Mysterious Denny – 90,000-Year-Old Child Whose Parents Were Two Different Human Species
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – About 90,000 years ago, an interesting child walked the Earth. This individual was a young human hybrid. Nicknamed Denny by scientists, the ancient girl is the only known individual whose parents were from two different human species! The bones of the Denny were discovered in 2018 when scientists investigated the […]
Ancient DNA Reveals The Earliest Evidence Of The Last Mᴀssive Human Migration To Western Europe
AncientPages.com – Nomadic animal-herders from the Eurasian steppe mingled with Copper Age farmers in southeastern Europe centuries earlier than previously thought. In a new study published in Nature, researchers used ancient DNA to gain new insights into the spread of culture, technologies and ancestry at a crucial juncture in European history. The area around Odesa was a […]
Ancient Glᴀss Workshop Unearthed At Iron Age Of Němčice
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – After 20 years of above-ground surveys, archaeologists have excavated the famous Iron Age site of Němčice and confirmed the presence of the earliest glᴀss workshop north of the Alps. Němčice is one of the most important settlement sites of the La Tène Period (3rd–2nd century BC) in Central Europe, famous […]
Nippur – Holy City Of God Enlil And One Of The Oldest Cities Of Sumer
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Nippur (Sumerian: Nibru, “Enlil City”; Akkadian: Nibbur) was among the most ancient Sumerian cities and one of the most important religious centers throughout Mesopotamia. Some researchers date back the city’s creation to about 5000 BC. In the 4th millennium BC the temple of the Sumerian wind god Enlil at Nippur in present […]
Pena Molexa (Lunar Boat): Megalithic Corner Dedicated To A Magician Woman Who Knows The Secrets Of Earth And Underworld
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Undoubtedly, the impressive megalithic monument, known as the Pena Molexa, is one of the magical places of Narón in northwestern Galicia in Spain. A Pena Molexa. – megalith in Galicia. Image credit: Deparpor – CC BY-SA 3.0 It is located in a region dense in symbolism that has captivated people’s imaginations for millennia. […]
Mystery Of The Vanished Settlers Of Greenland – What Happened To The Lost Viking Colonists?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In 985, Viking explorer Erik the Red led a group of Icelandic farmers to Greenland, where they established a settlement on the west coast. The Norse settlers strove through winter cold, food shortages, and, in the end, a shifting climate. The remnants these people left behind show they were determined […]
Unproven Numbers Distract From The Real Harm Of The Illicit Antiquities Trade – Scientists Say
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – New research has confirmed that the commonly repeated statement that the illicit antiquities trade is the third largest illicit trade in the world is unsupported by evidence. This factoid has been in circulation since the 1970s, and is regularly repeated in academic articles, popular press and even policy literature. Credit: Antiquity (2023). […]
Never-Before-Seen Scottish Manuscript Of Esther Inglis Unveiled
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A never-before seen manuscript by Scottish-based artisan Esther Inglis, dating back to the early 1600s, was unveiled at The University of St Andrews this week at The International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Scottish Languages, Literature and Culture. Esther Inglis (c1570) was a skilled member of the artisan class, as […]
Remarkable Complex Of Early Neolithic Monuments Discovered In Herefordshire, England
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – While investigating the area around Dorstone Hill in Herefordshire, England, scientists discovered a remarkable complex of early Neolithic monuments. Archaeologists used advanced radiocarbon dating to investigate the age of Neolithic monuments and the results showed the structures were much older than expected. Credit: Antiquity (2023). DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2023.93 The dating indicates that Neolithic […]
New Underwater Discoveries Made Around The Antikythera Shipwreck
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A team of Swiss and Greek archaeologists recently completed the third season of excavations on the wreck of Antikythera. The expedition, which took place from May 19 to June 18, 2023, is part of a five-year research program (2021-2025) by the University of Geneva (UNIGE). Using cutting-edge techniques, this research […]