Outstanding Unfinished Ancient Marble Carving Of A Lion’s Head Found Near Selinunte, Sicily
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered an outstanding unfinished ancient marble carving of a lion’s head in Sicily. During excavations led by Professor Dr. Jon Albers, archaeologists from the Ruhr University in Bochum made the spectacular find on a street in the immediate vicinity of the ancient eastern harbor of Selinunte, which was […]
3,000-Year-Old Wooden Structure Found In Hitтιтe Tunnel Mentioned On Cuneiform Tablets
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered 3,000-year-old wood structures in a deep and long tunnel used by the ancient Hitтιтe civilization. One of the most fascinating aspects of this discovery is that the tunnel is mentioned on ancient cuneiform tablets. Oymaağaç mound. Image credit: Mehmet Ali Yılmaz, Rainer Czihon – Public Domain Scientists […]
Remarkably Intact Fossil Species Suggests Tropicbirds Originated In Zealandia
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A team of paleontologists from the University of Canterbury has discovered a remarkably intact fossil of one of the earliest ancestors of a group of birds now restricted to the tropics. Tropicbirds, now represented by only three living species, have a long fossil record spanning at least 62.5 million […]
Something Strange Happened To Our Ancestors 900,000 Years Ago – Genetic Study Reveals
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – According to a new genetic study, something strange happened to our ancestors about 900,000 years ago. Suddenly, the ancestral population of humans was reduced to very low numbers. As few as 1300 breeding individuals were left. The populations remained that low for the next 100,000 years or more, researchers argue […]
Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Mummification Balms Studied
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In an innovative endeavor to create a sensory bridge to the ancient past, a team of researchers led by Barbara Huber of the MPI of Geoanthropology has recreated one of the scents used in the mummification of an important Egyptian woman more than 3500 years ago. Limestone Canopic Jar of […]
Curly Hair Protected The Brain Of Early Humans And Helped It Grow
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Curly hair does more than simply look good. It may explain how early humans stayed cool while conserving water, according to researchers who studied the role human hair textures play in regulating body temperature. The findings can shed light on an evolutionary adaptation that enabled the human brain to grow […]
Has The Mystery Of Neanderthals’ Flower Burial At Shanidar Cave Been Solved?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists have re-examined Neanderthals’ perplexing Flower Burial at Shanidar Cave and made a fascinating discovery. The story started when researchers unearthed the well-preserved upper body skeleton of an adult Neanderthal who lived about 70,000 years ago. Wild flowers at Shanidar Cave, pH๏τographed May 5, 2023. PH๏τograph by C.O. Hunt. As […]
Meet Europe’s Enigmatic Dinosaurs – The Late Cretaceous Rhabdodontids
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – When you think of dinosaurs, you might automatically imagine iconic dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops. But at the same time when these were stomping on the ancient coastal plains of North America, some of their very distant cousins were reigning over Europe’s lands. Life reconstructions and size comparison […]
Mysterious 2,800-Year-Old Channel Installation Discovered In The City Of David, Jerusalem
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists are trying to solve an ancient Jerusalem mystery. What was the function of the Channel Installation discovered in the City of David National Park, dating to the days of Kings Joash and Amaziah? Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority An ancient channel installation, the first of its kind ever discovered in […]
What Happened To Drunken Women In Ancient Rome?
AncientPages.com – The ancient Romans venerated wine. It was accessible to the mᴀsses, a fundamental staple of mainstream life and an indispensable part of the Roman economy and trade. It was utilised in a range of practices: a remedy in medical treatments, a common ingredient in cooking, and customarily used in religious ceremonies as libation […]