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1. Tiny West African Island Shows Evidence of the Invention of Plantation Slavery

   ... by enslaved Africans from regions such as Benin, the Niger Delta, Fernando Po Island, Congo and subsequently, from ...

   Sahir - 23/08/2023 - 18:50

2. Sumerians Invented the System of Time 5,000 Years Ago – And We Still Use It Today!

   One might find it curious that we divide the hours into 60 minutes and the days into 24 hours – why not a multiple of 10 or 12? Put quite simply, the answer is because the inventors of time did not operate on a decimal (base-10) or duodecimal (base-12) system but a sexagesimal (base-60) system. For the ancient Sumerian innovators who first divided the movements of the heavens into countable intervals, 60 was the perfect number.

   Kerry Sullivan - 31/07/2023 - 14:59

3. Viking Drug Use: From Riotous Parties to Berserker Fury

   ... candidate is the hallucinogen henbane or  Hyoscyamus niger . This toxic little plant comes with some interesting ...

   Robbie Mitchell - 10/03/2024 - 13:54

4. Trunks of Fake Artifacts from the Middle East Seized at Heathrow

   Sent from the underworld of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the sovereign state in the Persian Gulf, to a private address in the U.K., the stash of apparently ancient, but in reality, fake artifacts, included 190 tablets covered in modern recreations of ancient

   ashley cowie - 07/05/2020 - 01:52

5. Primeval Communication and the Beat of the Drum

   Human beings need complex communication, no matter if it's through speech or music. The invention of drums has become an essential factor in all musical forms of artistic expression. It is through humanities yearning for communication that musical instruments might have come to be.

   B. B. Wagner - 05/10/2019 - 14:03

6. Discovery of ancient ruins reveals Rome is older than previously believed

   ... Photo source . The ancient wall was founder in the Lapis Niger, a black stone shrine that preceded the Roman Empire by ...

   aprilholloway - 14/04/2014 - 02:53

7. Petroglyphs Left in Canada by Scandinavians 3,000 Years Ago?

   ... Kelley hypothesized that a single trade route ran from the Niger River to Scandinavia, and that the Scandinavians linked ...

   ancient-origins - 22/09/2015 - 22:01

8. Europe’s Famous Mesolithic Pesse Canoe: Earth’s Oldest Known Boat

   One of the most interesting artifact discoveries was the finding of the Pesse canoe in 1955. This unique boat is considered to be the oldest boat in existence and is estimated to be around 10,000 years old. This essential discovery helped shed more light on the importance and usage of boats in the European Prehistoric Age.

   Lex Leigh - 21/09/2022 - 18:58

9. The Sahara As We Know It Today Versus The Green Sahara It Once Was!

   ... with water via enormous rivers, including the Nile River, Niger River, and countless streams. One huge river in the ...

   Lex Leigh - 27/03/2022 - 18:58

10. Koro is an Ancient Psychiatric Condition Involving Fear of Genital Shrinkage

    The annals of ancient Chinese literature are rife with fascinating tales and medical accounts, some stranger than others. Among them is "Koro", a delusional disorder that embodies a peculiar blend of fear, folklore, and medicine.

    Joanna Gillan - 10/09/2023 - 23:01

11. Didius Julianus, the Man Who Bought the Roman Empire

    ... lambast Didius and call for the intervention of Pescennius Niger , the governor of Syria, to overthrow the pretender to ... their rapacious eyes back to Rome. In the east, Pescennius Niger, whose presence had been requested by the furious ...

    Jake Leigh-Howarth - 28/06/2022 - 22:44

12. Hurricane Irma Leaves Island of Barbuda Uninhabited for the First Time in 4,000 Years

    2017 is a turning point in the history of Barbuda. Due to the devastation of Hurricane Irma, this small Caribbean island currently has no human inhabitants.

    ancient-origins - 16/09/2017 - 14:01

13. The Fake Hercules Sarcophagus of Tarragona Spain - And The Real Ones

    Some artifacts, even when they were discovered a long time ago are hard to authenticate and some certainly are fakes. The Hercules Sarcophagus is one such artifact, widely regarded to be a hoax. This object was discovered in Tarragona, Spain, during the 19^th century. It was used as evidence for the Egyptian colonization of the site, and gained acceptance amongst Spanish nationalists of that period, as this piece of “evidence” matched traditional Spanish narratives.

    dhwty - 10/11/2020 - 00:36

14. Sarah Forbes Bonetta: Orphan, Slave, African Princess and Queen Victoria’s Goddaughter!

    Sarah Forbes Bonetta was born as Omoba Aina in 1843, a princess of West Africa’s Yoruba people. At an early age, Omoba’s parents were killed and she was kidnapped by one of their rival kings. Fate then changed her life forever, and she was taken from her home to far-away Victorian England.

    Bipin Dimri - 16/08/2021 - 14:49

15. Human Evolution: Secrets of Early Ancestors Could Be Unlocked by African Rainforests

    By Eleanor Scerri / The Conversation

    ancient-origins - 07/09/2018 - 22:56

16. 11-Year-Old Boy Finds Rare Ancient Fertility Goddess Amulet In Israel

    A rare 2,500-year-old fertility goddess amulet has been unearthed in Israel's Negev Desert, not by archaeologists, but by a boy on holiday. Dating to the 5th or 6th century BC, known to historians as ‘the Late Temple period,’ the bare-breasted female fertility goddess figure is thought to have served as a protection amulet for assuring good luck and prosperity to its wearer.

    ashley cowie - 15/03/2021 - 21:58

17. Mirrors of Orion: Star Knowledge of the Ancient World – An Introduction

    Egypt is the image of the heavens, and the whole Cosmos dwells here, in this its sanctuary— but the gods will desert the earth and return to heaven abandoning this land that was once the home of spirituality.

    garydavid - 26/05/2014 - 23:34

18. From Nazis to the Ark: Five Surprising Truths from the Indiana Jones Films

    Sadly, the much-loved Indiana Jones movies don’t represent the average day at work for most archaeologists, but there is more truth to Indy’s swashbuckling adventures than you may think. Crystal skulls do exist, the Nazis really were (very) keen on archaeology, and the world’s museums are full of 

    ancient-origins - 01/05/2017 - 13:55

19. Ancient Indian Sages Who Held Advanced Knowledge on Science and Technology

    Many modern-day scientists see themselves as the first to create all the technological advancements we use today. Yet many of the so-called discoveries are nothing more than re-inventions created by examining the knowledge of the ancients. Many things related to science and invention have their origins in the thoughts and imagination of the sages of Ancient India.

    valdar - 24/06/2018 - 18:59

20. Askia the Great: Revolt Leader to Powerful Songhai Emperor

    ... power, Benkan had his uncle banished onto an island in the Niger River and he was forced to stay there until 1537. In ...

    dhwty - 28/04/2019 - 02:03

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