Our Lives Have Always Been Manipulated By Money – Part 1
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – For 4500 years, human life was controlled and even manipulated by money. Ever since ancient times, money has played a central role in people’s lives, regardless of whether payment has been rare shells, worthless iron coins, small springs, or stamped precious metal pieces. Chinese bronze coins. Image credit: Plismo – […]
Has A New Study Of 5,000-Year-Old DNA Solved The Mystery Of The Tarim Basin Mummies?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The mysterious, light-skinned Tarim Basin mummies unearthed in China have long puzzled scientists. Who were these ancient people? Where did they come from? Why were they so different from the local population? A new DNA analysis based on information from 201 ancient genomes from 39 archeological sites can shed new […]
Ancient Liangzhu Culture Collapsed Due To Climate Change – New Study Says
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Referred to as China’s Venice of the Stone Age, the Liangzhu excavation site in eastern China is considered one of the most significant testimonies of early Chinese advanced civilization. More than 5000 years ago, the city already had an elaborate water management system. Until now, the cause of the sudden […]
Mysteries Of The Yellow Emperor – The ‘Son Of Heaven’ From Regulus
Paul Stonehill – AncientPages.com – Chinese and Japanese archaeologists claim they have discovered in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan evidence of the fifth ancient civilization, Japan’s Kyodo News reported Monday, October 28, 1996. The evidence is an earthen stage, unearthed during a joint archaeology project and estimated to date back 4,500 years. It was found […]
Khara-KH๏τo ‘Black City’ – Besieged By Genghis Khan But Flourished Under Mongol Rule
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Khara-KH๏τo (“black city” or “black water city”) was inhabited by Tangut people and located about 200 miles north of the legendary Silk Highway and 625 miles west of the Inner Mongolian capital of HohH๏τ. Eastern gate to KharakH๏τo, facing northwest, October 2008. This file has been provided by the International Dunhuang […]
2,700-Year-Old Face Cream For Men Found In Chinese Tomb
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The history of cosmetics goes far back in time and the use of beauty products has by means been restricted to women. Men have long relied on different kinds of cosmetics. We know for example that ancient Egyptians had several achievements in chemistry and cosmetology. They produced creams, perfumes, and […]
Qijia Culture – Its Disappearance Remains An Ancient Mystery
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The ancient Qijia culture remains a historical and archaeological puzzle. Its mysterious and sudden disappearance leaves us with many unanswered questions. What happened to these ancient people? Evidence of a mysterious prehistoric disaster has been uncovered at an amazing archaeological dig in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. Discovery […]
Qilin – One Of Four Noble Animals In Chinese Myths And Legends
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Chinese mythology, Qilin (Kirin) is one of the “Four Benevolent Animals, ” including the tortoise, dragon, and phoenix. All four noble ones ruled the Yellow Emperor’s gardens – the ancestor of all Chinese people and the father of Chinese civilization. Qilin is one of four benevolent and sacred animals in […]
Ancient Temple Complex Dated To Nanzhao Kingdom Unearthed In Southwest China
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have uncovered a temple complex dating back to the State of Nanzhao, a slave society established during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), according to the provincial research insтιтute of cultural relics and archaeology in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. A tile discovered in an ancient temple complex uncovered in Dali, […]