Vast Fortification Enclosing Walled Oasis Dating Back 4,000 years In North-Western Arabia – Unearthed
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A vast fortification, which is one of the longest known going back 4,000 years was just discovered by a team of scientists from the CNRS1 and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU). Location map of the Khaybar walled oasis (red and white circle) and other major sites in north-western Arabia, […]
Evolution Is Not As Unpredictable As Previously Thought
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A groundbreaking study has found that evolution is not as unpredictable as previously thought, which could allow scientists to explore which genes could be useful to tackle real-world issues such as antibiotic resistance, disease and climate change. Credit: Adobe Stock – alionaprof The study, which is published in the Proceedings of […]
DNA Study Sheds New Light On The Ancient Teotihuacans
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – One of the most intriguing archaeological pre-Columbian sites is Teotihuacán, which scientists still know relatively little about. Who were the people who built and lived in Teotihuacán? Established in the northeastern Basin of Mexico, Teotihuacán “was first inhabited in about 150 BC, but the first ceremonial buildings were constructed in […]
World’s Oldest Evidence Of Dogs Wearing Leashes Could Be 8,000-Year-Old Rock Carvings
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Dogs have been human companions for a long time, perhaps even longer than we had imagined. Morphological, radiometric, and genetic analysis of bone remains found in the Erralla cave in Spain have revealed that one of Europe’s most ancient domestic dogs lived in the Basque Country 17,000 years ago. The […]
Incredible Roman Necropolis With Dressed Skeletons Buried In Ornate Tombs Discovered Close To The Ancient City Of Tarquinia
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists were baffled, to say the least, when they discovered an ancient Roman necropolis containing 67 dressed skeletons buried in 57 ornate tombs. Unearthing ancient Roman tombs is not remarkable, but this particular find is extraordinary. Several intriguing ancient tombs were unearthed near the ancient city of Tarquinia. Credit: Soprintendenza […]
Large Mammoth Tusk And Bones Buried For Thousands Of Years Found In North Dakota
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Coal miners in North Dakota have discovered a 7-foot-long (2.1 meters) mammoth tusk that had been buried for thousands of years. A shovel operator at the Freedom Mine near Beulah was working the overnight shift when he suddenly spotted a flash of something white as he scooped up a giant […]
Scientists Say Dinosaurs Could Be The Reason Humans Can’t Live For 200 Years
AncientPages.com – All human beings age. It is part of our biology and limits our lifespan to slightly over 120 years. Not all animals experience ageing during their lives. Some animals’ bodies do not gradually degenerate as they get older the way our bodies do. Credit: Adobe Stock – emilio100 But for humans once they reach about age 30 […]
Mysterious Books With Dangerous Secret Knowledge Deliberately Hidden From Public View
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Those who studied this unusual subject say several mysterious books containing remarkable secret knowledge have been deliberately hidden from public view. When reading about this story, we cannot help but wonder whether we are dealing with a myth or reality. If these events and books are genuine, then who has […]
New England’s Abandoned Stone Walls Deserve A Science Of Their Own
AncientPages.com – The abandoned fieldstone walls of New England are every bit as iconic to the region as lobster pots, town greens, sap buckets and fall foliage. They seem to be everywhere—a latticework of dry, lichen-crusted stone ridges separating a patchwork of otherwise moist soils. Stone walls can be found here and there in other states, but […]
Major Discovery Of Ancient Roman Temple – Largest Evidence Ever Of The Imperial Cult
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists have unearthed an ancient Roman temple that adds significant insights into the social change from pagan gods to Christianity within the Roman Empire. The discovery was made by Douglas Boin, Ph.D., a professor of history at Saint Louis University, who made a major announcement at the annual meeting of […]