Mystery Of The 30,000-Year-Old Venus Of Willendorf Solved?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The ancient Venus Of Willendorf figurine has intrigued scientists for many years. Carved some 30,000 years ago, the figurine, dated to the Upper Paleolithic era, represents the earliest example of art that depicts humans and was created by nomadic hunter-gatherers. The so-called ‘Venus of Willendorf’, an 11.1-centimeter-tall (4.4 in) figurine […]
Middle Iron Age And Roman Period Buildings And Relics Discovered In Bedfordshire, UK
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Historical buildings and relics dating back to the Middle Iron Age through to the Roman period have been unearthed by archaeologists working on National Highways A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvement scheme in Bedfordshire, UK. Since July 2021, archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) and the Cambridge […]
Sōhei And Yamabushi: Fearsome Ancient Warrior Monks Of Japan
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In Europe, the Knights Templar were the first known warrior monks, active during the Crusades. However, warrior monks did not only exist in Europe. In other parts of the world, like Japan, religious organizations trained monks to live an ascetic lifestyle and engage in violent conflicts by becoming great warriors. Credit: […]
Unraveling the mystery of Palaus green pyramids a fascinating potential geoarchaeological endeavor What secrets lie beneath
Palau’s green pyramids: could be a geo-archaeological project According to oral tradition, a huge serpent wound around the hills on the Palauan island and created the terraces…
Largest Ever Human Family Tree: 27 Million Ancestors Mapped
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Insтιтute have taken a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans: a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of us. The study has been published in Science. Credit: Adobe Stock – Farnaces The past two decades […]
Archeologists in England have unearthed a stunning inscribed medieval gold brooch shedding new light on history and craftsmanship.
Inscribed Medieval Gold Brooch Recovered in England A metal detectorist has discovered a medieval gold brooch with a series of Latin and Hebrew inscriptions. The artefact, found…
What Can Medieval Skeletons Tell Us About Modern Day Pandemics
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A young woman walks Trondheim’s streets 800 years ago, carrying a secret in her body. It’s 150 years before the plague—the Black Death—but this young women is sick with a disease that no one thought was found in Europe at all during medieval times. We don’t know whether this particular […]
Unearthing ancient history in Portugal a remarkable find of 350yearold remains at a prehistoric site. The past comes to life
Prehistoric Site in Portugal Yields 350-Year-Old Remains An African man who lived just 350 years ago was buried in a prehistoric shell midden in Amoreira in Portugal….
Unearthed in London after 50 years this lavish Roman mosaic stuns with its intricate design and historical significance. A true marvel
Lavish Roman mosaic is biggest found in London for 50 years Archaeologists have uncovered the largest area of Roman mosaic found in London for more than half…
Unreal discovery Scientists found a 93millionyearold croc with a baby dinosaur in its belly. Natures ancient drama unfolded before our eyes
93-Million-Year-Old “Killer” Crocodile Discovered With a Baby Dinosaur in Its Stomach Advanced nuclear and synchrotron imaging has confirmed that a 93-million-year-old crocodile found in Central Queensland devoured…