Mystery Of The Avars Who Conquered The Roman Empire Solved By Scientists
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Avars’ place in history has been marked and yet, it has long remained so enigmatic. These fierce nomadic warriors appeared riding from the East about 1,500 years ago and caused dramatic changes in Europe. Credit: Adobe Stock – Lunstream Historians have long tried to understand who the Avars were, […]
World’s First ‘Cash Machine’ Discovered In A Wall Of An Ancient Bakery
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – One never knows where archaeological treasures are hidden. Sometimes the most unanticipated finds can be made in unexpected places. The invention of the first cash machines is often still debated, but it’s known that in the 1960s, James Goodfellow patented the first cash-dispensing automatic teller machine (ATM) and created the first […]
Meet SPOT – Robot Dog Deployed To Guard The Ancient Ruins Of Pompeii
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The main task of this sophisticated robot dog will be to inspect archaeological areas and structures ensuring the ancient site of Pompeii is safe. Built by the Mᴀssachusetts Insтιтute of Technology spinoff engineering and robotics company Boston Dynamics, the four-legged robot dog named SPOT has been enlisted to guard the […]
Finding history in our own backyards ancient log boats uncovered from a Northern Irish river. A reminder of the pasts enduring presence.
Log Boats Recovered from River in Northern Ireland History lies beneath the riverbeds of northwest Ireland. Every so often, when conditions allow, archaeologists are rewarded with another…
Unearthing history A 1000yearold surgical kit discovered in a Sican tomb in Peru sheds light on ancient medical practices and traditions. Fascinating.
The 1,000-year-old surgical kit found in Sican tomb, Peru The remains of an individual who served as a surgeon during the Middle Sican period (900-1050 AD) were…
Uncovering the mystery of Scotlands painted people their ancient symbols leave us fascinated and curious about their stories.
Unknown symbols are written by the lost ‘painted people’ of Scotland unearthed What seemed like an eventful evening turned into an emotional discovery for the history books…
Ancient DNA Study Reveals Surprise About Britain’s Bronze Age – What Happened On The Orkney Islands?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new comprehensive study of ancient human remains taken from a cemetery at a site called the Links of Noltland has revealed surprises about Britain’s Bronze Age and explains why Bronze Age artifacts are rare on the Orkney Islands. The results of the study challenge existing understandings of Bronze Age […]
Has A New Study Of 5,000-Year-Old DNA Solved The Mystery Of The Tarim Basin Mummies?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The mysterious, light-skinned Tarim Basin mummies unearthed in China have long puzzled scientists. Who were these ancient people? Where did they come from? Why were they so different from the local population? A new DNA analysis based on information from 201 ancient genomes from 39 archeological sites can shed new […]
Olduvai Gorge: Direct Cosmogenic Nuclide Dating Of Olduvai Lithic Industry
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers published a paper with the results of burial dating using the cosmogenic nuclide isochron method, applied for the first time directly to the lithic industry of the Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania). Olduvai Gorge. Image credit: Noel Feans – CC BY 2.0 Olduvai Gorge is one of the most important paleoanthropological localities in […]
Reconstructing The Lost Ancient World Of The Marquesas Islands With Unique Plants And Animals
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Polynesian explorers discovered a treasure trove of unique plants and animals when they arrived in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, according to new research. In a unique transdisciplinary study of the Marquesan past, University of Auckland archaeologist Professor Melinda Allen, paleoentomologist Dr. Nick Porch and paleobotanist Tara Lewis of […]