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Legendary Locks: Can Hair Act as a Sixth Sense, Protecting us from Danger?
Humans have always styled their hair in a multitude of creative and symbolic ways, and the various cuts, colors, and presentations reflected across the ages are nearly unlimited. But does hair serve us in more ways than providing simple warmth and good looks? There are some who believe that hair is directly associated with sensory power, and it serves as an extension of our nervous system.
lizleafloor - 18/11/2021 - 02:58
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Ancient Denisovan DNA discovered in modern Pacific Islanders
... some of their descendants arrived on the islands north of Australia. Melanesia is one of three major cultural areas in ...
ancient-origins - 21/03/2016 - 13:52
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Early Humans Were Weaving Baskets in the Philippines 40,000 Years Ago!
Recent examination of ancient stone tools reveals that as early as 40,000 years ago, the early inhabitants of the Philippines were crafting ropes and baskets from plant fibers.
Sahir - 03/07/2023 - 14:52
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New Research Provides First Peek at Ancient Mesopotamian Drug Use
... archaeologist at Jacobs, an engineering firm in Melbourne, Australia, also found evidence of opium use on Cyprus. The ...
Alicia McDermott - 21/04/2018 - 01:42
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Human Evolution: Secrets of Early Ancestors Could Be Unlocked by African Rainforests
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4,000-Year-Old Sumerian Port Shows the Famed Civilization Excelled at Sea Too
... and math. Tamils and Sumerians Among the FIRST to Reach Australia and Antarctica? PART I Iraqi Transport Minister ...
Alicia McDermott - 23/03/2018 - 21:49
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Bandrui And Banflaith The Druidesses Of Yore
... Historian and author of many books, including Time Maps:Australia, Early Sea Voyages and Invasions | Check out ...
MartiniF - 24/05/2021 - 20:47
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Archaeologists Discover Tollense Battle Was Actually A Massacre
Archaeologists in Germany are rewriting history by proving that Europe's oldest battle in the German Tollense Valley was actually Europe’s oldest massacre.
ashley cowie - 28/10/2020 - 17:00
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Sumerian Tablets: A Deeper Understanding of the Oldest Known Written Language
... Outer Space Tamils and Sumerians Among the FIRST to Reach Australia and Antarctica? PART I Representation of Sumerian ...
dhwty - 09/05/2019 - 22:56
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Denisovan DNA in Tibetan Cave Changes History of Early Humans in Asia
An international team has found evidence that could change our understanding of a mysterious species of early humans, the Denisovans.
Ed Whelan - 03/11/2020 - 02:29
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The Historic Growth of the Christmas Tree
... in France – they even have a measure of popularity in Australia, where Christmas occurs during the summer vacation. ...
ancient-origins - 21/12/2019 - 01:56
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The Gruesome Story of Tyburn Tree, London’s Infamous Gallows
... Haag from the Hyde Park Barracks Mural Project, Sydney, Australia. Source: Wayne Haag/ CC BY NC ND By Aleksa ...
Aleksa Vučković - 10/10/2020 - 21:51
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Discovery of the Earliest Drawing – By at Least 30,000 years
What is a symbol? This is a tough question to answer when tasked with analyzing the earliest graphic productions. What we might today interpret as figurative representations might just be an ancient doodle that had no special purpose. For a long time, archaeologists were convinced the first symbols appeared when Homo sapiens colonized areas of Europe about 40,000 years ago. However, recent archaeological discoveries in Africa, Europe, and Asia suggest the creation and use of symbols emerged much earlier.
ancient-origins - 13/09/2018 - 02:00
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The symbolic spider that wove its way through history
... through the generations. Rock art and bark paintings in Australia reveal that the indigenous cultures created spider ...
lizleafloor - 17/10/2014 - 01:41
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By Land or Sea? The Heated Debate on the Peopling of the Americas Continues…
Researchers should always be ready for the next big discovery, they never know where it may come from. Having an open mind and questioning peculiar finds is what sets things in motion. Take for example the increasingly common perspective that the first people in the Americas came by boat. For one researcher, it all started with a bathroom break and an unlikely discovery on Cedros Island in Mexico.
Alicia McDermott - 13/08/2017 - 13:58
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Java Man and the Discovery of the ‘Missing Link’ in Evolutionary Theory
The second half of the 19th century was an incredibly exciting and contentious time for exploring the origins of human kind. Darwin’s theory, ‘On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection’ had been published in 1869 and caused an uproar of controversy. It seemed at odds with the Christian account and debate of new ideas coming from the scientific community now reached fever pitch. Could this radical new challenge to the religious creationist line possibly be right?
dhwty - 25/07/2018 - 18:57
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Cataclysm, Mass Extinctions, and the Consequent Myths
... 11,500 years ago greatly affected North and South America, Australia, as well as parts of Asia. Hancock suggests some ... and Malaya, in Palestine and Mesopotamia; as well as in Australia and most of the Pacific Islands, and among the ...
Dr Pat Hanratty - 04/12/2019 - 23:04
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Extinct Duck's Ancient DNA Shows How Birds Migrated to Make New Zealand Home
... believe the country’s native birds originate from Australia. Increasingly though, genetic and palaeontological ...
ancient-origins - 21/05/2024 - 01:00
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Archaeologists Identify First Prehistoric Figurative Cave Art in Balkans - It’s Symbolic!
There was an explosion of symbolism in human culture during the Paleolithic period. Around the world, examples of cave art, some of it rather strange, began cropping up over 35,000 years ago. But some locations have been more willing to share their prehistoric artwork than others.
ancient-origins - 11/04/2019 - 18:55
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Viking Re-enactor Nearly Kills Partner During Swordplay
... was defending his property in Michigan. Also, in 2019, in Australia, a young man was seriously wounded by a blow of an ...
Ed Whelan - 19/07/2020 - 10:12