The search found 679 results in 5.659 seconds.
Search results
-
3,500-Year-Old Mummified Bear Found in Siberian Permafrost
As the permafrost in Siberia melts, it has revealed a mummified brown bear that lived more than three millennia ago. Scientists are now planning to conduct an autopsy on the bear, with the hope of making a breakthrough in the study of ancient animals.
Sahir - 26/02/2023 - 13:58
-
Evolution of Genetic Health Improvements in Humans Stall over Last Millennium
Had an arrow in his back not felled the legendary Iceman some 5,300 years ago, he would have likely dropped dead from a heart attack. Written in the DNA of his remains was a propensity for cardiovascular disease.
Heart problems were much more common in the genes of our ancient ancestors than in ours today, according to a new study by the Georgia Institute of Technology, which computationally compared genetic disease factors in modern humans with those of people through the millennia.
ancient-origins - 25/08/2017 - 02:04
-
Are Ancient Inscriptions Found at Tintagel Evidence of King Arthur’s Presence?
... routes. It seems that Tintagel had a sophisticated lifestyle and that this period was ‘Cornwall’s First ...
Ed Whelan - 20/06/2018 - 18:55
-
2000-Year-Old Child’s Leather Shoe Found in Austrian Salt Mine
This is not the first time German archaeologists have recovered well-preserved shoes from the Dürrnberg salt mine in Austria. However, what is a first, is the remarkable discovery of a child’s shoe, dating all the way back to the Iron Age.
ashley cowie - 02/09/2023 - 18:55
-
The Mystery of the Guanches and the Pyramids of Tenerife
... made. The Guanches were hunter-gatherer tribes who lived a lifestyle much like it is supposed that people lived in the ...
Steve Andrews - 14/06/2015 - 13:05
-
Ancient Egyptian Mummy Shows Evidence of Nose Cancer
Archaeologists in Poland have been studying the mummy of a 2,000-year-old Egyptian woman who died young and evidence suggests she died from nose cancer. Scientists suspect this mummy could provide new information about cancer origins in the ancient world.
ashley cowie - 10/07/2022 - 18:47
-
Study Tracks Neanderthal DNA, and It’s A Cross-Continental Odyssey!
... replace hunting and gathering as the dominant subsistence lifestyle, there was a noticeable decline in the proportion ...
Nathan Falde - 19/10/2023 - 22:52
-
Search is On to Find King John’s Lost Crown Jewels
... stature but also funded his military endeavors and lavish lifestyle. Where Did the Treasure Go? The exact circumstances ...
Sahir - 29/03/2024 - 16:47
-
Neanderthal Hunters Were Stalking Cave Lions 48,000 Years Ago
A international team of paleoanthropologists has just published research supposedly proving that Neanderthals were hunting and eating cave lions nearly 50,000 years ago in Europe. Until now experts had no idea that Neanderthals hunters had been stalking cave lions.
Nathan Falde - 13/10/2023 - 22:57
-
Archaeologists discover 300 burials in ancient Merovingian necropolis
... to conduct a comprehensive study on the history and lifestyle of this community and will become a major reference ...
aprilholloway - 03/08/2014 - 03:52
-
Impressive Domus From the Roman Republic Uncovered Near the Colosseum
... a ‘sophisticated’ understanding of design and lifestyle. The interiors of were decorated with vibrant ...
Sahir - 13/12/2023 - 18:00
-
Tasty Treasures: 3,000 Plants, Spices, and Fruits Found on 15th Century Norse Shipwreck
A remarkable discovery has been made by archaeologists of preserved plants, spices, and fruit aboard a sunken Norse ship from the 15th century.
Joanna Gillan - 11/02/2023 - 17:57
-
The Forgotten History of Beijing’s First Forbidden City
... the steppes of north-east Asia and lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle. They were known as the Kitan and, like most ...
ancient-origins - 12/09/2017 - 02:03
-
Lost For Two Millennia: Ancient Necropolis Found Beneath Paris Train Station
Beneath a bustling train station, archaeologists have found ancient graves loaded with artifacts that date back nearly 2,000 years. The burials belong to a lost necropolis of the Gallo-Roman town of Lutetia, the predecessor of modern-day Paris.
ashley cowie - 22/04/2023 - 23:00
-
Bringing an Italian Vampire Back to Life (With a Brick in Her Mouth!)
... interesting information about the woman’s background and lifestyle, Moraes was intrigued enough by the story of her ...
Nathan Falde - 23/03/2024 - 00:03
-
Archaeologist finds defleshed human bones in ancient religious complex in Bolivia
... had both a reverence for the dead and a highly unsettled lifestyle,” writes USA Today. “The people who stopped at ...
aprilholloway - 23/02/2015 - 01:27
-
Israeli Researchers Say Human Cooperation Sparked Neolithic Revolution
... it is the only appropriate model for explaining how the lifestyle associated with the Neolithic Revolution and ...
Nathan Falde - 15/04/2023 - 14:59
-
‘Mongolian Amazon’ and ‘Wealthy Lady’ Graves Found
... Spectacular photographs shed light on the ancient nomadic lifestyle of Mongolia Analysis will be conducted in the ...
ancient origins - 31/08/2019 - 01:49
-
Pet Monkeys Buried Like Children In Ancient Egypt
-
Was Göbeklitepe An Ancient Temple of Sacrifice?
... ago. Humankind was just beginning to move from the forager lifestyle to a settled way of living - from hunting and ...
Refik - 14/10/2019 - 23:04