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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in France have found one of the first residential sites belonging to the prehistoric builders of some of Europe's first monumental stone
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers have recovered and studied archaeological evidence of an ancient stringed musical instrument crafted from deer antler in southern Vietnam. Lead researcher and
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - New research has revealed humans living on the Mediterranean coast 9,500 years ago may have relied more heavily on a fish diet than
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Like a merchant of old, balancing the weights of two different commodities on a scale, nature can keep different genetic traits in balance
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Ancient Technology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Engineers from Caltech have discovered that Leonardo da Vinci's understanding of gravity—though not wholly accurate—was centuries ahead of his time. In an article
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A. Sutherland- AncientPages.com - The "Dwarfie Stane" is a remarkable ancient and massive piece of red sandstone. This 5,000-year-old block is surrounded by a mystery that has not
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Inscribed with passages from the Egyptian Book of the Dead, the ancient Egyptian scroll known as the Waziri Papyrus I is over 16
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News
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Researchers from the CNRS, Sorbonne Université and Tyndale House (affiliated with the University of Cambridge) have found fragments of the Star Catalogue composed
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The ice in Norway continues to melt, and glacial archaeologists are discovering more and more unique ancient artifacts. This time, scientists from the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A unique artifact discovered at the Roman fort of Vindolanda may have been used as a device during sex rather than as a
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The ancient Sumerian city of Girsu, located between the Tigris and Euphrates, was once part of the Lagash city-state and a political and
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Human Beginnings
Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com - Every biologist knows that small structures can sometimes have a big impact: Millions of signaling molecules, hormones, and other biomolecules are bustling
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Neolithic cultures of Malta left a legacy of some of the most magnificent temples. It is believed that ancient Malta's natural surroundings deeply
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News
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The mystery of the mummified mermaid has been solved, and she is not what she appears to be, a team of scientists announced.
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Researchers have pinpointed two intervals when ice and ocean conditions would have been favorable to support early human migration from Asia to North
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AncientPages.com - For many years, archaeologists and historians have provided an increasingly informed insight into the dynamic world of the vikings, chipping away at the clichés of a
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In Kortessem, Belgium, a metal detectorist has found a fragment of a puzzling Roman artifact. The finder reported his mysterious object to the
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A. Sutherland - Ancient Pages.com - Gods and other mythical creatures often had the help of magical and powerful objects. In myths and legends, these objects are often forged
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have found a Latin papyrus with a detailed paycheck of a Roman legionary soldier, dated to 72 AD– during the Great Revolt
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It is called radiocarbon 3.0, the newest method in radiocarbon dating, and promises to reveal valuable new insights about key events in the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The ancient city of Tenea has long been considered a mythical place. Built by Trojan war prisoners around 1100 B.C. somewhere in southern
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Japanese mythology, we encounter an exciting creature known as Baku, which is well-known for eating bad dreams. Baku - Mythical Creature Devouring Nightmares
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AncientPages.com - In 2020, a chance discovery near the small South African hamlet of Misgund in the Eastern Cape unearthed an unusual parcel – a gift to science.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Nottingham scientists are co-leading a team investigating an ancient boat buried under a pub car park to find out where it came from
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Bulgaria, situated in southeastern Europe on the Black Sea, has a long, fascinating history and a rich culture. It is one of the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many histories of Nottingham have been produced. People made their own observations and studied the city's past. Yet others published information from other sources,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A new study co-authored by a George Washington University research professor examines the Inka Empire's instruments of culture and control through a well-preserved
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
AncientPages.com - As an undergraduate, on a tour of Europe, I happened to step into the church where Saint Valentine’s head was kept. The tour guide told us
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An extremely rare and beautiful ancient gold glass depicting Goddess Roma has been unearthed during construction works for the Metro C station at
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AncientPages.com - Adapting to technological advances is a defining part of 21st-century life. But it’s not unique to us: it’s been part of the human story since our
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DNA
Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com- The first signs of life emerged on Earth in the form of microbes about four billion years ago. While scientists are still determining
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The collapse of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age has been blamed on various factors, from war with other territories to
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Megalithic graves appeared more or less simultaneously in southern Sweden and were first used around 3500–3300 cal BC. Image credit: Jorchr - CC BY-SA
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Underwater archaeologists investigating the sunken Medieval warship Gribshunden (1495) have found a “treasure trove” of exotic spices and plants imported from distant lands.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - How can we tell what old carvings are worthy of further investigation and may contain a secret message? Sometimes, we encounter carvings we
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Few have been aware of this, but in the last 18 months, archaeologists have been digging at the Brickell on the Miami River,
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Fossils
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com– Fossil bones from two newly described penguin species, one of them thought to be the largest penguin to ever live—weighing more than 150
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A new analysis of the teeth remains found at the Lezetxiki site confirm that they belonged to Neanderthal individuals. Dental remains from Lezetxiki.
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - People can die in the mountains for many reasons. Hiking through ice and snow is challenging, and it is not uncommon for disoriented
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Curse tablets were popular and widely used in the ancient world. The corresponding incantations were often inscribed or carved on thin sheets of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Along the shores of Africa's Lake Victoria in Kenya roughly 2.9 million years ago, early human ancestors used some of the oldest stone
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A unique bead made from pure gold and dated to at least 1,600 years ago was uncovered in the City of David, not
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