Ancient Tombs Arranged In The Image Of A Galaxy Discovered In Sudan
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – No matter what place or time, people have always studied the stars and other celestial objects. Archaeologists have discovered thousands of years old tombs in Sudan that were deliberately arranged in the image of a galaxy. This important finding sheds light on the burial customs in this area along with […]
Ancient Fossils Reveal Climate Altered Humans’ Body And Brain Size
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have gathered measurements of over 300 ancient fossils all over the world to analyze how climate change has altered our brain and body size. By combining this data with a reconstruction of the world’s regional climates over the last million years, they have pinpointed the specific climate experienced by […]
Kussara – Ancient Lost City Of The Old Hitтιтe Kingdom
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The ancient city of Kussara has never been found, but there is no reason to doubt its existence. Located somewhere in Anatolia, the Bronze Age city of Kussara was once an important place where the Old Hitтιтe Kingdom emerged for the first time. Our knowledge of the Hitтιтes, one of […]
Leonardo Da Vinci Has 14 Living Male Descendants – DNA Study Reveals
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The great Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci (1452 -1519) is long gone, but a new DNA study reveals he has 14 living male descendants! The surprising results of a decade-long investigation by Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato provide a strong basis for advancing a project researching Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA. […]
Namoratunga – Kenya’s Fascinating Megalithic Site Oriented Toward Specific Stars And Constellations
A.Sutherland – AncientPages.com – There is a fascinating and entirely different megalithic site known as Namoratunga. The site is located on the west side of Lake Turkana in northwestern Kenya and is known as Namoratunga II (or the Kalokol Pillar Site), which means “People of Stone.” Namoratunga in Turkana, Kenya. Image credit: Darouet – CC […]
Ancient Egyptians Invented World’s Oldest Egg Ovens And They Are Still In Use
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The ancient Egyptian egg ovens are an excellent example demonstrating one should not underestimate how clever our ancestors were. About 2,000 years ago, Egyptians came up with the incredible idea of producing enormous eggs. They constructed an egg incubator that could produce as many as 4,500 fertilized eggs in just […]
51,000-Year-Old Bone Carving Shows Neanderthals Were Artistic Long Before Humans Arrived
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A 51,000-year-old bone carving engraved with symbols offers evidence the Neanderthals were not as primitive as previously thought and it is time to change our understanding of our closest relatives. The artifact discovered in a German cave could be proof the Neanderthals had their own artistic tradition before modern humans […]
Comet Strike 13,000 Years Ago May Have Changed Human Civilization
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have found evidence a comet strike 13,000 years ago may have changed human civilization. A cluster of comet fragments believed to have hit Earth nearly 13,000 years ago may have shaped the origins of human civilization, researchers suggest. Credit: Adobe Stock – revers_jr According to researchers, this was possibly […]
Baku’s Mysterious Maiden Tower – Legend Of The Daughter Of Fire Who Saved The Sacred Temple May Be True
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Located in the heart of Baku, Azerbaijan, the Maiden Tower is the city’s most mysterious and impressive ancient structure. Being 29.5 meters (97 feet) tall and 17 meters (54 feet) in diameter at the base, the monument is impossible to miss, but why was it built and by whom? Many […]
Hacksilber Hoard Dated To 11th Century BC: Eastern Mediterranean Silver Trade Reconstructed
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists have reconstructed the Eastern Mediterranean silver trade, over a period including the traditional dates of the Trojan War, the founding of Rome, and the destruction of Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem. The team of French, Israeli and Australian scientists and numismatists found geochemical evidence for pre-coinage silver trade continuing throughout […]