New Spinosaurid Dinosaur Found In Spain
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A dinosaur specimen from Castellón, Spain represents a new proposed species of spinosaurid, reports a paper published in Scientific Reports. The identification of a potential new species suggests that the Iberian peninsula may have been a diverse area for medium-to-large bodied spinosaurid dinosaurs and sheds light on the origin and […]
Thor And Tyr Journey To Hymir’s Hall To Steal Huge Cauldron – In Norse Mythology
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Norse mythology, Hymir is a fierce giant, husband of Hrod, father of Tyr, the ancient god of war, the lawgiver of the gods, and the bravest of the gods. Hymir rushed forward and cut through the line. Image credit: Rackham, Arthur (ed.) (1907). “The Land of Enchantment” Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. […]
Roman Leather Toy Mouse Found At Vindolanda
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Was it once a child’s toy or someone’s idea of a practical joke? We may never find an answer to this question, but the Roman leather toy mouse discovered at Vindolanda is fascinating. The fort of Vindolanda, one of the earliest Roman garrisons, built by the Roman army in England, is […]
Rare Neolithic Underwater Textiles And Dwellings Discovered At La Marmotta Near Rome
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists have discovered rare, well-preserved cloth fragments, dwellings, baskets, weaving swords, and much more while examining a site near Rome, Italy. The submerged settlement La Marmotta in the comune of Anguillara Sabazia, approximately 30km north-west of Rome was discovered in 1989, and after many years of underwater investigations, scientists collected […]
World’s Oldest Burial Site Reveals Homo Naledi Buried Their ᴅᴇᴀᴅ 100,000 Years Before Humans
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Paleontologists have discovered the oldest known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of complex behavior. The bones were buried about 30 meters (100 feet) underground in a cave system within the Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg, South Africa. The […]
Tracing Chile’s Indigenous Roots Through Genetics And Linguistics
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – How do today’s Indigenous communities of South America trace back to the history of human migration and contact in the continent? Graphical abstract. Credit: Current Biology (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.05.013 An international team has worked to reconstruct the legacy of Chile’s largest Indigenous community, the Mapuche, in a quest to strengthen […]
3D Scans Used To Study Mysterious Roman Burial Practice
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists in York have used 3D scans to study the Roman burial practice of pouring liquid gypsum over the bodies of adults and children laid to rest in coffins—the first time this cutting-edge technology has been applied to Roman burials of this type anywhere in the world. Researchers say the […]
World’s Oldest Homo Sapiens Footprint Identified On South Africa’s Cape South Coast
AncientPages.com – Just over two decades ago, as the new millennium began, it seemed that tracks left by our ancient human ancestors dating back more than about 50,000 years were excessively rare. Only four sites had been reported in the whole of Africa at that time. Two were from East Africa: Laetoli in Tanzania and Koobi Fora in Kenya; […]
Why Was The Dmanisis Gora Fortress Community So Resilient In The Transition From The Bronze To Iron Age
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists excavating a fortress site in southern Georgia aim to uncover why communities in this area were more resilient than in other parts of the world at the end of the Bronze Age – a period of significant change, around 1,200 B.C. Excavation site. Credit: Cranfield University The project – Surviving […]
5 Most Common Misunderstandings About Evolution
AncientPages.com – Given its huge success in describing the natural world for the past 150 years, the theory of evolution is remarkably misunderstood. In an episode of the Australian series of “I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here,” former cricket star Shane Warne questioned the theory – asking “if humans evolved from monkeys, why haven’t […]