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1. Sultan Razia: The First and Only Female Royal of Delhi

   On the eve of October 1240, two armies faced one another ready for battle. This was a last-ditch effort by Sultan Razia to recapture her throne which had been usurped by her brother. Razia was the first and only female monarch of the Delhi Sultanate. It’s easy to see parallels between the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, Hatshepsut, and the Indian Sultan.

   Khadija Tauseef - 23/08/2020 - 14:02

2. 40,000-Year-Old Cave Art Fills Basque Country Void

   ... the author points out that cultures in Europe , Central Asia, the Near East, India and the Far East all intermingled ...

   ashley cowie - 13/03/2020 - 21:43

3. Scandinavia's First Farmers Slaughtered the Hunter-gatherer Population

   Lund University

   Following the arrival of the first farmers in Scandinavia 5,900 years ago, the hunter-gatherer population was wiped out within a few generations, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, among others. The results, which are contrary to prevailing opinion, are based on DNA analysis of skeletons and teeth found in what is now Denmark.

   ancient origins - 09/02/2024 - 16:58

4. World’s First Perfectly Preserved Ice Age Bear Found in Russia

   The frozen wastes of Russia have long preserved ancient animals and have yielded many important Ice Age finds. Recently, reindeer herders came across a preserved Ice Age bear. This is the first adult Ice Age bear worldwide to be found in near perfect condition.

   Ed Whelan - 15/09/2020 - 22:18

5. Star-Crossed Consciousness

   Can celestial electro-magnetic fields influence the rise and fall of civilization and man’s mental wellbeing?

   ancient-origins - 14/02/2019 - 14:26

6. 1,300-Year-Old Antidepressant Pills Discovered in Ancient Center for Drug Production in Turkey

   Seven hundred small glass and ceramic bottles containing ancient medicines have been discovered during excavations in Turkey. The medications include 1,300-year-old antidepressant pills and drugs for heart disease.

   The discovery was made in Bathonea, an ancient Greek city on the banks of Küçükçekmece Lake in Istanbul’s Avcılar district, which dates back to the 2^nd century BC.

   Natalia Klimczak - 19/10/2016 - 21:48

7. Major find as eight sunken ships discovered in the Aegean

   ... it controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, the Caucasus, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa. A ...

   aprilholloway - 28/07/2014 - 02:46

8. A History of the Crusades As Told by Crusaders' DNA

   ... migrations -- like the movement of the Mongols through Asia under Genghis Khan and the arrival of colonial Iberians ...

   ancient-origins - 19/05/2019 - 18:58

9. How Does the Aboriginal Executioner ‘Kurdaitcha Man’ Avenge the Dead?

   Kurdaitcha (known also as Kurdaitcha man) is a ritual ‘executioner’ in the culture of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia, in particular the Arrernte people of Central Australia.

   dhwty - 19/03/2019 - 17:51

10. Why Did Ancient People Travel Thousands of Kilometers for Incense?

    ... Ancient Incense Trade. [Online] Available at: http://www.asia.si.edu/unearthingarabia/incense-trade.asp UNESCO, 2017. ...

    dhwty - 11/04/2017 - 02:06

11. To the King, My Sun, My God, the Breath of My Life… Amarna Letters Paint Remarkable Picture of Ancient Egyptian Rulership

    “Your city weeps, and her tears are running, and there is no help for us. For 20 years we have been sending to our lord, the king, the king of Egypt, but there has not come to us a word from our lord, not one.” Amarna Tablet

    dhwty - 18/07/2018 - 13:59

12. New study finds ancient humans butchered elephants with stone tools 500,000 years ago

    ... sites, both open-air and cave sites, in Europe, Asia, the Levant, and Africa. In some cases elephant and ...

    Mark Miller - 21/03/2015 - 20:37

13. Temple of Zeus Gate Rises In Turkey’s Magnesia on the Maeander

    ... by the colonists from the tribe of Magnetes who arrived in Asia Minor from  Thessaly . The city was founded on the ...

    ashley cowie - 01/10/2021 - 22:42

14. Dispute Over Evidence Of Cannabis Use By Vikings In North America

    Cannabis pollen discovered near an ancient Viking settlement in Newfoundland is generating differences in opinion as to whether or not the Vikings were smoking and eating the weed while they explored North A

    ashley cowie - 16/07/2019 - 22:54

15. New Evidence Ends the Neanderthal Burial Debate

    ... could help us to understand if Neanderthals in southwest Asia interbred with anatomically modern humans as they came ...

    Ed Whelan - 11/12/2020 - 22:31

16. Humans Wiped Out the Hobbit: New Study Suggests Homo Sapiens Caused Extinction of Tiny Homo Floresiensis Species

    ... It was known that Homo sapiens were present in southeast Asia around that time, but there was no conclusive evidence ...

    aprilholloway - 23/09/2016 - 21:46

17. Amazing New Year’s Traditions Around the World

    ... celebrated in Iran and other parts of the Middle East and Asia. The festival is celebrated on or around the vernal ...

    Joanna Gillan - 01/01/2022 - 00:59

18. 50,000-year-old Skull May Show Human-Neanderthal Hybrids Originated in Levant, not Europe as Thought

    ... ancient humans to travel out of Africa to the Middle East, Asia and Europe.” Inside Manot Cave in northern Israel. ...

    lizleafloor - 30/01/2015 - 21:56

19. Revealing the Recluse: The Sad and Secret Lives of Hermits

    ... before the practice became associated with religion. In Asia, the term “hermit” was not associated with religion ...

    Riley Winters - 28/10/2017 - 02:07

20. Greek Buddhism, The Forgotten Chapter In A Philosophy That Began in India

    ... the Phrygians, the Lydians, and other nations of Asia Minor. ( Internet Archive ) Did Menander Convert to ...

    Thanos Matanis - 30/03/2022 - 23:00

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