Earliest Period Of Warfare In Europe Occurred Over 1,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers re-analysed more than 300 sets of 5,000-year-old skeletal remains excavated from a site in Spain. They found that many of the individuals may have been casualties of the earliest period of warfare in Europe, occurring over 1,000 years before the previous earliest known larger-scale conflict in the region. Top […]
Neanderthals Cared For Each Other And Survived Into Old Age – Study Shows
AncientPages.com – When we think of Neanderthals, we often imagine these distant ancestors of ours to be rather brutish, dying at a young age and ultimately becoming extinct. But findings show that at least some of these ancient Neanderthals survived into old age – despite suffering from sickness or diseases. Credit: Adobe Stock – Karlaage Neanderthals […]
Intriguing 3,400-Year-Old Multipurpose Pyramid Found In Kazakhstan
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Earlier this year, scientists reported the discovery of a sophisticated 4,000-year-old steppe pyramid in Kazakhstan. Archaeologists have now found yet another pyramid located on a hill next to the Taldy-Nura River, 13 km east of the village of Taldy in Shet district of Karaganda region. The intriguing pyramid is fascinating for […]
Fossilized Skulls Reveal Relatives Of Today’s Rhinos Had No Horn And Died Out 5 Million Years Ago
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Paleontologists from Tübingen have redefined a rhinoceros genus that had fallen into oblivion: Eochilotherium lived more than 5 million years ago and did not have a horn on its nose. Hornless rhinos were known to be ancestors of today’s species. An international research team from Germany, Greece, Bulgaria and South […]
King Midas’s Gold Desire Became A Nightmare
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Midas was king of the city of Pessinus in the country of Phrygia, and is remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. King Midas in the Gordion Museum. Gordion Museum, Ankara, Turkey – CC BY-SA 3.0 He had large estates and a grand, […]
Mᴀssive Anomaly Within Earth’s Mantle May Be Remains Of An Ancient Planet
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – In the 1980s, geophysicists made a startling discovery: two continent-sized blobs of unusual material were found deep near the center of the Earth, one beneath the African continent and one beneath the Pacific Ocean. Each blob is twice the size of the Moon and likely composed of different proportions […]
Ancient Fish Offers Clues How The Shoulder Evolved
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new analysis of the bones and muscles in ancient fish gives new clues about how the shoulder evolved in animals – including us. The shoulder girdle – the configuration of bones and muscles that in humans support the movement of the arms – is a classic example of an […]
Ancient Greek Seven-Room Building And Treasures Found Underwater Off The Coast Of Salamis
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists conducting surveys off the coast of Salamis have found an ancient Greek building and magnificent marble treasures. According to reports, it is a large, long, and narrow building with seven rooms. The intriguing structure was partially submerged at the site of a now-sunken ancient city once home to […]
Were Other Humans The First Victims Of The Sixth Mᴀss Extinction?
AncientPages.com – Nine human species walked the Earth 300,000 years ago. Now there is just one. The Neanderthals, Homo neanderthalensis, were stocky hunters adapted to Europe’s cold steppes. The related Denisovans inhabited Asia, while the more primitive Homo erectus lived in Indonesia, and Homo rhodesiensis in central Africa. A Neanderthal skull shows head trauma, evidence of ancient violence. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Several […]
1700-Year-Old Iron Trident Found In The Ancient City Of ᴀssos, Turkey
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The ancient Greek city of ᴀssos on the Aegean coast of modern Turkey is an interesting place where many archaeological have been made. In ᴀssos, we find a magnificent ancient temple dedicated to Goddess Athena, an ancient theater, mᴀssive Hellenic columns, and well-preserved city walls. A 1,700-year-old trident unearthed in […]