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The Star-Shaft Theory of the Great Pyramid - Busted
... being claimed as being the pole star in 2450 BC. But this is all rather disingenuous. None of these northern stars ... 'experts' date the construction of the Great Pyramid to about 2550 BC, but this date is based upon some highly ... As with everything the great architect of Giza did on this site, the answer to the riddle of the small shafts is ...
ralph ellis - 23/06/2014 - 14:56
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Crafty Neanderthals Made String, More Evidence for Their Intelligence
... creation may have been a handle, net, or bag for the tool. This is the oldest known direct evidence of someone using ... single twisted fibers that we had seen on tools from the site in the past, we suspected that Neanderthals were making ... to find in the archaeological record. When we’re talking about the European Middle Paleolithic period ...
Alicia McDermott - 09/04/2020 - 16:35
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Ancient Acoustic Artifacts and Communication with the Gods
In this article, I will introduce the subject of ... at Chavin seem to have dictated the entire layout of the site, including the diversion of two rivers. A massive task ... this article I must be brief. I could also talk at length about the acoustic properties of the Grand Gallery leading up ...
ancient-origins - 13/08/2017 - 01:53
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Chicanna: Enter the Maya House of the Serpent Mouth
... mouth. Instead of fear you are filled with curiosity about what the Maya people used to do at this site. Chicanná is an archaeological site located in the ...
dhwty - 12/11/2017 - 21:57
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Gre Filla Neolithic Site in Turkey to be Relocated to Avoid Floodwaters
... to perform extensive excavations in the endangered area. This highly productive Neolithic site, which has been given the name Gre Filla, has produced a ... up to this point have revealed many fascinating details about the culture and spiritual practices of the area’s ...
Nathan Falde - 21/09/2022 - 22:53
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Sechin Bajo, Peru: The Location of the Oldest Man-Made Structure of the New World?
Sechin Bajo is an archaeological site in Peru. This site is situated in the Casma Valley of ... of 300 m by 250 m (984.2 x 820.2 ft.). Five plazas extend about 1.4 km (0.86 Miles) from this mound, three of which ...
dhwty - 07/05/2016 - 21:45
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New Evidence Pushes Back Peopling of the Americas Almost 20,000 Years
... years ago. The Clovis-First Theory The traditional view about the peopling of the Americas is that during the late ... via the Beringia land-bridge. They were said to have made this epic journey between 12,000 and 15,000 years ago. ... Copenhagen taking DNA samples in Chiquihuite cave, a key site in researching the peopling of the Americas. (Image: ...
Alicia McDermott - 22/07/2020 - 16:00
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Stepping Back in Time at Skara Brae: A Neolithic Settlement in the Heart of Prehistoric Orkney
... that the hill and its immediate vicinity had once been the site of a long-forgotten farming village. However, with all ... charge of site excavations in 1927). An interesting fact about the village of Skara Brae is that it is close to a major ritual complex. This may indicate something about the status of the people ...
Caleb Strom - 07/01/2021 - 21:16
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Human Remains from the Tartessos Civilization Found at Site of Animal Slaughter
... reported the discovery of human bones at an archaeological site dating back to the pre-Roman civilization of Tartessos ... The find should reveal insights into the little known about pre-Roman civilization and also how this once mighty society collapsed. Approximate Tartessos ...
Ed Whelan - 08/06/2018 - 22:51
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Mexico’s 'Tren Maya' Project Reveals Countless New Sites and Burials
... peoples, and a significant proportion of Mexican citizens. This is because the peninsula is home to an enormous number ... high-speed rail project in Mexico. ( INAH ) The Tren Maya Site 1 Artifact and Burial Finds The Tren Maya train project ... artifacts and the movable ones expand the knowledge about daily life, and trade and cultural exchange relations ...
Sahir - 25/10/2021 - 18:50
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Hidden in the Glyphs: Deciphering Bilingual Mayan-Olmec Text
... a Bi-lingual Mayan-Olmec text inscribed on a brick. The Site of Comalcalco Support for my decipherment of the Olmec ... Neil Steede found over 4000 inscribed bricks at this site. Comalcalco archaeological site, Tabasco, Mexico. ... breakup of the Proto-Maya (Brown, 1991). Landa's claims about the origin of Mayan writing support the linguistic ...
Clyde Winters - 10/12/2016 - 21:49
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Saqqara: A Stunning, Sprawling, Necropolis of Egypt
Picking the most important or the most interesting site in Egypt is next to impossible. The country is a ... of Giza get the most press these days, we mustn’t forget about Saqqara. This amazing site acted as the necropolis of ancient ...
Robbie Mitchell - 11/01/2023 - 00:51
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30 Years of Plastic Age Relics Overshadow Iron Age Heritage Site
... Henllys.’ Plastic Age artifacts were found at the site of the dismantled roundhouses. Source: Dylan Moore/ CC ... of the reconstructed Iron Age roundhouses to find out more about the decay process, how it impacts archaeological ... Site To set the scene, the researchers write that this was “a well-maintained heritage site, from which ...
Alicia McDermott - 06/01/2021 - 23:59
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Researchers Renew Efforts to Solve the Puzzling Plain of Jars Site
... have found new information on the mysterious Plain of Jars site located in the central Lao province of Xieng Khouang. ... 70 cm (27.6 inches) underground and a third discovered about 13 meters (42.7 feet) away. “With our research, ... in one culture... there may be several explanations for this diversity and we hope to establish why this is the case. ...
Alicia McDermott - 22/03/2016 - 13:50
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Oldest Ever Hominin Footprints Uncovered in Germany Offer Insight to Ancient Life
... The footprints left behind at the Schöningen Paleolithic site have placed them in an ecosystem, along with other ... impression of how it might have looked in Schöningen about 300,000 years ago, based on the new evidence investigated in this study. ( ©Watercolor by Benoît Clarys/ Tuebingen ...
Sahir - 17/05/2023 - 14:53
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The Powerful and Mysterious Spider Woman of Mexico
... Woman is depicted on several murals at the pre-Columbian site of Teotihuacan and “she” is unique to this city and culture only. The murals were only discovered ... several different experts have offered their ideas about the Spider Woman’s identity. The Spider Woman, known ...
dhwty - 11/10/2020 - 21:57
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The Tragic Story of the Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
... archaeological sites have done as much as the Peking Man Site, also known as Zhoukoudian, in helping us learn about our most ancient ancestors. Whilst lots of people are ... spent. In 1929 an almost complete skullcap was discovered. This was just the beginning and soon a wealth of human ...
Robbie Mitchell - 01/10/2022 - 14:54
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Australia’s Stonehenge Resurrected Part 2: Original Elders and Custodians on Site
This Original complex of “terraces, mounds and stone ... Karno, Adam, Mark, Scott and Darren) who joined us on site. Invariably we begin every investigation after ... brief and random sampling of what the Ancient Ones thought about and meditated upon. “Enter and learn the Truth of the ...
strong - 12/10/2013 - 05:07
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Denizens of South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind: The First Walking Apes
... South Africa. The many caves and rock outcrops of this UNESCO The human story begins in Africa. Of the many ... many caves and rock outcrops of this UNESCO world heritage site, and just outside of it, have produced fossils of up to ... of Humankind a chronicle of human evolution, covering about 3 million years from the rise of Australopithecus ...
Caleb Strom - 08/02/2022 - 14:00
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Fascinating Details of Judean Shepherd’s Life 6,000 Years Ago Revealed by New Tech
... has allowed scientists to discover fascinating details about the life of a Judean shepherd that lived and died ... than they were able to in the past. A fresh example of this is an analysis published late last year in the Journal ... size and shape the bowl closely resembled bowls found at a site in Israel’s Negev Desert , which is known to have been ...
Nathan Falde - 15/08/2022 - 14:59