Ancient Warfare And Continuous Rise In Global Population – Is There A Connection?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The human capacity for warfare and whether it is an inescapable part of human nature is a H๏τ ʙuттon issue at the heart of various disciplines like anthropology, archaeology, philosophy, and so on. Researchers have posited a range of ideas about why humans engage in war, and the running list […]
Strange Underwater Mini-Pyramid Older Than Stonehenge With Unknown Purpose – Who Built It?
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Many answers to certain ancient mysteries can be found if we investigate underwater structures built by long-lost civilizations. Underwater archaeologists have made remarkable progress in recent years discovering previously unknown submerged ancient ruins and artifacts. Still, sometimes there is more than meets the eye, and some findings raise more questions […]
Why Human Languages Can Be Likened To Branches On A Tree And Help Finding A Single Common Ancestor
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Understanding when, why, and where our languages play an essential role in the reconstruction of ancient history. Scientists have used a different and effective method tracing the beginnings of human languages by using tree branches, and the results are intriguing. This research may eventually also help to find our single […]
What Was The True Meaning Of Pankration And Other Ancient Games
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – As they watch the Olympic Games in Japan, a group of University of Toronto students is learning about the origins and historical significance of such athletic compeтιтions, which began almost 3,000 years ago. The third-year course, offered by the department of classics in the Faculty of Arts & Science, is called Sport […]
Ancient Secrets Of The Aranmula Kannadi Mirror That Reflects You As You Really Look
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – People in Kerala, India, have a long and impressive metal-casting tradition. Among many beautiful objects produced in this part of the world is the Aranmula Kannadi mirror, which is special because of its front reflection. It is said the mirror shows you as you really look. The mirror-making technology is […]
Tarascan Indians: Intriguing Pre-Columbian Civilization Of Artists, Warriors And Skilled Metallurgists
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – What makes the Tarascans an intriguing pre-Columbian civilization? The Tarascans, well-known for their outstanding musical and artistic abilities, are first of all, famous for their highly advanced metallurgic technology that existed prior to the coming of the Spanish. Their knowledge in metalsmithing was considered much more superior to that of the […]
Mystery Of Ancient, Overlooked Calico: Early Man Site In The Mojave Desert Of North America
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – One of North America’s strangest and most controversial archaeological sites is the Calico Early Man. site. It is located midway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and, more precisely, just outside Barstow’s town in San Bernardino County in the central Mojave Desert of southern California. Some of the fragments, discovered […]
Almost Unknown Ancient Greek Text Rewrites History Of Poetry And Song
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – New research into a little-known text written in ancient Greek shows that “stressed poetry,” the ancestor of all modern poetry and song, was already in use in the 2nd Century CE, 300 years earlier than previously thought. In its shortest version, the anonymous four-line poem reads “they say what they like; let […]
Study Of Environmental Conditions Of Early Humans In Europe And The Out-Of-Africa Migration
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Understanding the environmental conditions under which early humans dispersed out of Africa is important for understanding the factors that affected human evolution. This is a topical question that remains debated. A recent study prepared in collaboration with researchers from the University of Helsinki and the Universities of Granada, Tarragona, Zaragoza, […]
Neanderthals In Swabian Jura Used Complex Tool-Making Techniques 45,000 Years Ago
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It is still difficult to determine just how advanced the Neanderthals were but our extinct causing were much more sophisticated than previously thought. A recent study of the Heidenschmiede site has yielded many stone tools and by-products of the toolmaking process offering evidence the Neanderthals who lived in the region […]