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1. Researchers Explore the Role of the Prehistoric Kayuko Mounds in Maya Royal Accession Ceremonies

   ... power have said their authority is ordained by God. In Europe it was called the divine right of kings and in China ...

   Mark Miller - 25/02/2016 - 21:52

2. The Norse Myths (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

   ... stories filled with magnificent images from pre-Christian Europe. Gods, humans, and monstrous beasts engage in ...

   ancient-origins - 18/03/2016 - 23:38

3. The Monumental and Mysterious Silbury Hill

   ... thus making it the largest artificial earth mound from Europe’s prehistoric period. This structure was constructed ...

   dhwty - 17/04/2016 - 22:05

4. Eternal Remains: World Mummification and the Beliefs That Make It Necessary

   ... monks in Japan and the Christian Incorruptibles in Europe, this text also includes facts about the world's ...

   ancient-origins - 01/07/2016 - 17:33

5. New Sutton Hoo Movie Rights the Wrongs of Archaeological Snobbery

   ... England that changed our understanding of the history of Europe in the Dark Ages . It will also address a decades-old ...

   Ed Whelan - 30/03/2020 - 05:52

6. Entoptic Imagery in Prehistoric and Pre-Industrial Rock Art

   ... This rock art ranges in date from Palaeolithic designs in Europe, Australia and Asia through to the near-contemporary ...

   nrushton - 10/04/2020 - 18:15

7. Does This Ancient Solar Phenomenon Really Honor Emperor Octavian?

   A team of scientists in Turin, Italy, have claimed the alignment of one of the city streets marks the day Roman Emperor Octavian (“Augustus”) was titled “father of the country” - but not everyone agrees.

   ashley cowie - 29/04/2020 - 05:32

8. The Hot Spring Hotel of Honshu is Still Open After 1,300 Years of Operation

   ... built. It was, however, only during the Middle Ages (in Europe at least) that the first establishments offering ...

   dhwty - 23/08/2016 - 14:49

9. Mixture and Migration Brought Food Production to Sub-Saharan Africa

   ... an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Africa , Europe , and North America sampled key regions in which ...

   ancient-origins - 15/06/2020 - 18:59

10. Gebel El-Arak Knife – A Link to Ancient Egypt’s Distant Beginnings

    ... as well. From the megalithic structures of Neolithic Europe, to the mysterious Easter Island statues, all the way ...

    Aleksa Vučković - 12/07/2020 - 14:04

11. Busakatsi Witchcraft in Africa: Religion Or Criminal Act

    ... Swiss woman who was the last person to be executed in Europe for witchcraft on June 13, 1782. However, in this day ...

    micki pistorius - 22/07/2020 - 21:39

12. 46,000-Year-Old Kangaroo Bone Ornament is Oldest Bone Jewelry Ever Found

    ... that their craftsmanship equaled those in Africa and Europe during the same period. The bone ornament. Credit: ...

    Theodoros Karasavvas - 21/11/2016 - 21:43

13. South-Pawed Viking's Sword Discovered In 1000-Year-Old Burial Mound

    Norwegian archaeologists have discovered a 1000-year-old grave containing a rare Viking sword next to the body of what must have been an equally rare left-handed (south-pawed) Norse warrior.

    ashley cowie - 01/09/2020 - 18:48

14. New Study Proves How Desert Dust Deposits Created The Fertile Crescent

    ... ( Homo sapiens ) left Africa and spread over Asia and Europe. It is accepted that the only route that they could ...

    Ed Whelan - 16/09/2020 - 21:41

15. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

    In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.

    ancient-origins - 12/09/2020 - 04:13

16. Ireland Keeps Ancient Samhain Alive with Fiery Festival

    ... of the Celtic peoples of the British Isles and parts of Europe. At Ancient Origins we reported that ‘The Celts held ...

    Ed Whelan - 31/10/2020 - 16:46

17. Our Ancestors Were Cannibals – and Probably Not Because They Needed the Calories

    ... that cannibalism took place across prehistoric western Europe. A recent review – covering a period from 960,000 ...

    ancient-origins - 08/04/2017 - 02:01

18. From Mighty Bear Dogs to Breathless Bulldogs: How Human Manipulation Has Changed the Shape of Canines Forever

    ... known as Bear Dogs ( amphicyonidae ) roamed North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Canis Lupus  shared its existence ...

    ashley cowie - 20/04/2017 - 18:41

19. Hobbyist Metal Detectorists Find Hoard of 3000-year-old Axes in Farmer's Field in Norway

    Some 3,000 years ago, 24 axes were cached in Stjørdal municipality, about 44 km (27.3 miles) east of Trondheim. They're now seeing the light of day once again.

    In late April, a sensational discovery was made in a field in the village of Hegra, not far from the Trondheim International Airport in Værnes. Numerous axe heads, a knife blade and some fragments were lifted out of obscurity. The objects date back to the Late Bronze Age, approx. 1100-500 BC.

    ancient-origins - 07/05/2017 - 14:04

20. Dawn to Dusk: The Highs and Lows of Daily Life in Ancient Rome

    Living in the Mediterranean, daily life in ancient Rome revolved around the climate. Unlike the more northern Europeans of the past and today, the ancient Romans started their days early in the morning and finished work by the early afternoon, as it would have been much too hot to continue their work later into the day.

    John S. Richardson - 14/02/2021 - 12:38

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