Scientists Closer To Solving The Mystery Of When Animals Evolved
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study has brought us one step closer to solving a mystery that has puzzled naturalists since Charles Darwin: when did animals first appear in the history of Earth? Reconstruction of the Ediacaran seafloor from the Nama Group, Namibia, showing early animal diversity. Credit: Oxford University Museum of Natural […]
Travel Back To Ancient Greece In Virtual Reality
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Have you ever wanted to travel back in time and see what life was like in ancient Greece? We can do this by reading ancient history books and admiring archaeological discoveries, but virtual reality offers a different experience to see the past. ScreensH๏τ featuring a consultation at the Oracle. Image […]
Rare 2,000-Year-Old Roman Hoard Discovered In Suffolk
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists report a rare discovery of late Roman pewter plates, platters, bowls, and a cup that has been made in Euston, in the west of Suffolk, UK. The remains of the vessels were buried in a pit and carefully stacked, suggesting that they were placed as a single group, possibly […]
Early City Planning In The Kingdom Of Judah Examined
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In this comprehensive study, Professor Garfinkel from the Insтιтute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem examines the earliest fortified sites in the kingdom of Judah during the 10th century BCE. Aerial view of the casemate city wall of Khirbet Qeiyafa. Credit: Insтιтute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University […]
2,500-Year-Old Phoenician Shipwreck Being Rescued By Archaeologists
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck has been discovered underwater in the southeastern Spanish region of Murcia. Spanish archaeologists are now working hard to recover the ancient shipwreck from the sea before a storm destroys it forever. This remarkable archaeological find, known as the Mazarrón II measures eight meters in length and […]
Ancient Rock Engravings Unveil Intriguing Insights Into Human Cultures
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A groundbreaking study conducted by a multidisciplinary team that include a computational archaeologist, artist, and computer programmer has revealed new insights into ancient rock engravings and the techniques used by ancient engravers. The Timna Park Site 25 “Chariot Engraving”. Credit: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (2023). DOI: 10.1057/s41599-023-01742-7 The research, […]
Giant Monitor Lizards That Lived In Switzerland 17 Million Years Ago – Discovered
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Basel researcher stumbles across first real proof of monitor lizards in Switzerland, and this unexpected discovery was made in the Museum’s collection storeroom. Two teeth of a large lizard caught the eye of paleontologist Bastien Mennecart while he was working on the collection of fossil vertebrates at the Natural History […]
Dancing Around The Throne: Networking In TheTime Of King William I
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Showing your face at dinners and parties at court: it was the way to get noticed by the king in William I’s time. Joost Welten’s latest book reveals how, during the reign of William I, the elite danced around his throne both literally and figuratively. Joseph Paelinck, Portret van Willem […]
Yazılıkaya: One Of The Most Striking Religious Shrines Of The Hitтιтe Empire
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The fascinating ancient Hitтιтe sanctuary of Yazilikaya (‘rock with writing’) lies between rock outcroppings at the foot of the high ridge east of Hattusha, 170 kilometers east of Ankara and near the small town Boğazköy (Turkish: “Gorge Village”) modern Boğazkale, Turkey. Lion Gate, Hattusa, Turkey. Image credit: Bernard Gagnon – CC BY-SA […]
Can Language Teach Us Something About People Whose Language Has Been Lost?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Language can be a time machine—we can learn from ancient texts how our ancestors interacted with the world around them. But can language also teach us something about people whose language has been lost? Image credit: StockSnap – Pixabay Ph.D. candidate Anthony Jakob investigated whether the languages of prehistoric populations […]