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1. Babies Found in Jars Reveal Insights into Ancient Breastfeeding

   Historians down the ages have examined the ebb and flow of populations in ancient societies. But most of these examinations have tended to focus on male dominated events – the wars, the politics, and the money. But there is another side to the past that struggles to be heard over the clashing of swords. It is this unreported history that our new research focuses on.

   ancient-origins - 21/12/2019 - 19:27

2. Lost in Time and Out of Place: Trypillia Copper Axe is Poland’s Oldest

   A remarkable discovery has been made in eastern Poland. Archaeologists have unearthed a copper axe in Poland’s Hrubieszów district which looks for all the world like it belongs to the ancient Trypillia culture.

   Joe Green - 30/03/2024 - 13:42

3. The Golden Age of Ptolemaic Egypt (332-14 BC)

   ... depicted as an Egyptian divinity. Metropolitan Museum of Art ( CC0 ) Another custom attributed to Ptolemy II is ...

   Caleb Strom - 24/01/2024 - 21:09

4. Spectacular paintings found in 700-year-old Chinese tomb

   An elaborate, beautifully painted tomb was found when rains washed away soil and revealed a capstone on a hillside in China. The tomb dates to the Yuan dynasty, about 700 years ago.

   Mark Miller - 24/01/2015 - 00:59

5. 3800-Year-Old Carvings Show Starving City’s Pleas To Water God Were Answered

   3,800 years ago, the people living in what is now called Vichama, Peru carved snakes and human heads into their walls alongside depictions of emaciated people. They were starving and dying and hoped a water deity would finally be lenient and send them some rain to let their friends, family, and neighbors survive.

   Alicia McDermott - 21/08/2019 - 01:55

6. Dublin Castle, Encapsulating the Beauty and History of Ireland

   ... while the State Drawing Room has many remarkable works of art and was used by Viceroys to entertain guest and ...

   Ed Whelan - 10/04/2020 - 01:53

7. The Wild Life of English Queen Isabella, She-Wolf of France aka the Rebel Queen Who Killed the King of England

   Fourteenth century English Queen Isabella, the She-Wolf of France aka the Rebel Queen, was a complex, violent person who drank heavily but who was charitable to the poor and well-liked by her people. She killed her husband, King Edward II, the only English queen known to have killed an English king. Later in life she became a nun.

   Mark Miller - 30/12/2018 - 01:45

8. Ten Mythical Creatures in Ancient Folklore from Around the World

   ... They have filled folklore, stories, songs, and works of art. Sometimes living animals or fossils have inspired these ... and slander. While griffins are most common in the art and mythology of ancient Greece, there is evidence of ...

   Joanna Gillan - 14/01/2023 - 01:03

9. Ancient ‘Inca’ Pachacamac Idol Whispers Secrets of Wari Past

   An ancient and deeply spiritualized wooden idol of the Andean ‘Earth Maker’, Pachacamac (Quechua: Pachakamaq), was once worshiped at the Temple of the Sun; a 30,000-square-meter step pyramid at the Pachacamac sacred site, 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of modern-day Lima, Peru.

   ashley cowie - 16/01/2020 - 14:01

10. Do the ancient stone walls of Saksaywaman in Peru contain hidden communication?

    ... of secondary values that are occasionally seen in regional art. Some examples, include the Stonehenge lozenge , the ...

    aprilholloway - 07/04/2014 - 13:00

11. Museum’s “Korean” Ru Ware Bowl Is Chinese and Now Worth $21 Million!

    ... Andrew Shortland. “There is great potential for art historians, curators and scientists to work together to ...

    Nathan Falde - 20/10/2021 - 22:46

12. 10,000-year-old rock paintings depict UFOs and extra-terrestrials, claims archaeologist

    ... the Times of India .  According to one archaeologist, the art reflects the belief among ancient humans that we are not ... archaeologist JR Bhagat. Bhagat, who has studied the rock art, claims that the newly-discovered depictions date back ... rays are familiar, and in fact quite common, in shamanic art. The research on the rock paintings is ongoing, and ...

    aprilholloway - 17/07/2014 - 03:24

13. Prehistoric Spanish Massacre Rewrites the History of War in Europe

    A study of victims of a Spanish prehistoric massacre is providing researchers with new insights into the evolution of warfare. Archaeologists have found evidence of a sacked settlement and the brutal slaughter of most of its inhabitants, including women and children.

    Ed Whelan - 01/10/2020 - 00:00

14. Stunning dragon heads found at ancient summer palace of Xanadu

    Archaeologists have found some stunning artifacts during excavations of the famed palace at Xanadu in Inner Mongolia, including three ceramic dragon heads. Xanadu became the summer palace of Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, after he conquered China.

    Mark Miller - 02/06/2015 - 04:00

15. Chivalric Love or True Bromance? Did Edward II Have a Secret Husband?

    ... Edward II and Piers Gaveston. ( Suburbanbeatnik/  Deviant Art ) The nobility's discomfort wasn't just because of ...

    Gary Manners - 20/09/2023 - 14:54

16. The University of Oxford is Older than the Aztec Civilization!

    The University of Oxford is so old that its existence predates the Aztec civilization by more than 200 years!

    Here are the facts: People were learning at the University of Oxford by 1096 and the founding of Tenochtitlán, generally regarded as the start of the Aztec civilization, took place in 1325.

    Alicia McDermott - 04/06/2022 - 02:00

17. Who Did This Majestic Egyptian Canopic Jar Belong To? (Video)

    ... an Egyptian queen. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain. By Robbie Mitchell Who Did This Majestic ...

    Robbie Mitchell - 07/10/2023 - 21:00

18. Visiting A Time Capsule Of Periclean Athens

    A time-traveler considering taking a stroll through Periclean Athens has a very narrow window of time to visit Athens in its heyday. Pericles, sometimes noted as the greatest statesman of Athens, came to power in 448 BC but died of the plague in 429 BC. For a period of 50 years, Athens had time to recover from war and Pericles transformed Athens into the most spectacular city on the face of the earth.

    Robert Garland - 23/10/2023 - 16:32

19. Reconstruction of Golden Woman, the ancient Scythian Princess of Kazakhstan

    Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have recreated the impressive attire of an ancient Scythian princess from fragments discovered in a treasure-filled burial discovered two years ago in the Terekty district of Western Kazakhstan, according to a report in Tengri News.  The have also placed on display the unique golden artifacts found in the grave of the princess, who has been dubbe

    aprilholloway - 19/08/2014 - 03:26

20. 1,400-Year-Old Anglo-Saxon Gold Coin Hoard Is Largest Ever!

    The Anglo-Saxons, a major migrating cultural group from the North Sea coastlands, arrived and settled in England in the Early Middle Ages (5th century AD onwards). Their identity was formed as a result of a fusion between migrating Germanic tribes and indigenous British groups. It was the Anglo-Saxons, in fact, who established the Kingdom of England, and much of the English language in common use today.

    Sahir - 04/11/2021 - 17:58

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