Exceptionally Long-Lived Ancient Form Of Hydraulic Engineering Unearthed In The Nile Valley
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An international team of researchers who discovered a vast network of stone walls along the River Nile in Egypt and Sudan say these mᴀssive “river groins” reveal an exceptionally long-lived form of hydraulic engineering in the Nile Valley, and shed light on connections between ancient Nubia and Egypt. The findings […]
Evidence Of Millennia-Old Textile Manufacture And Rare Ancient Eagle-Bone Pin Discovered In Oxfordshire
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating at the site of the A40 Science Transit park & ride at Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, have made some interesting discoveries. During excavations, the Cotswold Archaeology research team unearthed a Middle Iron Age settlement and an important Early Bronze Age cremation burial of a child containing an eagle-bone pin. […]
Which Came First: The Reptile Or The Egg?
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – The earliest reptiles, birds and mammals may have borne live young, researchers from Nanjing University and University of Bristol have revealed. Until now, the hard-shelled egg was thought to be the key to the success of the amniotes—a group of vertebrates that undergo embryonic or fetal development within an […]
Lingering Effects Of Neanderthal DNA Found In Modern Humans
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Recent scientific discoveries have shown that Neanderthal genes comprise some 1 to 4% of the genome of present-day humans whose ancestors migrated out of Africa, but the question remained open on how much those genes are still actively influencing human traits — until now. A multi-insтιтution research team including Cornell has developed […]
Unusual Discovery Of A Viking Age Phallic Stone In Tystberga, Sweden
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As an archaeologist, you can expect to find some surprises everywhere. That’s what happened during recent excavations on a hill in Tystberga outside the city of Norrköping, Sweden, where scientists unearthed something eye-catching. A new railroad will be constructed, so scientists excavated the site from May to June this year. […]
Tuchulcha: Wicked, Hideously Grotesque Etruscan Demon Identified With Both Male And Female Genders
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In ancient Etruscan beliefs, there is a strange monster to which many scholars refer to a man because of the animal face and facial hair that can resemble a beard. 1870 reconstructed drawing of Tuchulcha painting in the Tomb of Orcus II. In this drawing, Tuchulcha is depicted along with […]
Over 2,000 Clay Figurines Discovered In The Ancient City Of Kythnos
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The ancient city of Kythnos on the Aegean Sea island has long fascinated archaeologists. The site, first inhabited about 10,000 years ago, has some of the oldest prehistoric settlements in the Cyclades. An aerial view of the hilltop ancient sanctuary in Vryokastro, on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos. Credit: Greece’s […]
Archaeologist Ludovic Slimak Wants To Rewrite The History Of Early Humans In Europe
AncientPages.com – The French archaeologist Ludovic Slimak has spent the past 30 years rummaging fields and caves from the Horn of Africa to the Artic Circle, and, of course, his beloved Rhône Valley in France. For the past year and a half, his team of 45 researchers have been on a roll, publishing paper after […]
12,000-Year-Old Flutes Made From Bird Bones – Discovered
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A team of researchers, including a Virginia Commonwealth University professor, has discovered rare prehistoric instruments made from the bones of birds dating back more than 12,000 years, according to findings published Friday in the journal Scientific Reports. The seven aerophones discovered at Eynan-Mallaha. Credit: © Laurent Davin The seven flutes, […]
How Did People Go To The Toilet In The Past Before The Invention Of The Flush Toilet?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Everyone goes to the toilet, but it’s not a subject we often discuss. Have you ever wondered how people in the past went to the toilet before the flush toilet was invented? Who would empty the toilets in the cities? Did boys and girls really go to the bathroom together? […]