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The Triumphs of Tonyukuk the Wise, Supreme Commander and Kingmaker
Today the steles of Tonyukuk the Wise are situated at an immensely popular and historical 1300-year-old memorial site. It is located northwest of Bayantsogt Mountain in Erdene Soum, Mongolia. Tonyukuk the Wise was an advisor for three successive Khans in the Turkic Khaganate and for this he has been described as a kingmaker by some historians. The memorial complex is also popularly known as the 'Place of Sacrifice'!
Bipin Dimri - 23/05/2021 - 18:58
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The Chinese May Have Beaten the Famous Voyage of Columbus by 70 Years
There are a few controversial claims floating around that the Americas were reached by oversea cultures before Columbus made his well-known visit to the “New World” in 1492. For example, Italian physicist and philologist Lucio Russo has presented the argument that the ancient Greeks reached America long before Columbus.
aprilholloway - 11/11/2017 - 18:56
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How the 1,000-Year-Old Mystery of the Druze People’s Origin Was Solved
... history, the Caucasus region – which borders Europe and Asia – was subjected to political, military, religious and ...
ancient-origins - 17/11/2016 - 03:46
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Astonishing Human Heads: Do Satellite Photographs Now Prove Existence of Humans on Antarctica…6000 Years Ago? – Part I
Accurate geographical and cartographical information concerning the continent of Antarctica has only really been uncovered since AD 1822. However, in direct contradiction, ancient maps reveal Antarctica completely free of glaciation thousands of years beforehand.
William James Veall - 28/08/2021 - 02:00
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Japan’s Okunoin Cemetery, Est. 816 AD: Graveyard for 200,000 Monks
... few remaining living examples of Tantric Buddhism in East Asia. This Japanese Buddhist sect is focused on mikkyō, ...
Mark Brophy - 04/10/2022 - 23:00
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Despite possible efforts to alter the future, a greedy ancient polity went down in flames
It is unknown what words or rites seers in Armenia chanted 3,300 years ago to tell the rich ruling class what the future held, but the chambers they attempted to do their magic in contained a treasure trove of divinatory implements.
Mark Miller - 21/02/2015 - 22:15
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Is the Famous Roman Leader Pompey History’s Biggest Loser?
... Anatolia. He had made it his life’s mission to dominate Asia Minor and break the Roman stranglehold over Asia and the Hellenic world. He was one of the Roman ...
Robbie Mitchell - 07/12/2022 - 17:48
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First complete genome sequence of an ancient North American offers clues to Native American ancestry
... Americans today to ancient migrants from easternmost Asia. This research "has settled the long-standing debate ...
aprilholloway - 12/02/2014 - 22:14
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Creating Prehistoric Culture: Were the First Artists Women?
The first researchers of Paleolithic caves and sites related to the earliest humans called the people who left paintings and other pieces of early art “men.” Due to this decision, people created an image for many decades of ancient society as basically constructed around men. However, it may be necessary to rethink this theory and perhaps rewrite the history books too.
Natalia Klimczak - 21/08/2016 - 03:50
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Stunning Silver Bracelet of Egyptian Queen Hetepheres Reveals Trade Secrets
... as previously surmised. Sources in Anatolia (Western Asia) can be excluded with a high degree of confidence,” ...
Sahir - 30/05/2023 - 18:31
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Fact or Fiction? The Obscure Origins of the Greek Alexander Romance
... Alexander and because his expedition reached the ends of Asia, far away from us.” Alexander on his deathbed. ...
David Grant - 04/11/2021 - 13:02
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The Silk Road: A New History
... transmission, and the intricate chains across Central Asia and China. The Silk Road: A New History ...
ancient-origins - 14/03/2020 - 15:55
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Greek God Mask Found In An Ancient Turkish Kitchen Is 2,400 Years Old!
... Aeolis, comprising the western and northwestern region of Asia Minor, settled in Daskyleion. And according to Turkey's ...
ashley cowie - 07/09/2020 - 18:29
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Emperor Diocletian: The Stabilizer of Rome Had a Green Thumb
... was limited to the areas controlled by his army, i.e. Asia Minor, and possibly Syria. The rest of the empire was ...
dhwty - 13/11/2018 - 01:50
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Spain’s Lady of Elche Reveals New Links with Indian Goddess
Many of us have heard of the famous Lady of Elche and are intrigued with her mystifying appearance, and the strange enigma surrounding her origins. In reality not a whole lot is known about the bust of this grand lady.
JJ Ainsworth - 12/03/2020 - 13:05
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The Uncharted Horizons of Ibn Hawqal, the World’s First Travel Writer
... traveled extensively around the known world, i.e. Europe, Asia, and Africa, leaving detailed accounts of what he saw, ...
Aleksa Vučković - 17/06/2023 - 18:54
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Hidden Gems: The Use of Pearls Throughout History
... weren’t only reserved for those throughout Europe and Asia. North America has its own history of pearls that became ... their high stock. Luckily, communities across Europe and Asia were ready and willing to purchase these pearls, ...
Lex Leigh - 05/08/2022 - 22:56
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500,000-year-old shell engraved by Homo erectus challenges previous beliefs about human ancestors
New research conducted on a mollusk shell found over a century ago on the Indonesian island of Java, has revealed that it contains the oldest engraving ever found and that it was almost certainly etched by a Homo erectus, an early human ancestor that emerged around 1.9 million years ago and became extinct around 150,000 years ago. The discovery challenges preconceived notions about human ancestors, showing that, like Homo sapiens, they produced abstract design or perhaps even an early form of written communication.
ancient-origins - 04/12/2014 - 00:27
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7th Century Armored Avar Warrior Buried with Horse Uncovered in Hungary
Archaeologists from the Déri Museum have unveiled an exciting find: the burial of an Avar warrior accompanied by a fully intact ‘lamellar’ armor set within a solitary early Avar tomb. This discovery, located near the village of Ebes in Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary, is dated to the early 7th century AD. The burial site contains the skeletal remains of a Pannonian Avar warrior, buried alongside his horse, positioned above him.
Sahir - 06/02/2024 - 16:26
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Human Origins - The Narratives of Our Creation Conference 2021
The 4th Ancient Origins Conference is happening! Join us on the weekend of November 20-21, 2021 for Human Origins - The Narratives of Our Creation.
ancient-origins - 18/09/2021 - 04:20
