European Neolithic Family Trees Shed Light On Social Organization
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Neolithic lifestyle, based on farming instead of hunting and gathering, emerged in the Near East around 12,000 years ago and contributed profoundly to the modern way of life. The ability to produce and store extra food led Neolithic people to develop new social customs built on wealth, and therefore […]
Flexible Glᴀss – Lost Ancient Roman Invention Because Glᴀssmaker Was Beheaded By Emperor Tiberius
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Did ancient Romans invent unbreakable glᴀss? If they did, their secrets would be long lost because the Roman Emperor Tiberius beheaded the inventor of flexible glᴀss. A Roman blown-glᴀss cinerary urn, dated between 1st and 3rd centuries AD. Image credit: Luis García – CC BY-SA 3.0 According to Roman authors […]
2,000-Year-Old Roman House Discovered In Malta
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A team of researchers and six students from the University of South Florida have discovered a centuries-old house in exceptional condition during an excavation in Malta, a country located in the Mediterranean Sea. Led by Davide Tanasi, professor and director of USF’s Insтιтute for Digital Exploration (IDEx), USF students collaborated […]
Ancient DNA Reveals A Diverse Community Lived At Machu Picchu, The ‘Lost City Of The Incas’
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Who lived at Machu Picchu at its height? A new study used ancient DNA to find out for the first time where workers buried more than 500 years ago came from within the lost Inca Empire. Researchers, including Jason Nesbitt, ᴀssociate professor of archaeology at Tulane University School of Liberal Arts, […]
Rare And Tiny Ancient Stamps Found In Falster May Show The Way To An Unknown King’s Home
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A metal detectorist in Denmark has made an intriguing archaeological find. While being out on a rainy day and searching for anything of historical value, he suddenly heard a faint beep on his equipment. When Lennart Larsen checked the soil, he discovered tiny, curious objects that were unlike anything he […]
Bees – Embodiment Of Human Soul, Divine Messengers Symbolizing Invisible Bridge Connecting Life And Death
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Bees are among the most recognized insects, highlighted in ancient myths and folklore of many cultures worldwide. Both bees and honey have accompanied humanity since the dawn of time. Often called one of the ‘most hard-working’ animals, bees have been known not only for collecting pollen and producing honey. Visualization […]
Unraveling The Loch Ness Monster’s Eel Connection
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – In a new study published in JMIRx Bio, one of JMIR Publications’ new overlay journals, scientist Floe Foxon explores whether the Loch Ness Monster, a creature in Scottish folklore, could be a giant eel. Loch Ness lake in the Scottish Highlands with a water ripple and unknown object in […]
Urban Resiliency Lie Within Ancient Cities – New Study Suggests
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Jakarta … San Francisco … Shanghai … Phoenix … Houston. These major cities and others around the globe have many similarities, but they share one particular commonality that is concerning for residents. They are among the global cities most affected by climate change. Credit: University of Houston While each of these cities has […]
Mississippi’s Mounds Built By The Indigenous People Are Incredibly Important Landforms – Scientists Say
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Earthen and shell mounds built hundreds of years ago by Indigenous people in the Mississippi River Delta contribute to biodiversity and the area’s resiliency to erosion today, research by a Florida State University archaeologist has found. As Indigenous communities in what is now Louisiana mined resources from the environment, they […]
Evidence Of A 2,000-Year-Old Curry, The Oldest Ever Found In Southeast Asia
AncientPages.com – It’s hard to imagine a world without spice today. Fast global trade has allowed the import and export of all manner of delicious ingredients that help bring Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Sri Lankan (and so many more) cuisines to our dinner tables. Ancient starch grains of ginger (Zingiber officinale), cinnamon (Cinnamomum sp.) and […]