Europe Was Not Covered By Dense Forest Before The Arrival Of Modern Humans
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – For decades, we believed that outside ice ages Europe was mostly covered by dense forest before the arrival of modern humans. Now, a new study shows that there was far more open and semi-open vegetation than conventionally expected. Big animals, like the elephants on the illustration, probably helped keep […]
Previously Unseen Creature Emerges From Restored Joshua Reynolds Painting
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A fiend, which has lurked unseen in a painting by Joshua Reynolds, has emerged following conservation work by the National Trust. The devil-like figure was included in a painting of a Shakespearean scene by the renowned artist, but proved to be controversial at the time. Credit: National Trust Now back […]
Little People: Ancient Race That Pre-Dates The Celts, Anglo-Saxons And The Arrival Of Indians
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – “On the Isle of Man, the prevailing belief was that the fairies represented the souls of those who died long ago, possibly before the Biblical flood, or were perhaps amongst the angels banished from heaven…” 1 Credit: Adobe Stock – Mauro As ghosts or spirits of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ, these little people were […]
3,000-Year-Old Stela Challenges ᴀssumptions Of Gender And Social Roles In Prehistoric Times
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For a team of archaeologists digging in southwest Spain, the discovery of a Bronze/Iron Age stela—a funerary stone slab with carvings depicting an important individual—would have been exciting enough. But to find a stela that challenges longstanding interpretations of how the carvings represent gender and social roles in prehistoric times […]
Most Important Road In Scottish History Found In The Garden Of The Old Inn Cottage Near Stirling
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The most important road in the history of Scotland has been found in the garden of the Old Inn Cottage, next to the 18th century Old Drip Bridge, a few miles west of Stirling city center. The Roman road, discovered during an archaeological dig, is 2,000 years old and was […]
Unusual Mini Temples Discovered In Ancient Roman Camp In Haltern, Germany
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Haltern, a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, say they have made a “sensational” discovery. On the former Roman campsite, they found remains of the foundations of two mini Roman temples and a sacrificial pit. The building floor plans formerly belonged to rectangular cult buildings made of clay […]
Radiocarbon Dating Sheds Light On Historical Events In The Ancient City Of Gezer
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Gezer is an ancient southern Levantine city, well known from Egyptian, ᴀssyrian, and Biblical texts and ᴀssociated with stories of power struggles and significant historical figures. It is also a rich archaeological site with abundant Bronze Age and Iron Age remains and great potential for research into the daily lives […]
Stone Age Infants Received Care For Nine Hours Per Day From Up To 15 Different Caregivers – Study Informs
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Infants and toddlers may be psychologically wired to thrive with high levels of “sensitive care” and personal attention, according to a study conducted with contemporary hunter-gatherer societies. Research led by an evolutionary anthropologist at Cambridge University found that hunter-gatherer infants receive attentive care and physical contact for about nine hours per day […]
Oldest Human Remains Unearthed In Vietnam
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists report discovering the oldest human fossil ever unearthed in Vietnam. The skeletal remains that date back 10,000 years were found during an excavation by the Vietnam Insтιтute of Archaeology at the Tam Chuc Pagoda Complex in Kim Bang District. “This is the first-time human remains dating back 10,000 years […]
Riddle Of Orkney’s Lost Tomb – Fascinating Neolithic Discovery
AncientPages.com – Orkney in the north of Scotland is renowned for its remarkably well-preserved monuments. Many of these are Neolithic (10,000 BC to 2,200 BC) and consist of stone circles and chambered tombs, which are still highly visible in the landscape. Chambered tombs are monuments built of stone with a chamber area designed to hold the remains […]