Tiny Tools And Skills Of Mysterious Toaleans People In Southernmost Sulawesi, Indonesia
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – New research has questioned theories that a mysterious group of hunter-gatherers from Indonesia interacted with Aboriginal Australians thousands of years ago and provides a basis for future understanding of the people who made tiny, but precise implements out of stone. Credit: Griffith University The study, published in PLOS ONE, was led by Griffith University researchers at the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution […]
Jebel Sahaba: Analysis of 13,000-Years-Old Bones Reveals Prehistoric Violent Raids But Not A Single Armed Conflict
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Since its discovery in the 1960s, the Jebel Sahaba cemetery (Nile Valley, Sudan), 13 millennia old, was considered to be one of the oldest testimonies to prehistoric warfare. Projectile impact puncture with an embedded lithic fragment in the posterior surface of the left hip bone of individual JS 21. Credit: […]
Mysterious Disappearance Of Rome’s Founder Romulus And Strange Vision Of Proculus That United Ancient Romans
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The story of King Romulus is entertaining because it is an unusual mix of ancient history and mythology. The ancient supernatural touch added to this story makes the tale irresistible to anyone interested in ancient mysteries. How and why did King Romulus disappear? Was he ᴀssᴀssinated because he was considered […]
Mysterious Black Cloud Caused A Global Catastrophe In 536 A.D. And 18 Months Of Darkness
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Living in darkness for 18 full months can be challenging even to those who do not appreciate the Sun very much. Something unsettling happened in 536 A.D. There were few indications people could anticipate the horror that led to one of the greatest natural disasters in human history. The catastrophe […]
Vettuvan Koil Temple Spectacular Monolith Dedicated To Lord Shiva And Built By Pandya Dynasty
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Vettuvan Koil (“heaven of sculptors” or “the temple of slayer”) is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, the most popular deity of the Hindu pantheon and ᴀssociated with many areas of life. Vettuvan Koil Temple built in the 8th century and dedicated to Lord Shiva. Image credit: wikimi […]
DNA From 35,000-Year-Old Romanian Skull Reveals Flaws In The Theory Of Evolution
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Very few complete genomes older than 30,000 years have been sequenced which is why this particular study sheds new light on the theory of evolution, and the out of Africa migration theory. Now, for the first time, researchers have successfully sequenced the entire genome from the skull of Peştera Muierii […]
Achaemenid Empire Was The World’s Largest Ancient Empire
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com –The Achaemenid Empire (First Persian Empire) became the world’s largest empire thanks to Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, Darius I, and Xerxes I. It was founded by Cyrus the Great, one of the most outstanding figures in human history. Croesus vanquished, standing in front of Cyrus. Edmund Ollier Publication date 1882 – […]
‘Impossible’ Advanced Ancient Technology In Mesopotamia – Evidence Of Other-Worldly Interaction?
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – We have seen countless examples confirming what many long suspected: ancient people were much more advanced than previously thought. Sumerians, Babylonians and the Akkadians were excellent astronomers who regularly watched the skies. People in Mesopotamia created star charts and calendars that were astonishingly accurate. The Babylonian calendar is one of […]
Battle Of Himera: New Study That Contradicts Historical Accounts
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeological human remains from the Battles of Himera provide unique opportunities to test early written history. The study contradicts certain claims made in historical accounts by ancient Greek writers because researchers tested these historical claims against geochemical evidence. Location of the main Phoenician (blue color) and Greek (red color) cities. […]
Zep Tepi – When Gods Established Their Kingdom On Earth In Egypt
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In ancient Egyptian mythology, Zep Tepi can be translated as the ‘First Time.’ It was during Zep Tepi Gods established their kingdom on Earth in Egypt and performed their deeds that were later described in myths we read today. During Zep Tepi Gods were alone on Earth. Credit: Adobe Stock […]