Are These Puzzling Rings Finger Loops From Ancient Weapon Systems?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When most researchers looked at a puzzling group of artifacts discovered at French archaeological sites, they presumed these to be ornaments or clothing. But Justin Garnett saw something else. “They resembled finger loops like those used by some North and South American spearthrowers,” said Garnett, a doctoral candidate in anthropology […]
What If Dinosaurs Were Already In Decline When The Asteroid Struck?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A trip back through time in Alberta offers evidence to bolster a recent study suggesting non-avian dinosaurs were already waning over the 10 million years before the cataclysmic event. Credit: Public Domain Non-avian dinosaurs were probably in decline long before an asteroid smashing into the Yucatan Peninsula 66 million years ago […]
Extremely Rare Life-Size Gold Bust Of Emperor Marcus Aurelius On Display At Getty
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The gold bust of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is so precious it has only been displayed a dozens of times and never in the United States. Made by hammering a single sheet of gold, the bust is so valuable that it is usually kept in a bank vault. Instead of […]
Newly Described Species Of Dome-Headed Dinosaur May Have Sported Bristly Headgear
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – If you look at enough dinosaur fossils, you’ll see that their skulls sport an amazing variety of bony ornaments, ranging from the horns of Triceratops and the mohawk-like crests of hadrosaurs to the bumps and knobs covering the head of Tyrannosaurus rex. An artist’s depiction of a newly described species […]
Fragment Of A Fine Marble Statuette Of Heracles Found In Jezreel Valley, Israel
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – This fragment of a fine marble statuette of Heracles, about half a meter high, that was discovered a few years ago at Horbat Tarbenet in the Jezreel Valley (also known as the Valley of Megiddo) in Israel, not far from Afula. The venerated Greek cult figure Heracles is famed for […]
Surprising Gene Flow As Result Of Interbreeding Between Neanderthals And Humans 100,000 Years Ago
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Using several different methods of DNA analysis, an international research team has found what they consider to be strong evidence of an interbreeding event between Neanderthals and modern humans that occurred tens of thousands of years earlier than any other such event previously documented. The science team says there is evidence […]
Amage: Sarmatian Warrior Queen/Regent Who Impressed With Remarkable Military Skills
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Multiple burials of possible women warriors have been unearthed in sites ᴀssociated with the Scythians, Sauromatians (a tribe nation ruled by women), and Sarmatians. These ancient cultures from the late seventh through the second centuries BC had many female warriors. Among many women who lived in this part of the world, […]
7 Magnificent Thracian Gold Bracelets Found In Romanian Forest By Amateur Archaeologist
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It is not the first time Betej Gabriel, an amateur archaeologist from Gorj in Romania, has made an incredible find using his metal detector. So, when he contacted Ancient Pages and told us about his new archaeological discovery, we were naturally eager to learn more. Using his metal detector, Betej […]
We Now Know What The Earliest Animals Looked Like – Scientists Say
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – For more than a century, biologists have wondered what the earliest animals were like when they first arose in the ancient oceans over half a billion years ago. Searching among today’s most primitive-looking animals for the earliest branch of the animal tree of life, scientists gradually narrowed the possibilities […]
Unexplained And Bizarre Scottish Mystery Of A Man Who Vanished Into Thin Air
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Some events can be so bizarre they are almost unbelievable. Some say we are dealing with an urban legend, while others are convinced the story and witnesses’ sightings are authentic. Yet, before dismissing something as impossible, one should investigate all reports made by witnesses, but that can be easier said […]