Earliest Record Of An Aurora Discovered In The Bamboo Annals
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Bamboo Annals or Zhushu Jinian in Mandarin are a valuable source for the history and chronology of ancient China spanning ca. 2400 to 299 B.C. Historical events aside, unusual observations in the sky make an occasional appearance in the text. Although this chronicle has been known to scholars for […]
New Species Of Stegosaur Is Oldest Discovered In Asia, And Possibly The World
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A new species of one of the most recognizable types of dinosaur is the oldest stegosaur ever found in Asia, and one of the earliest unearthed anywhere in the world, according to research published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Bashanosaurus primitivus has distinctive grooves on its armored plates, […]
Early Homo Sapiens From Southeast Asia Could Adapt To A Rainforest Environment
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Traditional ᴀssumptions have often seen tropical rainforests as a barrier to early Homo sapiens. However, growing proof shows that humans adapted to and lived in tropical rainforest habitats of Southeast Asia. Some researchers also suggest that, in the past, other human species, like Homo erectus and Homo floresiensis, became extinct because they could not […]
Giant Geoglyphs Near The Golden City Jaisalmer In India’s Thar Desert May Be World’s Largest Drawings – Who Made Them And Why?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It’s incredible how something so huge could go unnoticed for so long, but one can only be thankful these stunning drawings have finally been discovered. According to researchers, these mysterious geoglyphs hidden in India’s vast Thar Desert, near the ‘Golden City’ of Jaisalmer are so enormous they can never be […]
Puzzling Sakwala Chakraya Carving Could Be World’s Oldest Map Of The Universe – Mystery Of Sri Lanka’s Stargate
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – There is a truly puzzling ancient carving in Sri Lanka covered with strange symbols, lines, and other geometric figures. The ancient chart-like carving in Sri Lanka’s sacred city of Anuradhapura remains an enigma. Sakwala Chakraya has long puzzled scientists. Image credit: DestiMap Some who attempted to decipher the rock’s cryptic […]
Archaeological Mystery Of Laos Megalithic Jars Continues – New Attempt To Solve The Riddle
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have tried for years to solve the mystery of Laos megalithic jars. Are they now closer to unraveling the truth behind these giant ancient vessels? As Ancient Pages reported earlier, “it’s important to mention that similar very large stone jars were found in Sa Huynh in Vietnam and also in […]
Discovered Inscription On Ancient Stone Vessel Reveals Location Of Legendary Tomb Of Chinese Emperor
Jan Bartek – Ancient Pages.com – Archaeologists have found an ancient stone vessel that reveals the location of a long-lost tomb of a Chinese Emperor in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220). Scientists have long speculated the tomb of emperor Liu Zhi who ruled China from 146 to 168 should be located somewhere in the city […]