Fairies Weren’t Always Cute – They Used To Drink Human Blood And Kidnap Children
AncientPages.com – When most people think about fairies, they perhaps picture the sparkling Tinker Bell from Peter Pan or the other heartwarming and cute fairies and fairy god mothers that populate many Disney movies and children’s cartoons. But these creatures have much darker origins – and were once thought to be more like unᴅᴇᴀᴅ blood-sucking […]
Ancient Mothers Cared For Kids Better Than Previously Thought
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has revealed the death rate of babies in ancient societies is not a reflection of poor healthcare, disease and other factors, but instead is an indication of the number of babies born in that era. The findings shed new light on […]
Neanderthals Weaned And Raised Their Children Similarly To Modern Humans
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It’s time to once again confirm the fact that the Neanderthals were not as primitive as previously thought. Neanderthals are our closest cousins within the human evolutionary tree. However, their pace of growth and early life metabolic constraints are still highly debated within the scientific literature. There are many similarities […]