How Do Evolutionary Forces Shape The Human Skeleton?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Genetic kinship analyses of human bones reach their limits if the DNA is poorly preserved or if destructive sampling is not possible. New research shows that in such cases, comparisons of the structure and shape of certain parts of the skeleton may also provide detailed information about relationships, and do […]
The Dove And The Pomegranate: Who Was The High-Ranking Lady Who Owned This Unique Artifact In The First Temple Period?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A luxurious artifact carved out ivory dating from the time of the Kingdom of Judah period (9th–8th centuries BCE) was uncovered during an archaeological excavation carried out in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem, an area considered to be a residential area of the Jerusalem elite. Image credit: […]
New Study: Middle Neolithic Circular Enclosure Of Goseck – Sacred Place And Astronomical Observatory
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Around 150 so-called circular enclosures are known from the Central and Eastern European Middle Neolithic (first half of the 5th millennium BCE). Only a few of them have been extensively and systematically archaeologically examined. Aerial view of the Middle Neolithic circular enclosure of Goseck. State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology […]
1,500-Year-Old ‘Magical Mirror’ To Protect Against Evil Eye Discovered By A Teenager In Israel
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Many ancient cultures used so-called ‘magical mirrors’ to ward off evil forces. The belief in the power of the Evil Eye goes thousands of years back in time. As previously discussed on Ancient Pages, the curse of the Evil Eye is an ancient, supersтιтious, and almost universal belief that certain […]
240-Million-Year-Old Fossil of A Giant Amphibian Found In Retaining Wall
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Arenaerpeton supinatus was discovered in rocks cut from a nearby quarry that were intended for the building of a garden wall. A 240-million-year-old fossil of an amphibian that was found in a retaining wall in the 1990s has been formally named and described by scientists at UNSW Sydney and the Australian Museum. […]
New DNA Study Links Early Europeans’ Cultural And Genetic Development Over Several Thousand Years
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new DNA study has nuanced the picture of how different groups intermingled during the European Stone Age and how certain groups of people were actually isolated. The study was carried out by researchers at Uppsala University working with an international team of researchers, who produced new genetic data from […]
Remains Of An Unknown Human Lineage Discovered In The Reindeer’s Cave In France
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers recently studied the remains of a modern human baby unearthed in the Grotte du Renne (“Reindeer’s cave”) located in Arcy-sur-Cure, Northeast France. The cave is considered as one of the most fascinating Paleolithic sites in Europe, with Neanderthal remains. Grotte du Renne (Deer cave). Image credit: Pueblopᴀssingby – CC […]
Ancient DNA Reveals American Cattle Originally Came From Africa
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Cattle may seem like uniquely American animals, steeped in the lore of cowboys, cattle drives, and sprawling ranches. However, scientists have found evidence cattle didn’t exist on the American continents prior to the arrival of the Spanish, who brought livestock with them from Europe by way of the Canary Islands. […]
Whale That Lived 40 Million Years Ago Could Be The Heaviest Animal To Have Ever Lived
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have discovered a partial skeleton of a whale that lived about 40 million years ago. Researchers say it is possible this is the heaviest animal ever to have lived. Until now, Balaenoptera musculus, the blue whale, has been regarded as the largest species on Earth, including all dinosaurs. Nicknamed […]
120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Early Bird’s Leaf-Eating Habits
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A new type of analysis of a spectacular 120-million-year-old fossil skeleton of the extinct early bird Jeholornis from northeastern China has revealed the oldest evidence for birds eating leaves, marking the earliest known evolution of arboreal plant-eating among birds. Reconstruction of the extinct, tree-living, vegetarian early Cretaceous bird Jeholornis […]