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450 Stolen Sumerian Tablets are on Their Way Back to Iraq, but it is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
450 Stolen Sumerian tablets are being repatriated to Iraq with a ceremony in Washington D.C. on May 2. Many of the cuneiform texts come from a mysterious city called Irisagrig – a land from which looted artifacts are becoming increasingly common in the antiquities market.
Alicia McDermott - 02/05/2018 - 13:58
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Human Ancestor ‘Lucy’ Was Athletic and Walked Fully Upright, Finds New Study
... of ‘Lucy’, the famous fossil specimen discovered in Ethiopia in the mid-1970s. Australopithecus afarensis was ...
Gary Manners - 14/06/2023 - 23:01
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Surprise Discovery of 45,000-Year-Old Tools in Mongolia Indicates Early Human Migration
Stone tools uncovered in Mongolia by an international team of archaeologists indicate that modern humans traveled across the Eurasian steppe ab
ancient-origins - 21/08/2019 - 13:55
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Will We Ever Discover the Elusive Land of Punt?
... with hair samples of modern animals living in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, Uganda, and Mozambique. The ... it is most likely the animals were brought from eastern Ethiopia and Eritrea. A more recent discovery adds weight ...
aprilholloway - 28/06/2018 - 11:15
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Hecate: Triple-Bodied Greek Goddess of Witchcraft and Keeper of Keys
Hecate the goddess of Greek mythology has been primarily remembered for her associations with magic and witchcraft. Throughout history however, her sphere of influence also included the moon, night, crossroads, boundaries, ghosts and necromancy.
dhwty - 06/10/2022 - 01:57
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Nilometers: Ancient Egypt’s Ingenious Invention Used Until Modern Times
For thousands of years, nilometers measured the water level of the Nile River during the annual flood season. This, in turn, was used to predict the fortunes of the annual harvest, the taxes to be imposed (which determined the revenues of the state), as well as the prices of foodstuffs.
dhwty - 21/03/2020 - 18:15
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Six Supremely Sadistic Deaths of Christian Martyrs
... where he did so. Some ancient sources say he preached in Ethiopia, Mesopotamia, Iran, and Turkey. Others say he ...
Robbie Mitchell - 26/12/2022 - 22:03
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Discoveries of Ancient Underground Cities Around the World
... Peru. Source: Leon petrosyan / CC by SA 3.0 Africa In Ethiopia, the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela represent an ... The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela. World Heritage Sites Ethiopia. [ ...
Joanna Gillan - 13/05/2023 - 23:01
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Taking a ‘Knapp’ With Our Ancient Ancestors - Stone Tools Through the Ages
... marks on fossilized animal bone remains, found in Dikika, Ethiopia in 2010, was made Shannon McPherron and her team ... of animal tissues before 3.39 million years ago at Dikka, Ethiopia . Nature. [Online] Available at: ...
B. B. Wagner - 09/01/2020 - 22:55
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Censoring God: The History of the Lost Books (and other Excluded Scriptures)
... Enoch, its disappearance, and how it was rediscovered in Ethiopia. He analyzes over two dozen excluded texts, such as ...
ancient-origins - 27/11/2021 - 13:12
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Not Just a Pretty Face: Cleopatra Was a Genius Who Spoke 9 Languages
Cleopatra VII (69 – 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and its last active ruler. Most famous for her love affairs with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar, Roman propaganda was quick to paint Cleopatra as little more than a seductress who forged her position in the beds of powerful men.
Joanna Gillan - 15/05/2022 - 22:58
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Did Supernovae Inspire Our Hominin Ancestors to Walk Upright?
... Thought to Protect Mother and Child Jawbone found in Ethiopia set to rewrite history, push back origins of humans ...
ancient origins - 30/05/2019 - 14:05
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Memories of Childhood: Aesop’s Fables are as Relevant Today as They Were 2,600 Years Ago
... that Aesop was of African origins –a black man born in Ethiopia . In modern Greek the word Aesop means Ethiopian or black man – a word cognate with Aethiops – Ethiopia. The first scholar to propose this theory was ...
Aleksa Vučković - 26/07/2019 - 23:07
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210,000 Year Old Homo sapiens Skull From Greece is Oldest Outside Africa
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Mycenae: The Ancient City Founded by Perseus
Strategically located between two Peloponnese hills in southern Greece, the fortified site of Mycenae has entered collective consciousness mainly due to its mention in Homer’s the Illiad and the Odyssey which describes Mycenae as the kingdom of the mythical King Agamemnon.
johnblack - 26/03/2022 - 00:59
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Idle Not Innovative? New Study Says Laziness Led to the Extinction of Homo erectus
... restoration is based on evidence from the Daka Member, Ethiopia. The photo in the background is from a gallery ...
ancient-origins - 16/08/2018 - 01:57
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Tracing the Unknown Origins of the Enigmatic Nomoli Figures
... Than Believed The Intricately Carved Tiya Megaliths of Ethiopia Based on stylistic comparisons, archaeologist John ...
mrreese - 18/03/2023 - 00:57
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Was the Magi’s Mission History or Myth?
In just twelve short verses the Gospel of Matthew records the visit of the mysterious Magi to pay homage to the baby Jesus. The allure of mystical wizards from exotic lands captured the imagination of early Christians. Matthew’s short narrative was expanded and elaborated to the Christmas tale we hear today.
Fr. Dwight Longenecker - 19/12/2019 - 01:58
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2300-Year-Old Fortress Which Guarded Port That Supplied War Elephants Found in Egypt in Major Discovery
... and Italy to South Arabia, India, the Malay Peninsula, Ethiopia and East Africa”, wrote archaeologists Marek ...
ashley cowie - 06/01/2019 - 18:51
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Slave Trade and Exotic Animals Made the Ancient Port of Adulis Rich
The Red Sea coast has traditionally been one of the world’s great crossroads for trade and a meeting place of cultures. Because of this, there are many notable ports on this north-eastern coast of Africa. One of the most important of these was Adulis, which is now an important archaeological site. It has revealed many new insights about the region as well as international trade in the ancient world.
Ed Whelan - 28/09/2019 - 02:05