted trade, and salt itself was probably used as a currency at first, before the arrival of gold. Credits: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Archaeology

6,300 Years Old Golden Artifact Unearthed At Solnitsata ‘The Salt Pit’ Prehistoric Settlement

AncientPages.com | November 23, 2015

AncientPages.com - Excavations conducted in one of Europe’s oldest prehistoric settlements – the Solnitsata (‘Salt Pit’), located in the vicinity of a town in Provadia, in northeastern Bulgaria,

A Swiss farmer has discovered on his cherry plantation spectacular treasure: more than 4,000 Roman coins, exceptionally well-preserved and with high silver content. Archaeologists are puzzled.

Archaeology

Swiss Farmer Discovered Roman Coins Among Cherry Trees

AncientPages.com | November 22, 2015

AncientPages.com - A Swiss farmer has discovered more than 4,000 Roman coins, exceptionally well-preserved and with high silver content. This surprising discovery was made on his cherry plantation and now archaeologists

Excavations and electrical resistance survey. Photo by M. Matera

Archaeology

Ancient Greeks In Ukraine: 2000-Year-Old Settlement With Previously Unknown Structures – Localized By Polish Archaeologists

AncientPages.com | November 15, 2015

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw using aerial photographs and geophysical surveys, confirmed the location of settlement dating back more than two thousand years in Respublikaniec (Kherson

Archaeology

Remarkable 2,000-Year-Old Smoke-Absorbing Lamps Reducing Pollution Discovered

AncientPages.com | November 12, 2015

AncientPages.com - Recently we reported how archaeologists excavating in China have uncovered eight main tombs and a chariot burial area with walls. The burial site is believed to be

Left: Herbert J. Gute, “Wooden Shield with Scenes from the Trojan War,” 1935 or 1936. Watercolor on paper. Commissioned by Yale University. (Yale University Art Gallery); Right: An infrared reflectogram of the shield allows visualization of the carbon-based pigment or ink used for drawing. (Yale University Art Gallery)

Archaeology

Dura-Europos Roman Shield Created With Ancient Painting Techniques On Wood

AncientPages.com | November 9, 2015

AncientPages.com - A Roman shield — painted with scenes from the Trojan War and possibly used in parades during ancient times - is more than 2,000 year-old artifact. It

"Saccopastore remains are 100,000 years older than previously thought – and push back the arrival of Neanderthal man in Italy to 250,000 years ago”

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Neanderthals Were Present In Italy Much Earlier Than Previously Thought

AncientPages.com | November 6, 2015

AncientPages.com - A new study indicates that Neanderthal man arrived on the Italian peninsular some 100,000 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers analyzed radioactive deposits that were found in

A general view of a digging site of the remains of a citadel used by the Greeks more then 2,000 years ago to control the Al Aqsa mosque, also known as the Temple Mount at the City of David near Jerusalem Old City on November 3, 2015. Photo Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority

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Ancient Mystery Of Acra Citadel – Solved

AncientPages.com | November 3, 2015

AncientPages.com - After 10 years of excavations, Israeli archaeologists have finally solved “one of Jerusalem’s greatest archaeological mysteries” — identifying the location of the Acra, an infamous fortress used by ancient

A brief visualisation of an exotic stone found at a 15,000-year-old hunter-gatherer settlement in Jersey. The site, Les Varines, offers great views over landscapes now drowned by the English Channel. It is located in the Jersey parish of St Saviour and has produced over 5,000 scattered stone artefacts during the past five years of excavation, but in the summer of 2015 the team unearthed denser concentrations of tools and burnt bone and, for the first time, fragments of engraved stone. These are currently under study in an attempt to unravel the significance of these unique finds.

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Ice Age Engraved Stones, Tools Unearthed At Jersey Hunter-Gatherer Site Dated To Magdalenian Culture

AncientPages.com | November 3, 2015

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists find Ice Age engravings, tools and burnt bone within "very rare" British settlement at Jersey. Archaeologists say hunter-gatherers from the Magdalenian culture of between 16,000 and

“It is evident that great thought was invested in the engineering and construction,” she said. “The wine press is huge – 3 meters in diameter and 2 meters deep, and could accommodate 20 cubic meters of wine.”

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Large 1,500-Year-Old Winepress Unearthed In Area Once Known For Wine production.

AncientPages.com | October 29, 2015

AncientPages.com - A large, well-preserved 1,500-year-old winery has been exposed during a violent storm in the Sharon Plain region, located between the Mediterranean Sea and Samarian Hills, the Antiquities

It takes years to work on the anatomy of a ship and it is hard work.

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Yenikapı Shipwrecks – A Unique Historical Treasure That Sheds Light On Ancient Ship Production

AncientPages.com | October 28, 2015

AncientPages.com - The well-preserved shipwrecks discovered at Yenikapı in Istanbul, Turkey are an important new source of information on the maritime commerce of Constantinople and the gradual shift from

The ancient gilded Bible is nearly a millenia old according to officials. DHA Photo

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A Millennium-Old Gilded Bible Seized In Tokat, Turkey

AncientPages.com | October 28, 2015

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A nearly millennium-old gilded Bible has been seized, during a police operation in the northern province of Tokat, Turkey. Also, ten people were taken into

This sword dating from c. 750 AD was discovered by a hiker in Norway. An archaeologist said the artifact was an important example of the Viking age.

Archaeology

1,200-Year-Old Viking Sword Found By Hiker In Norway

AncientPages.com | October 22, 2015

AncientPages.com - A 1,200-year-old Viking sword was accidentally found by a hiker traveling the ancient route between western and eastern Norway. The sword was found at Haukeli located

Vestiges of stairs leading to the south side of the Daigokuden hall in the ruins of the Fujiwarakyu palace in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture. (Ryo Kato)

Archaeology

Discovery At Fujiwarakyu Palace Complex Offers Better Glimpse Of 7th-Century Japan

AncientPages.com | October 21, 2015

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists uncovered remains of stairs near the foundations of a grand building where emperors 1,300 years ago performed special rituals in Japan's old capital Fujiwara-kyo. Researchers

City ofTenochtitlan at the height of its glory and power

Archaeology

Rise And Fall Of City-States In Ancient Mexico And Peru Influenced By Climate Change

AncientPages.com | October 19, 2015

AncientPages.com - One of the major forces, which influenced the rise and fall of agrarian states in Mexico and Peru was climate variability, according to researchers a new

Wittenham Sword found in a river in Oxfordshire dates from the Late Iron Age. © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Archaeology

Does Celtic Art Have Links With Iron Age Art Of The Eurasian Steppes?

AncientPages.com | October 15, 2015

AncientPages.com - Does Celtic art have links into the wider Eurasian world? Now, researchers focus their attention onto the relationship between Celtic art and Iron Age art in

A figure of a valorous hero who sacrificed his life protecting the villagers and cattle from neigbbouring marauders | EPS

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Hero Stones Belonging to Pallava Era Found Near Tirupattur, India

AncientPages.com | October 15, 2015

AncientPages.com - Two ‘hero stones’ believed to be from the 13th century have been discovered by faculty members of the Department of Tamil, Sacred Heart College in Tirupattur,

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