Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It’s time to once again confirm the fact that the Neanderthals were not as primitive as previously thought. Neanderthals are our closest cousins within the human evolutionary tree. However, their pace of growth and early
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A rare child burial dating back 8,000 years on Alor Island, Indonesia has been discovered by ANU archeologists. The burial is dated to the early mid-Holocene and gives important insights into burial practices of the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Many people are angry and with good reason. The beautiful and historic Hindu Sheetal temple in Karachi has been vandalized. Statues of Lord Shiva and Elephant God Ganesha were torn down and thrown out of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A remarkable skull found in South Africa challenges the theory of evolution. This 260,000-year-old skull is extraordinary because the frontal bone of this individual, dated to around 260,000 years ago, has a completely modern shape.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Sometimes you can stare at something without noticing it all. This carving has been hiding in plain sight for 900 years and millions of people who visited the beautiful Cathedral Santiago De Compostela haven’t seen
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A 20-room peristyle (an open interior space surrounded by columns) with a church inside has been discovered during the excavation and restoration works in the ancient city of Laodicea, in southwestern Turkey. Laodicea – one
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Dogs are our beloved pets, and they have been our companions for a very long time, or maybe even longer than we previously thought. In the Chauvet Cave in France, there are extraordinary paintings that
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An examination of two documented periods of climate change in the greater Middle East, between approximately 4,500 and 3,000 years ago, reveals local evidence of resilience and even of a flourishing ancient society despite the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers have analyzed the genome of the oldest human fossil found in Mongolia to date and show that the 34,000-year-old woman inherited around 25 percent of her DNA from western Eurasians. The skullcap found in
Jan Bartek -AncientPages.com – Belief in and practice of witchcraft in Europe goes far back in time. Witches were considered evil by Medieval people and the belief in the powers of evil spirits was also widespread. During the Middle Ages,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – On December 26, 1665, the Codex Cospi (or Codex Bologna) was given as a Christmas gift to the Italian nobleman Ferdinando Cospi (1606 – 1686). It is one of the few Aztec ‘books’ in the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An attempt to smuggle three artifacts made of porcelain and glass at Alexandria port – failed, according to the authorities. The head of the Central Administration for Archaeological Ports and Units informed that an archaeological
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – It’s not unusual to find ancient silver or gold coins in Europe. Often related to a turbulent year of civil war, or escape from the approaching enemy, the coins are the most common artifacts found
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – There seems to be no end to archaeological findings in Egypt. Archaeologists announced they have found hundreds of marvelous ancient Egyptian treasures when they opened the tombs in Minya. The Ancient Tomb Of Royal Supervisor
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The composition of red and black inks in ancient Egyptian papyri from circa 100-200 AD, has been discovered by a team of researchers led by the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France and the University
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Tools made by some of North America’s earliest inhabitants were made only during a 300-year period, according to a new study. The findings may help solve the mystery surrounding the origin and demise of these
