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Prehistory Decoded at Gobekli Tepe: From a Cataclysmic Event Dawns the Origin and Perhaps the End of Civilization

Around 13,000 years ago, the Earth burned. A swarm of comet debris from the Taurid meteor stream had blasted the Americas and parts of Europe; the worst day in prehistory since the end of the ice age. Many species of large animal were exterminated by the conflagration and ensuing cataclysms.

Martin Sweatman - 12/04/2019 - 18:45

Silver Shields: Alexander's Crack Troops Who Betrayed Their New Master

... nervous. But Antigonus was still busy in his affairs in Asia Minor to directly do battle with Eumenes. Instead, ...

Thanos Matanis - 10/02/2022 - 22:00

14,000-year-old Footprints in Italian Cave Reveal Ancient Human Behavior

Evidence of crawling in an Italian cave system sheds new light on late Stone Age human behavior in groups, especially when exploring new grounds, says a study published today in e

ancient-origins - 15/05/2019 - 23:57

Study Traces Epic Polynesian Migration to the Pacific Islands

... and 3,000 years ago, by people who migrated from Southeast Asia and other areas to the north and west. However, several ...

Nathan Falde - 25/04/2023 - 18:56

Rogue Priest Second Temple Silver Coin Found By Girl in Jerusalem

A rare silver Second Temple coin belonging to the second year of the Great Jewish Revolt (67-68 AD) against the Romans was found by volunteers sifting through dirt from an archaeological dig organized by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) at the City of David National Park. The Second Temple coin was found by 11-year-old Liel Krutokop as she sifted through a bucket of City of David dirt and the discovery has left her understandably thrilled.

Sahir - 25/11/2021 - 13:57

The Confusing Horned Helmets Depicted in the Oseberg Viking Age Tapestries

... as exotic silk thread embroideries imported from Central Asia were found. There were also discovered several narrow ...

ancient-origins - 08/02/2018 - 01:55

Archaeologists in the UK Find Two Mutilated Skeletons

According to The Guardian newspaper, archaeologists in the UK have made a grisly discovery. They have found the graves of two men who have had their lower legs detached at an archaeological site in Cambridgeshire. The graves discovered are among many found at a huge archaeological site that is being explored prior to development. Although the perpetrators of the severing of the limbs is unknown, as is the motive, the finds are raising important questions for archaeologists about behavior during the Roman to Saxon era.

Ed Whelan - 19/06/2018 - 22:56

Snakes with Beards and Other Strange Serpent Tales

By Liz Leafloor | Mysteriorum

The snake is one of the oldest and most pervasive mythological symbols in the world. There are as many creation myths about snakes as there are religions and cultures, and as many interpretations to the meaning of the serpent as there are stars in the sky.

ancient-origins - 08/08/2014 - 14:03

4,000-Year-Old Petroglyphs Discovered on Rock Outcropping in Kazakhstan

... Age peoples who settled in this remote area in central Asia. There are more than 100 images included in the newly ...

Nathan Falde - 02/05/2024 - 22:01

Malevolent Phantoms, Corpse Brides, and Ancestor Spirits: The Ancient Belief in Ghosts – PART II

... from neighboring cultures such as Japan and Southeast Asia have blended with Chinese myth to form a base of ...

lizleafloor - 17/10/2015 - 00:45

Neolithic Threshing “Sledge” was Used As Early as 8,500 Years Ago

... and Early Bronze Age both in south-western Asia and Europe. In the Mediterranean area, their use lasted ...

Sahir - 18/05/2024 - 18:00

The First Crusade: Christian and Muslim Bloodshed as Peasants, Princes, and Turks Clash in the Holy Land

... had them quickly transported across the Bosphorus into Asia Minor, where they were slaughtered by the Turks. Peter ...

dhwty - 06/11/2018 - 14:00

Ten Things the Ancients Did Better than Us

... produced out of a raw material, known as Wootz steel, from Asia. Other materials were added during the steel’s ...

aprilholloway - 08/09/2020 - 15:12

Seeking Life but Finding Death: Deadly Chinese Elixirs of Immortality

... of Immortality’. This mushroom is found throughout East Asia and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for ...

dhwty - 10/02/2018 - 18:55

Teeth Indicate Monkeys Sailed Across the Atlantic from Africa

... Minoan Monkey Business: Fresco Links Greek Island With Asia The Brazil Tablet: Dropped in the Jungle by Early ...

ancient-origins - 10/04/2020 - 22:57

5,000-Year-Old Unlooted Tomb of Thracian Warrior is Biggest Find of the Year in Turkey

... People were buried in kurgans widely across central Asia and Eastern Europe. The word kurgan is from an unknown ...

Mark Miller - 17/05/2016 - 23:50

Jute Cemetery Find Yields Evidence of 5th Century English Origins

Archaeologists in England are calling their discovery “one of the most important” for decades. The ancient cemetery didn’t only date back to the Neolithic period, but it held the bodies of 40 men, women and children from two periods of English history, including the bodies of the first English speaking people in Britain. English origins have long been an important area of research and now we have more information based on what was found in the ancient Deal cemetery in Kent.

ashley cowie - 10/09/2021 - 18:37

The Misfortune of the Bom Jesus, the Diamond Shipwreck

... during the Age of Discovery to bring exotic goods from Asia back to Europe, and brought great wealth to their ...

dhwty - 08/06/2014 - 00:53

Deciphering Cuneiform to Get a Handle on Life in Ancient Mesopotamia

Cuneiform is a system of writing that was invented by the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia. Believed to have been created sometime during the 4th millennium BC (between 3500 and 3000 BC), this script is regarded as the earliest known form of writing. Cuneiform became an unreadable script as its use came to an end. Nevertheless, this writing system has been preserved in the archaeological record, thanks mainly due to the clay tablets they were written on.

dhwty - 25/04/2019 - 23:54