‘Sensational’ Discovery Of Large Untouched 4,000-Year-Old Grave In Norway
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists report unearthing an extremely important 4,000-year-old grave in Norway. It’s a sensational discovery and the most unique Stone Age finds in Norway in the last 100 years, says Morten Ramstad at the antiquities section at the University of Bergen. Credit: Universitetsmuseet, UIB The grave provides vital clues as to […]
Unexpected Underwater Discovery Of 50,000 Ancient Coins Off Sardinia Hints At Hidden Shipwreck
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A diver who caught a glimpse of something metallic found tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins just off shore Sardinia, near Arzachena, Italy. After alerting Italy’s Culture Ministry, divers ᴀssigned to an art protection squad and others from the ministry’s undersea archaeology department were sent to investigate the discovery. […]
Ancient Skulls From Ukraine Reveal Early Modern Humans Came From The East
AncientPages.com – How did our species, Homo sapiens, arrive in Western Europe? Published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, our new study analyzes two skull fragments dating back between 37,000 and 36,000 years to conclude that our ancestors came from Eastern Europe and migrated westwards. These two individuals interbred with Neanderthals and with the very first European Homo sapiens, […]
Rare Medieval Tattoo Depicting A Christogram Unearthed In Ghazali, Sudan
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A rare medieval religious tattoo was unearthed in a burial in Ghazali, Sudan by a team of researchers from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW). source The discovery is particularly interesting because it is only the second time the practice of tattooing has been evidenced in […]
Last Primate To Inhabit North America Before Homo Sapiens Or Clovis People – Fossils Tell
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – The story of Ekgmowechashala, the final primate to inhabit North America before Homo sapiens or Clovis people, reads like a spaghetti western: A grizzled and mysterious loner, against the odds, ekes out an existence on the American Plains. Illustration of Ekgmowechashala, the last primate to inhabit North America before humans. […]
Head Lice Evolution Sheds Light On Human Migration And Colonization In The Americas
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Marina Ascunce, currently at the USDA-ARS, and colleagues, report these findings in a study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Credit: Adobe Stock – Gorodenkoff The human louse is a wingless, blood-sucking parasite that lives its entire life on its host. It is one of the oldest known parasites to live on humans, […]
Magnificent Decorated Tomb Of Scribe Unearthed At Abusir Sheds New Light On Ancient Egyptian History
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – This year, an archaeology expedition of the Czech Insтιтute of Egyptology of the Faculty of Arts of the UK excavated shaft tombs from the middle of the 1st millennium BC in Abusir, Egypt. This led to the discovery of an intriguing tomb belonging to a hitherto unknown dignitary from the […]
‘Something’ Ancient And Strange Was Found Hidden Inside A Huge Underground Structure – What Happened Next Is A Mystery
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – While excavating at the mountain, scientists discovered something ancient and unusual hidden inside an underground structure. Soon, all excavations were stopped. Is it an ancient unknown civilization or a priceless prehistoric treasure buried beneath the mountain? This time, we take our readers on yet another journey exploring the secrets of […]
French Love Letters Confiscated By Britain 265 Years Ago – Have Finally Been Read For The First Time
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Over 100 letters sent to French sailors by their fiancées, wives, parents and siblings — but never delivered — have been opened and studied for the first time since they were written in 1757-8. Anne Le Cerf’s loving sign-off to her husband. source The messages offer extremely rare and moving insights […]
Previous Studies Of European Genetic Ancestry May Be Inaccurate – Re-Evaluation Is Needed
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers have found that previous studies analyzing the genomes of people with European ancestry may have reported inaccurate results by not fully accounting for population structure. By considering mixed genetic lineages, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Insтιтute (NHGRI), part of the National Insтιтutes of Health, demonstrated that previously […]