NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Discovers New Evidence Of A Giant Mysterious Wall At The Edge Of The Solar System
NASA’s New Horizons mission has aided scientists in their investigation of a mystery phenomena at the Solar System’s outskirts, where particles from the Sun and interstellar space…
Evidence Of Carthaginian Presence In Northern Europe?
AncientPages.com – Remember when Australians paid in shillings and pence? New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important items and concepts are the result of close contact between the early Germanic people and the Carthaginian Empire more than 2,000 years ago. The city of Carthage, in modern-day Tunisia, was founded in the 9th […]
Researchers Reconstruct Genome Of Centuries-Old E. Coli Using Fragments Extracted From An Italian Mummy
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers identified and reconstructed the first ancient genome of E. coli, using fragments extracted from the gallstone of a 16th century mummy. E. coli is a major public health concern, causing significant death and morbidity, yet is not a source of pandemics. It is known as a commensal, a bacteria that resides within us […]
Look Up: Witness A Rare Alignment Of All The Planets In The Night Sky
During the whole month of June, the Earth’s skies will host a heavenly homecoming. From June 17 to June 27, skywatchers will have the rare opportunity to…
Hubble Space Telescope Provides A Closer Look At the Rarest Metallic Asteroid Worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000
Between Mars and Jupiter lies an incredibly rare metallic asteroid that is worth more than the entire world economy. The Hubble Space Telescope has now provided us…
Were The Bones Of Fallen Battle of Waterloo Soldiers Sold As Fertilizer? – New Study
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Were the bones of fallen Battle of Waterloo soldiers sold as fertilizer? As very few human remains have been found from what was such a bloodied affair, killing thousands, it’s a conclusion that a new study suggests is most probable. Robert Alexander Hillingford: In the Battle of Wellington Waterloo – […]
One Of The Largest Anglo-Saxon Burial Grounds Ever Uncovered In Britain Reported By Archaeologists
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists report on the discovery of one of the largest Anglo-Saxon burial grounds in Britain. Archaeologists working on HS2 have made discoveries of national significance, uncovering an Anglo-Saxon burial site in Wendover, Buckinghamshire. Almost three-quarters of the graves contained high-quality grave goods, suggesting the site was the final resting place […]
Viking Ivar The Boneless Could Be Buried In Repton – Remarkable Viking Burial Holds Clues To Where Ragnar Lodbrok’s Son Died
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Ivar the Boneless has gone into the history books as one of the most powerful Vikings ever lived. Not only was he one of the leaders of the Great Heathen Army, but he was also the oldest son of the famous Viking Ragnar Lodbrok. It’s, therefore, surprising we still know so […]
Did Human Middle Ear Evolve From Fish Gills? – Chinese Fossils Reveal
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The human middle ear—which houses three tiny, vibrating bones—is key to transporting sound vibrations into the inner ear, where they become nerve impulses that allow us to hear. The 3D braincase of Shuyu. Credit: IVPP Embryonic and fossil evidence proves that the human middle ear evolved from the spiracle of […]
Olive Trees Were First Domesticated 7,000 Years Ago In The Jordan Valley
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A team of scientists has unraveled the earliest evidence for the domestication of a fruit tree. The researchers analyzed remnants of charcoal from the Chalcolithic site of Tel Zaf in the Jordan Valley and determined that they came from olive trees. Since the olive did not grow naturally in the […]