Mysterious Tunnel Found Under Saxon Palace Ruins In Warsaw, Poland
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A tunnel discovered under the ruins of the Saxon Palace in Warsaw is the most mysterious place on Piłsudski Square, says the Pałac Saski company spokesman Sławomir Kuliński. The tunnel, located at the depth of about four meters, is not on any plans we have, he adds. Credit: PAP Archaeological […]
Homo Longi: Extinct Human Species That May Replace Neanderthals As Our Closest Relatives
AncientPages.com – In 1933 a mysterious fossil skull was discovered near Harbin City in the Heilongjiang province of north-eastern China. Despite being nearly perfectly preserved – with square eye sockets, thick brow ridges and large teeth – nobody could work out exactly what it was. The skull is much bigger than that of Homo sapiens and other human […]
A 3,500-Year-Old Grape Seed Sheds Light On Great Tradition Of Vineyards Of Anatolia’s Çal And Region
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeological excavations conducted at the Aşağıseyit Mound site in western Anatolia’s Denizli have revealed a 3,500-year-old grape seed. In the excavations at Aşağıseyit Höyük, located in the Çal district, remains of a grape seed estimated to be 3,500 years old were discovered, Denizli, Türkiye, Sept. 8, 2023. (AA PH๏τo) The […]
New Discovery Reveals Why And When The Sahara Desert Was Green
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – A pioneering study has shed new light on North African humid periods that have occurred over the past 800,000 years and explains why the Sahara Desert was periodically green. The research, published in Nature Communications, showed periodic wet phases in the Sahara were driven by changes in Earth’s orbit around […]
Animal Tracks And Human Footprints In Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherer Rock Art In Namibia
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Namibia is rich in hunter-gatherer rock art from the Later Stone Age (LSA); this is a tradition of which well-executed engravings of animal tracks in large numbers are characteristic. Hidden panel of the RAS 8 rock art site. The narrow corridor RAS 8-N, with engravings on both sides which extend […]
Spectacular Statue Of Sea God Triton Found In Roman Mausoleum In Kent
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists from the Canterbury Archaeological Trust (CAT) have found a spectacular statue of the Roman sea god Triton during their excavations in connection with a new housing development being brought forward jointly by Moat Homes (Moat) and Chartway Partnerships Group (Chartway) adjacent to the A2 London Road (which follows Roman […]
Nature’s Great Survivors: Flowering Plants Survived The Mᴀss Extinction That Killed The Dinosaurs
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A new study published in Biology Letters by researchers from the University of Bath (UK) and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico) shows that flowering plants escaped relatively unscathed from the mᴀss extinction that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. While they suffered some species loss, the devastating event helped flowering plants […]
Shipboard Cannon Found On The Swedish West Coast May Be Europe’s Oldest!
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An international research team led by maritime archaeologist Staffan von Arbin of the University of Gothenburg has studied what might be Europe’s oldest shipboard cannon. The cannon was found in the sea off Marstrand on the Swedish west coast and dates back to the 14th century. Marstrand, Sweden. Credit: Adobe […]
Amazing Discovery Of A 265-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Huge Predator Roamed South America Before The Dinosuars
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Dinosaurs have quite the reputation for being the largest, fiercest predators in life’s history. Yet, 40 million years before dinosaurs ruled, Pampaphoneus biccai dominated South America as the biggest and most bloodthirsty meat eater of its time. In a new study published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, an […]
Roman Ship Cargo And Galley Equipment Discovered Underwater In The Caesarea Harbor
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Back in February 2016, two divers stumbled upon the remains of a Roman shipwreck near Caesarea Maritima, Israel. A powerful storm had swept away the sand, revealing this hidden treasure. This was a rare peek into an untouched piece of history, believed to date back to the early 4th century […]