Native American Population Does Not Originate In Japan – Genetics And Skeletal Biology Questioned
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Latest scientific findings suggest the ancestral Native American population does not originate in Japan, as believed by many archaeologists. A widely accepted theory of Native American origins coming from Japan has been attacked in a new scientific study, which shows that the genetics and skeletal biology “simply does not match-up.” […]
DNA Confirms 2,000-Year-Old Sustainable Fishing Practices Of Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Ancient Indigenous fishing practices can be used to inform sustainable management and conservation today, according to a new study from Simon Fraser University. Working with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and using new palaeogenetic analytical techniques developed in SFU Archaeology’s ancient DNA lab, directed by professor Dongya Yang, the results of a […]
Ancient Greek Amethyst Ring To Ward Off A Hangover Discovered At The World’s Largest Byzantine Wine Factory In Yavne, Israel
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Being a wine taster may sound like an enjoyable profession to many but as we all know drinking too much can give you a hangover. Ancient people who were often rather supersтιтious believed there were some unusual means to prevent a hangover. A magnificent 1,400-year-old amethyst Yavneh ring unearthed at […]
Being A Roman Emperor Was Dangerous – Only One Of Four Died Of Natural Causes
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Roman Empire was ruled by 175 men, from Augustus (63 BCE-19 CE) to Constantine XI (1405-53), including the Eastern or Byzantine Empire after the split in 395 CE, but excluding those who did not rule in their own right because they were minors during regencies or co-emperors. Only 24.8% […]
Warrior King Eadberht Of Northumbria And A Four-Legged Beast Featured On Ancient Coin Discovered The Holy Island
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – While excavating on the cemetery site, near the ruins of Lindisfarne on the Holy Island, off the northeast coast of England archaeologists uncovered an ancient coin featuring a warrior king of Northumbria and a four-legged beast. The coin was “issued during the rule of King Eadberht, who became king in […]
The ᴀssyrian Siege Ramp And Breached Walls At Canaanite City Of Lachish – Studied
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In ancient times, the ᴀssyrians were one of the Near East’s superpowers, controlling a landmᴀss that stretched from Iran to Egypt. They accomplished this feat with military technologies that helped them win any open-air battle or penetrate any fortified city. While today, airpower and bunker busters help win the war, […]
Spread Of Transeurasian Languages Was Due To Agriculture Study Reveals
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The origin and early dispersal of Transeurasian languages, including, among others, Japanese, Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic, is among the most disputed issues of Asian prehistory. Although many of the commonalities between these languages are due to borrowing, recent studies have shown a reliable core of evidence supporting the classification […]
Tuonela – The Land Of The ᴅᴇᴀᴅ In Beliefs Of Ancient Finnish People
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In the Finnish version of Hades, Tuonela was the land of death. It was an underground home or city for all the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ, not only the good or the bad ones. In lifeless and dark Tuonela that appears several times in the Kalevala and Finnish folk poems, everybody slept forever. However, a […]
Discovery Of Stone Age Textiles Sheds New Light On The History Of Clothes Making
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Stone Age cities sound like something of an oxymoron. But as many as 10 000 people lived in Çatalhöyük in Turkey some 8000-9000 years ago. This makes it the largest known settlement from what archaeologists call the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods. “Çatalhöyük is one of the most famous archaeological sites,” […]
Can King Ashurbanipal’s Strange Clay Tablet Unravel The Mystery Of The Lunar Kings
Ellen Lloyd- AncientPages.com – King Ashurbanipal’s magnificent library, consisting of over 30,000 clay tablets, is undoubtedly one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of all time. This remarkable library offers a unique glimpse into the world of the Sumerians, Babylonians, and the Akkadians. The clay tablets have provided scientists with valuable information about daily life […]