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3,600-Year-Old Town of Treasures Excavated in Gaza
A rich trading town dating back about 3,600 years has been under excavation in the Gaza Strip on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Archaeologists have uncovered stunning gold jewelry, scarabs and Cypriot pottery in the town, Tell el-Ajjul, which was on one of the ancient world’s major trade highways.
Various peoples fought major wars along the route over the millennia, though it appears the people of Tell el-Ajjul were peaceful.
Mark Miller - 21/05/2016 - 03:39
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Cerberus: Legendary Hell Hound of the Underworld
In ancient Greek mythology, there exists a three headed dog called Cerberus that guards the entrance to Hades, a misty and gloomy Underworld in which spirits of the dead are permitted to enter but none are allowed to leave. In the ancient world, dogs were often depicted as wild animals that defied domestication, roamed the streets in packs and scavenged on the edge of town. The mythical Cerberus incorporated not only the feared qualities of the ancient canine, but was a strange mixture of several creatures in one and a nightmarish s
Bryan Hill - 11/06/2019 - 01:29
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Septimius Severus and the Severan Dynasty, In Brief (Video)
Robbie Mitchell - 05/04/2024 - 00:41
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A Golden Age of Ancient DNA Science Begins
If I had taken a straw poll among anthropologists 10 years ago asking them how far genetic research would come in the next decade, I doubt anyone would have come close to predicting the big impact fossil DNA work would come to have.
Back then, this nascent field was bogged down with fundamental issues like distinguishing authentic DNA from contamination. Simply recovering enough nuclear DNA to say anything sensible at all about human origins would have been a really big achievement.
ancient-origins - 25/03/2016 - 02:44
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What You Should Know About the Codex Gigas, aka the Devil’s Bible
... of the Devil were a common occurrence in medieval art , his depiction in the Codex Gigas stands out for ...
Alicia McDermott - 05/04/2019 - 22:53
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Walk (to Work) Like an Egyptian: Nakhtpaaten, the First Commuter
... of the Kings Caused Laborers to Suffer from Arthritis The Art of Amarna: Akhenaten and his life under the Sun ...
Aleksa Vučković - 26/01/2023 - 17:49
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Small Drop In Fertility Rate May Have Led To Neanderthal Extinction
Sapiens be warned, the life of a population is fragile! After decades of speculation about Neanderthals being wiped out by our ancestors, a new scientific study suggests that Neanderthal extinction might have been due to a ‘slight drop in their fertility rates’.
ashley cowie - 21/06/2019 - 18:52
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How to Rule Peacefully through Trading: The Rise and Fall of the Forgotten Maritime Empire, Srivijaya
... recreated dances Sevichai (Sriwijaya) based on the art and culture of the ancient empire. The gilded costume of ...
MartiniF - 21/01/2017 - 00:42
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The Ateshgah Baku Fire Temple: Built On an Azerbaijan Natural Gas Vent
The Ateshgah Baku fire temple, located in the capital of Azerbaijan, was built over a natural gas vent, and constructed between the late 17th and early 18th centuries AD. There is evidence, however, that an older temple once stood at the site. One of the interesting features of the Ateshgah Baku fire temple are the inscriptions on the temple used by Zoroastrians, Hindus, and Sikhs. The Ateshgah has since lost its religious function and was converted into a museum during the 1970s.
dhwty - 30/11/2021 - 00:57
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18,000 Pottery Fragments Speak of Life in Ancient Athribis, Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have interpreted the text and images on 18,000 pottery fragments. Not only do they tell of ancient Athribis trading culture, but they also detail school punishments. The 18,000 inscribed pieces of pottery, known as ostraca, were unearthed in Athribis, an ancient settlement about 200 kilometers north of Luxor (ancient Thebes). The Athribis pottery fragments lists names of people and the day-to-day things they bought and sold.
ashley cowie - 02/02/2022 - 13:55
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The Ramanathaswamy Temple and its Infinite Corridors
The Ramanathaswamy Temple is regarded as one of the holiest Hindu temples in India. This sacred site is located on Rameswaram Island, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu between mainland India and Sri Lanka. The Ramanathaswamy Temple, which is dedicated to the god Shiva, is notable for a variety of reasons, including its outer set of corridors, which are reputed to be the longest of their kind in the world.
dhwty - 24/02/2018 - 13:55
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Of Runes And Sacrifice: The Initiation Ritual Of Odin in Norse Myth
... of secret knowledge , and consequently master of the art of poetry . Odin throws a spear at the Vanir host in the ... drink that allows one to acquire the mastery of poetic art, from the giantess Gunnlöð. The religious and ...
Jari Padoan - 24/01/2021 - 22:07
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New details emerge on latest discovery of Egyptian tomb and treasure trove
On Saturday, we reported on the incredible finding of an ancient tomb containing a well-preserved Egyptian mummy in a limestone sarcophagus and a collection of 180 ushabti figurines in a newly-discovered tomb in Egypt’s northern province of Dakahliya.
aprilholloway - 09/02/2014 - 23:07
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Archaeologists discover 20 monumental tombs dating back 6,500 years in France
A team of archaeologists in France have unearthed a Neolithic necropolis containing at least twenty monuments and some intact burials, according to a report in Past Horizons. The monumental constructions, some of which are several hundred metres long, are the first tombs of their kind to be found in the region.
aprilholloway - 13/09/2014 - 03:19
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Ancient Marvels Revealed: Exploring Draa Abul Nagaa's Hidden Tomb (360° Video)
In a remarkable archaeological find, the ancient tomb of Draa Abul Nagaa, dating back 3,500 years, has been unearthed in Egypt. This significant discovery provides valuable insights into the lives and burial customs of ancient Egyptians during the New Kingdom period.
Robbie Mitchell - 26/05/2023 - 01:55
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Study Upends European Narrative of Horse Domestication in the USA
Horses and the American West – not just a recipe for the classic Western films of 20th century Hollywood, but a long and storied association. Now a study has revealed this extends further back into history than we ever thought. It was long believed that domesticated horses came with the Europeans to the America. But records suggest that the indigenous peoples began riding horses earlier, corroborating oral traditions by several different tribes.
Sahir - 01/04/2023 - 15:00
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Three Burnt Skeletons: Gruesome Evidence of Gothic Fires that Razed a 3rd Century Bulgarian City
Everywhere they turned they saw flames. The two adults didn’t know where to seek safety…if not for themselves at least for the three-year-old child they desperately wanted to protect. Yelling, collapsing buildings, and shouts of pain rang out amongst Gothic war cries in Philippopolis. The two people looked at each other and knew the end was nigh…
Alicia McDermott - 15/05/2018 - 22:59
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Symbols of the Enchanted Forest? Witch and King’s Marks Carved into English Trees
How have these ancient markings carved into trees in the New Forest in Hampshire, including witch and king’s marks, gone unrecorded for so long?
ashley cowie - 28/08/2020 - 13:56
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This Chef Keeps the Zapotec Flavors of Ancient Mexico Alive (Video)
... colonization. Once a thriving epicenter of gastronomy, art, and customs, the Zapotecan civilization flourished with ... preserve the time-honored Zapotec traditions through the art of cooking . Abigail Mendoza's kitchen is a portal to the ...
Robbie Mitchell - 17/08/2023 - 01:59
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Dog Days of Summer: The Rising of the Dog Star, Sirius
Dog Days, the phrase invokes the hottest, most stifling days of summer. The 40 days, beginning July 3 and ending August 11 coincide with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of the Dog Star, Sirius. For the ancient Egyptians, Sirius appeared just before the Nile's flooding season, so they used the star as an indicator of the flood. Since its rising also coincided with a time of extreme heat, the connection with hot, sultry weather was made for all time:
John Salverda - 16/07/2015 - 02:47