6,000-Year-Old Earth Ovens Discovered In Washington State
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Ancient Tribal earth ovens built long before the Egyptian pyramids are being excavated as part of the first archeological project made public by the Kalispel Tribe of Indians. Conducted in collaboration with Washington State University archeologists, the excavation reveals new insights into the foods the Kalispel people have been preparing […]
Kingdom Of Mitanni: Forgotten For Millennia But Once Great Power Of Ancient West Asia In 2000 BC
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Forgotten for millennia, the Kingdom of Mitanni was discovered in the nineteenth century, and excavations revealed fascinating facts about this unusual kingdom, which once existed in northern Mesopotamia. Cuneiform tablet containing a letter from Tushratta of Mitanni to AmenH๏τep III (of 13 letters of King Tushratta). British Museum. Image source […]
Oldest Carving Of A Penis Discovered On Ancient Mongolian Pendant
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists report the discovery of an ancient pendant that may have the oldest carving of a penis ever unearthed. The stone was found at a dig site in northern Mongolia’s Khangai Mountains. The piece of ornament interpreted as a phallus-like representation is about four centimeters long and made by humans. […]
3.2 Million-Year-Old ‘Lucy’ Could Walk On Two Legs – First Hominin Muscle Reconstruction
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Digital modelling of legendary fossil’s soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful leg and pelvic muscles suited to tree dwelling, but knee muscles that allowed fully erect walking. Left: Reconstruction of Lucy at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico. Image credit: ErnestoLazaros – CC BY-SA 4.0; Right: Lucy – […]
Lifestyle And Face Of 7th-Century Anglo-Saxon Teen – Reconstructed
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The face of a 16-year-old woman buried near Cambridge (UK) in the 7th century with an incredibly rare gold and garnet cross (the “Trumpington Cross”) has been reconstructed following analysis of her skull. Trumpington Cross burial facial reconstruction created by forensic artist Hew Morrison using measurements of the woman’s skull […]
Playing Piece With Runic Inscription Found In Trondheim
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – While repairing an old sewer pipe under the road in Erling Skakkes gate 9 in Trondheim, Norway, archaeologists carried out an urgent survey of Medieval layers that would be disturbed by the construction work. This led to the surprising discovery of a game piece with a runic inscription. The area […]
Violent Conflict Played A Crucial Role In Early Farming Societies In Neolithic Europe – New Study
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study shows that social disintegration and violent conflict played a crucial role in shaping the population dynamics of early farming societies in Neolithic Europe. Cave painting of a battle between archers, Cueva del Roure, Morella la Vella, Castellón, Valencia, Spain. Image credit: Eduardo Hernández Pacheco – public domain Complexity […]
Little Known Neanderthal Technology Examined – Turning Bones Into Tools
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Were anatomically modern humans the only ones who knew how to turn bone into tools? A discovery by an international team at the Chez-Pinaud-Jonzac Neanderthal site settles the question. Published in PLOS ONE, it sheds light on a little known aspect of Neanderthal technology. From 45,000 years ago onwards, anatomically modern humans were […]
Ancient Alaskans Were Freshwater Fishers – Earliest Evidence Found
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The earliest-known evidence of freshwater fishing by ancient Alaskan people was discovered by a team of researchers led by University of Alaska Fairbanks. The study shed s light on how early humans used a changing landscape and could offer insight for modern people facing similar changes. Scientists work at the […]
Burnt Mound Complex Dated To Bronze Age – Uncovered At Suffolk Site
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – It was during the winter of 2022, archaeologists conducted excavations in two areas at Framlingham Road, Laxfield, Suffolk. The site, showing the evaluation trenches and excavation areas. Image credit: Cotswold Archaeology In Area 1, the remains of a Bronze Age burnt mound complex were revealed. In Area 2, an enclosure system […]