The Strange Story Of The Grave Of Copernicus
AncientPages.com – Nicholas Copernicus was the astronomer who, five centuries ago, explained that Earth revolves around the sun, rather than vice versa. A true Renaissance man, he also practiced as a mathematician, engineer, author, economic theorist and medical doctor. Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God (1873) Jan Matejko / Wikimedia Commons Upon his death in 1543 […]
Ancient Roman Wine Production May Hold Clues For Battling Climate Change
AncientPages.com – It is no secret that the Romans were heavy wine drinkers. Estimates put the average Roman male’s consumption at a liter or more of diluted wine per day. The drink was also a symbol of civilized behavior, and widely used as a drug, medicine and ritual beverage. Winemaking was therefore a widespread and very profitable […]
Biblical Event Verified By Study Of Earth’s Magnetic Field?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study scientifically corroborates an event described in the Second Book of Kings – the conquest of the Philistine city of Gath by Hazael King of Aram. The method is based on measuring the magnetic field recorded in burnt bricks. “Our findings are important for determining the intensity of […]
‘Giant’ Predator Worms More Than Half A Billion Years Old Discovered In North Greenland
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Fossils of a new group of animal predators have been located in the Early Cambrian Sirius Pᴀsset fossil locality in North Greenland. Fossil of Timorebestia koprii—the largest known specimen, almost 30 cm or 12 inches long. Image credit: Dr Jakob Vinther These large worms may be some of the earliest […]
Peculiar Ancient Stone Disk Could Be World’s Oldest Celestial Map
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered a peculiar stone disk while investigating an ancient hill fort in Rupinpiccolo, northeastern Italy. The 50 cm in diameter and 30 cm thick stone disk features 29 curious human-made engravings. Archaeologist Federico Bernardini and astronomer Paolo Molaro next to the stone disk found at the site of […]
Little-Known Mummy Fragments Analyzed By Scientists
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany have carried out the first comprehensive analysis of some 20 mummy fragments from collections in the University’s archives and have presented their findings in Annals of the History and Philosophy of Biology. The items examined by the researchers in the archaeology of prehistory and […]
Mysterious Medieval Cemetery In Wales With People Buried In Unusual Positions Puzzles Archaeologists
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists are investigating a rather peculiar Medieval cemetery located in a field not far from Fonmon Castle in Wales, UK. The fortified Medieval castle was built by Oliver St John of Fonmon, one of the Twelve Knights of Glamorgan who effected the Norman conquest of Glamorgan. The examined cemetery is […]
Evolution Might Stop Humans From Solving Climate Change – Researchers Say
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Central features of human evolution may stop our species from resolving global environmental problems like climate change, says a recent study led by the University of Maine. Credit: Adobe Stock – Zahid Humans have come to dominate the planet with tools and systems to exploit natural resources that were refined […]
Has The Mystery Of Cerne Abbas Giant Been Solved?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A centuries-old mystery may finally have been solved. Cerne Abbas Giant, the 180ft (55-meter) tall club-wielding man in Dorset, UK, has long been considered a fertility sign due to his large, erect phallus. The Cerne Abbas Giant was carved out of a chalk hillside above Cerne Abbas village, Dorset, England. […]
Mysterious Mongolian Arc Investigated By Scientists
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In eastern Mongolia, a 405 km long previously unexplored wall system has been largely overlooked in existing academic discourse. Named the “Mongolian Arc,” the structure consists of an earthen wall, a trench, and 34 structures. It is part of a much larger system of walls built between the 11th and […]