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1. Ye Xian, Chinese Cinderella At The Chinese New Year Spring Festival

   ... the 19th-century German version by the Brothers Grimm . In Asia, a survey of Chinese folk literature in 1990 revealed ... Pair of ancient sandals from Egypt ( CCO ) Cinderella In Asia Perhaps one of the most recognizable Cinderella tales in Asia is the tale of Ye Xian. It was first published in the ...

   MartiniF - 13/02/2021 - 02:03

2. Rigorous Genetic Analysis Proves the Yeti is Not an Unknown Species

   According to folklore of Nepal, the “Yeti,” also known as the “Abominable Snowman,” is an ape-like entity, taller than the average human, that is said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. But is its existence just a myth or is it a reality? A new DNA study based on purported Yeti samples from museums and private collections is attempting to finally achieve a definitive answer to the debate.

   Theodoros Karasavvas - 30/11/2017 - 13:57

3. 3000-Year-Old Earthworks Confirmed as Sun Worship Altar on China’s Silk Road

   ... Road, an ancient network of trade routes that connected Asia and Europe. The Silk Road’s Legacy As reported in a ...

   Theodoros Karasavvas - 29/06/2017 - 02:03

4. Tracing Indo-Cambodian relations through Magnificent Stupa Architecture - Part 2

   ... University Coedes, George, 1966, The Making of Southeast Asia, Trans.by H. M. Wright, Berkeley Coomaraswamy, A. K., ...

   SACHIN KUMAR TIWARY - 07/07/2015 - 03:58

5. Largest Headhunting Massacre from Neolithic China Unearthed

   ... Headhunting was a practice observed in various regions of Asia, particularly in  Southeast Asia  and the Pacific Islands. In this context, headhunting ... regions. Today, headhunting as a cultural practice in Asia is largely a historical phenomenon. Gruesome evidence of ...

   Sahir - 10/11/2023 - 18:03

6. Well Preserved Cave Lion Cub Found to be a 28,000-Year-Old Female

   ... far and wide across the steppes of northern Europe and Asia, and they also reached what is now North America by ...

   Nathan Falde - 09/08/2021 - 22:57

7. New study reveals third group of ancient ancestors of modern Europeans

   It has long been thought that modern Europeans descended from both indigenous hunters and Middle Eastern farmers. However, a new study published in the journal Nature, shows that a third population came into the mix – Northern Eurasians.

   aprilholloway - 19/09/2014 - 02:04

8. Newly dated Asian cave drawings rewrite history of human art

   A new study published in the journal Nature has revealed that ancient paintings of hands and animals found within seven limestone caves on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, are as old as famous prehistoric art in Europe. The research shows that humans were producing rock art by 40,000 years ago at opposite ends of the Pleistocene Eurasian world.

   aprilholloway - 08/10/2014 - 23:40

9. Scientists Discover that Megalithic Site in India is Oldest Ancient Observatory in South Asia

   ... discovered in India and perhaps even in the whole of South Asia. The site consists of around 80 huge menhirs (standing ... Site in India is Oldest Ancient Observatory in South Asia ...

   Natalia Klimczak - 27/10/2016 - 00:53

10. The Last Lions of Asia Almost Lost to Mankind

    ... Daffue , pursues the spoor of the last remaining lions of Asia. Possible representation of Enkidu as Master of Animals ... (Public Domain ) By   Willem Daffue The Last Lions of Asia Almost Lost to Mankind ...

    Willem Daffue - 14/11/2018 - 16:36

11. The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia

    ... exposed the hidden truths behind America's engagement in Asia. Now comes his most engrossing work yet. Beginning in ... China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia ...

    ancient-origins - 17/11/2018 - 01:32

12. Ancient Asian Technology: Chinese Mirrors And Forerunners Of The X-Ray

    ... polished metal or metal and glass, in cultures in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, and even remote Siberia. In ...

    Dr. Benjamin B. Olshin - 24/02/2021 - 19:33

13. Pleistocene Epoch: Humans, Welcome to Earth

    ... giant ground sloths , and pre-human hominins . Europe and Asia had significant populations of African fauna. Cave ... have since died out. Lions were also much more common in Asia, as were rhinoceroses and elephants. There were even ... , possibly the largest ape ever to live, flourished in Asia. A comparison graph comparing the height of a ...

    Caleb Strom - 19/10/2018 - 23:02

14. Modern Human Ancestry Won’t Be Traced to a Single Point

    ... with sites that may indicate an earlier dispersal in Asia and Sahul (the continental shelf centred on Australia). ... and West Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. This cranium from Jebel Irhoud in Morocco is often ...

    Alicia McDermott - 13/02/2021 - 17:50

15. Just a Few Men Controlled Reproduction in Prehistory and Dominate World Genetics Today

    ... Not the Only Genes in Town - Genetic Founding Fathers of Asia were Mystery Men The Prolific Legacies of Ancient ... population of males around 55,000 to 50,000 years ago in Asia and Europe and about 15,000 years ago in the Americas. ... happened in sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe, South Asia, and East Asia between 8,000 and 4,000 years ago. “The ...

    Mark Miller - 28/04/2016 - 21:53

16. Unmasking Ugarit’s Mysterious Asiatic King-God Commanding The Habiru

    A temple of the god, Baal, built in the ancient city of Ugarit, nowadays called Ras Shamra, on the north-eastern shores of the Mediterranean coast of Syria, date back to the beginning of the Middle Bronze Period (c. 2000 BC). The Baal worshipped here was Baal Sapan (Baal Zephon), the Baal of Mount Sapan, a celebrated peak in the Amanus, also called Hazzi.

    Willem McLoud - 26/04/2023 - 18:13

17. Did Ancient Irrigation Technology Travel Silk Road?

    ... December issue of the journal Archaeological Research in Asia , suggests that the irrigation system was built in the ... so-called pastoralist/nomad communities in ancient Central Asia were also involved in agriculture,” Li added. “We ... MGK4 plot. (Map: Courtesy of Archaeological Research in Asia ) The discovery is important, Li said, because it helps ...

    ancient-origins - 06/01/2018 - 01:58

18. Mad, Bad, and Deadly: Power in the Hands of Infamous Roman Emperors

    Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

    Hedonistic, debauched, corrupt, sadistic and cruel would describe the 1^st-Century Roman Emperors Caligula and Nero.  Both men became rulers of the largest empire in the world in their late teens and neither could manage to keep that power under control. 

    ancient-origins - 25/05/2018 - 02:34

19. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Explore the Legends and the Myths

    ... festival that is very important in China and East Asia. Nearly everyone has heard of the Chinese New Year ... another festival that is very important in China and East Asia. This is the Mid-Autumn Festival , which is an enormous ... Mail . At this time, people in China and over much of Asia celebrate a successful harvest. The Mid-Autumn Festival ...

    Ed Whelan - 13/09/2019 - 17:20

20. 10 Awe-Inspiring Facts about Ancient Tibet

    ... AD. 2. The Tibetan Empire Was One of the Most Powerful in Asia The Tibetan Empire was one of the most powerful and influential empires ever to be seen in Asia and its rule extended over parts of China, Nepal, India and Central Asia. The empire was founded by Songsten Gampo who is still ...

    Robbie Mitchell - 15/03/2023 - 13:54

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