Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Animals may have evolved up to 200 million years earlier than their first appearance in the fossil record. This is according to new research that challenges key assumptions scientists have used to date the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For several years, archaeologists have explored underwater sites in Lake Arendsee in the Altmark region of northern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. They have found Neolithic fish weirs, a high medieval barge, and a late medieval dugout canoe, all
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A community-led archaeological project has uncovered the remains of an early medieval monastery in Argyll, western Scotland. Researchers have identified the site as the high-ranking ecclesiastical center of Lios Mòr, previously known only from historical references
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Many researchers refer to the Hyksos as West Asian people, but who these people were is not exactly known. They were officially known as “Foreign Rulers (‘Heka Khawaset’). Their historical name “Hyksos” is of Greek origin.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study from the HistoGenes project, co-led by Patrick Geary, Professor Emeritus in the School of Historical Studies, is providing scholars with a clearer understanding of Early Medieval populations in Western Europe and the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers conducted an important study on water management in the ancient Mayan city of Ucanal, an archaeological site of the ancient Maya civilization. It is located near the source of the Belize River in the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists working in Luxor, Egypt, have uncovered a significant cache of colorful coffins containing mummies, along with a collection of rare gold artifacts dating back to the Third Transition era. This discovery was made in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have identified the remains of a woman known as the Princess of Bagicz, dating back to approximately 120 AD. This dating was established by analyzing the wood from her coffin, which was crafted from a
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists working in the Chicama Valley, located in Peru’s La Libertad region, have recently made significant discoveries that shed new light on the Chimú civilization. The research team uncovered a previously unknown geoglyph and a temple,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Templo Mayor continues to provide valuable insights into the pre-Hispanic history of Mexico City, serving as a significant testament to the grandeur of ancient Mexico-Tenochtitlan. Recently, archaeologists uncovered a remarkable new find: an extensive offering
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A recent discovery offers further evidence that our ancient ancestors possessed greater intelligence than previously believed. At multiple archaeological sites in southern Africa, researchers have uncovered hundreds of unusual fragments of ostrich eggshells. These shells,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The precise location of the Temple of the Sun, whose high priest became the Roman emperor Elagabalus in the third century AD, has been a subject of scholarly debate for many years. Recent archaeological work may
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Paleolithic artifacts dating back 34,000 to 45,000 years feature intriguing sequences of signs—such as repeated lines, notches, dots, and crosses. Many of these objects have been unearthed in caves within the Swabian Jura region of southwestern
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Documented for 200 years, the Iguanodontia group is expanding with the discovery of a brand-new species, the first known to bear spikes with properties never before observed in dinosaurs. Scientists from the CNRS¹ and
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Recent storms along Britain’s coastline have uncovered 2,000-year-old footprints on Angus’s Lunan Bay beach, marking it as one of the few sites in the UK where such ancient imprints have been found. These human and animal
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A burial pit discovered on the outskirts of Cambridge offers significant insight into a turbulent period in English history, possibly dating to when the region served as a “frontier zone” amid conflict between the Saxon kingdom
