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1. Senator Warren’s Mishap Proves the Importance of Reliable Genetic Ancestry Tests

   In the lead up to the 2020 US presidential election and the party primaries, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren led President Donald Trump by four percentage points in the polls. Warren fared better than Joe Biden and the remaining candidates and was the most realistic candidate to win the presidential Democratic ticket.

   Dr. Eran Elhaik - 05/09/2022 - 22:59

2. Ancient Elites in North-western Europe Enjoyed High-Island Living

   Archaeologists in the UK have shown how ancient elite families retained their command over communities in the medieval world crannogs in north-western Europe. They controlled the communities they ruled from offshore homes located on enhanced islands in lakes and estuaries.

   ashley cowie - 29/09/2022 - 22:56

3. Iron Age Europe: 2000 Years Of Change Rolls Across The Continent

   The Iron Age is the name given to the third and last division of the Three Age System. The beginning and the end of the Iron Age varies according to region. Indeed, even in Europe, the Iron Age occurred at different times depending on the area of the continent one is looking at. As its name suggests, this age was characterized by the emergence of iron as the main tool-making material.

   dhwty - 08/11/2021 - 13:57

4. Rome vs. Carthage: The First Punic War and the Birth of a Superpower

   The First Punic War was a brutal conflict that pitted two of the greatest powers of the ancient world against each other. With the might of Rome on one side and the naval supremacy of Carthage on the other, the war was an epic struggle that would shape the destiny of the Mediterranean world for centuries to come. From the towering warships of the Carthaginian fleet to the unstoppable Roman legions, this was a war that tested both heavyweight powers to their limits.

   Robbie Mitchell - 22/05/2023 - 22:56

5. Unearthing the Ancient Port of Naukratis, a Bridge between Egyptian and Greek Civilization

   Archaeologists are excavating Naukratis, a once lost Greek-Egyptian city famous in the ancient world for its dinner parties and beautiful courtesans, a hub for traders across the Mediterranean world. Finds among the ruins of the city, Greece’s earliest settlement in Egypt, include temples to many deities and thousands of artifacts, among them iron tools, statues, amulets and jewelry.

   Mark Miller - 28/12/2015 - 21:47

6. The Antonine Plague and the Downfall of the Roman Empire

   The Antonine plague, which happened between 165 and 180 AD, was a disastrous pandemic deemed so catastrophic that many historians have argued that it was the first major event to usher in the decline of the Roman Empire. This cataclysmic Antonine plague was even recorded in the historical annals of ancient China, which reported 7 out of 11 pandemics during the 2nd century occurring between the years of 160 to 190.

   Jake Leigh-Howarth - 22/04/2022 - 01:59

7. The Lost Legion of Carrhae: Did a Roman Legion End Up in China?

   Rome and China are two major civilizations that shaped the cultures within their sphere of influence. They are also cultures that appear to have been mostly isolated from each other. For this reason, any contact between the cultures has fascinated historians ever since Western scholars began to study China and Chinese scholars began to study the West. This includes stories like that of the lost legion of Carrhae, whose members may have ended up in Liqian, China.

   Caleb Strom - 19/11/2018 - 18:55

8. Experts Try to Solve Mystery of Thousands of Ancient Clay Body Parts Strewn Across Italy

   Not quite two centuries after researchers and healers started making huge strides in medicine, some diseases stubbornly elude cures. In these cases, many people resort to imploring God to heal patients. However, about 2,000 years ago, in the ancient world of Italy and Greece, there was “temple medicine”—a type of medical practice that relied more on gods, oracles and divine intervention than on professional healers.

   Mark Miller - 22/11/2016 - 21:52

9. Queen Ranavalona: Ruthless Ruler of Madagascar

   Ranavalona was the 19th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She lived during a time when there was increasing contact between the island kingdom and Europeans. Ranavalona, however, pursued a policy of isolationism, and self-sufficiency, so as to reduce dependency on these foreign powers. This has been interpreted as a means by which the queen fought off the encroachment of Europeans and protected the sovereignty of her kingdom. This, however, is a more recent re-assessment of Ranavalona’s reign.

   dhwty - 29/03/2021 - 22:56

10. Was Tutankhamun’s Coronation Delayed? Making sense of the Ascendance of Pharaoh Aye

    One of ancient Egypt’s best-kept secrets is the identity of the mysterious Amarna Period royal, Smenkhkare. Who, after all, was he or she? Scholars have offered a bouquet of possible candidates ranging from Akhenaten’s putative younger brother, to Nefertiti, Meritaten and even the ill-fated Hittite prince who voyaged to the land, on invitation, in the hope of becoming pharaoh, only to be done to death at the border.

    anand balaji - 14/07/2017 - 15:36

11. Fasil Ghebbi: The Magnificent 17th-century Camelot of Ethiopia

    Fasil Ghebbi is a fortress located in the city of Gondar, in the north-western Ethiopian region of Amhara. The fortress was founded in the 17th century and served as the royal residence of the Ethiopian rulers up until the 19th century. It is also referred to as the “Camelot of Ethiopia.” Although the fortress was established by Emperor Fasilides his successors also added their own structures to the royal complex.

    dhwty - 29/10/2021 - 02:00

12. Geometric Stone Spheres of Scotland: Part 1 – More Than A Projectile - What Possible Purpose 5,000-years Ago?

    “Only in the period when Megalithic Man was setting out the sophisticated stone rings has a sufficiently high standard of mathematical knowledge and skill ever been reached before the fifteenth century AD. Even today there are few archaeologists capable of appreciating the underlying geometry.” - Prof. Alexander Thom

    Hugh Newman - 21/08/2017 - 19:01

13. Eclipse over Amarna: Beginning of the End for Akhenaten in his City of Light?

    The ancient Egyptian civilization was wedded to the Sun, and yet, extant records only ever mention the solar aspect as the giver and sustainer of life that shines brightly for all eternity. Sterling astronomers, the Egyptians, unlike the Mayans, never left us details of the times when the sun-god Ra briefly vanished from the sky at daytime. The lack of chronicles of eclipses by the inveterate and meticulous “sky watchers” is utterly baffling.

    anand balaji - 20/08/2017 - 23:10

14. Foundation Rituals of Ancient Egypt: Elaborate Rites Conducted to Protect Great Monuments

    In modern times, it is common to initiate a new building with what is known as a "ground-breaking" ceremony. This tradition symbolically marks the beginning of a new project in many cultures and is often attended by dignitaries and luminaries. The ancient Egyptians had an equivalent tradition known as a “foundation ritual.” In this ritual, the gods were asked for protection over the work of the building and the finished structures.

    Bryan Hill - 15/06/2015 - 14:32

15. Wepwawet, Lord of Abydos and Champion of Royalty: Origin, Myth and Divinity—Part I

    The ancient Egyptians not only worshipped animals they admired but also those that they feared greatly. As a result, their pantheon consisted of innumerable feathered and furry creatures – each a divinity in its own right. Wepwawet, a prominent wolf or jackal-deity dating back to pre-dynastic times held pride of place in the Egyptian religious order. The ubiquitous and regular representations on a range of royal objects bear testimony to his intrinsic association with pharaohs down the millennia.

    anand balaji - 07/05/2018 - 19:57

16. Colony Earth: Science in The Vedas - Part 1

    In my view, 6000 years ago the peoples of India either were far more advanced than NASA and then somehow mysteriously forgot — or the Mahabharata is the history of and evidence for an off-world civilization that did colonize this planet.

    susan - 20/06/2013 - 01:05

17. 14 Stunning Pictures of Ancient Ghost Towns

    Whether the result of war, famine, disaster, or an empire’s downfall, hundreds of ancient and medieval towns and cities across the world have become deserted.

    Joanna Gillan - 07/01/2023 - 17:53

18. India’s Vedic Sanskrit Upanishads: Foundation of Religions and Karma!

    The Upanishads are a genre of texts that form the final and last section of the Vedas. The Upanishads were composed orally in Sanskrit, and the earliest surviving ones dating to the 1st millennium BC. The number of Upanishads varies, though according to tradition, there were over 200 in total. The Muktika canon, on the other land, provides a list of 108 Upanishads. In any case, there are 11 (sometimes 13) major Upanishads, and these are the most important ones.

    dhwty - 29/11/2021 - 21:57

19. Morbid Fascination: The Birth of the True Crime Genre

    For many true crime junkies, podcasts are the way to go to get your next fix. But before podcasts and streaming documentaries, what did people do to get their true crime docs? When did true crime really take off as a genre for lovers of all things morbid?

    Lex Leigh - 21/06/2022 - 01:48

20. Bearded Gods of the Americas Were Jesus Resurrected?! Maybe. But Why is the Plumed Serpent Ubiquitous?

    It is claimed by some authors that white missionaries or "gods" visited America before Christopher Columbus. Authors usually quote from mythology and legends which discuss ancient gods such as the Mexican Aztec’s Quetzalcoatl to conclude that the legends were actually based on Caucasians visiting those areas, and that the Caucasians were really the gods.

    Brien Foerster - 07/09/2017 - 19:00

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