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The Frightening Discovery of the Mount Owen Claw
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Shell Heap Shows Ancient Caribbean Children Helped With the Groceries [New Report]
Researchers have long thought that snail and clam shells found at Caribbean archaeological sites were evidence of ‘starvation food’ eaten in times when other resources were lacking.
ancient-origins - 28/03/2019 - 21:58
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The Marriage of the Sky and the Sea: Visayan Creation Myths
Although there are different versions of the Visayan creation myth, they are similar in characters, conflicts and resolutions. The way the story was narrated and its different subsequent retellings strongly portray the common experience of the people. The creation myth of the Visayans not only tells the story of how the world was created and how humanity came into existence, thus effectively describing how the Visayans view the world and their origins, it also describes the first death, war, social classes, and race.
MartiniF - 25/10/2016 - 17:21
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17,000-Year-Old Sacred Site - Believed to be Gateway to the Underworld – Is Vandalized
... from the Pacific ocean, South East Asia, Australia and Polynesia. Top image: Known as the Sikachi Alyan ...
ancient-origins - 12/05/2017 - 01:56
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New Study Asserts that Easter Island Was Not Destroyed by Warfare
By: Jack Phillips, Epoch Times
The ancient civilization that inhabited Easter Island wasn’t destroyed by warfare, according to a recent study, contrary to what some researchers believe.
ancient-origins - 17/02/2016 - 00:49
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From Tattoos to Elongated Skulls: A History of Body Modification
Since emergence of humankind, people have been fascinated by art. They began by painting intricate pieces upon cave walls, and then carved statuettes and symbols out of stone and antler. Soon after, they began transferring art to their bodies. Chieftains, shamans and fierce warriors wanted to stand out from the crowd, to present themselves as divine, supernatural, or simply special.
Aleksa Vučković - 09/11/2021 - 13:57
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Two More Disc-eyed Giants of Mont’e Prama Found in Sardinia!
Their purpose is currently unknown, but two more disc-eyed giants of Mont’e Prama have been unearthed on Sardinia. The Mont’e Prama Iron Age burial necropolis on the Italian island of Sardinia has for the last 50 years been the source of a great archaeological mystery. The site was first discovered by local farmers in March 1974 on farmland near Mont'e Prama, in the commune of Cabras, in central-western Sardinia, Italy. It was here that the so-called “Giants of Mont'e Prama” were discovered.
ashley cowie - 09/05/2022 - 22:46
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Human Bone Daggers in New Guinea were Used to Strike the Fatal Wound
Prized as symbols of a warrior’s strength, prestige, and power, bone daggers were once widespread artistic and functional tools in New Guinea. New research on the subject shows that not all the bones used in manufacturing them were animal. Human thigh bones were also used for the daggers, albeit rarely. But that rare material made them superior in quality and status in tribal society.
Alicia McDermott - 26/04/2018 - 22:58
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Genetic Evidence Suggests a Denisovan Presence in the Pacific Islands
A new genetic study has provided important data to evolutionary scientists seeking to trace the migratory movements and cultural interactions of the people who settled the South Pacific islands of Oceania.
Nathan Falde - 24/04/2021 - 14:59
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Fengdu Ghost City: Testing Your Soul in the Domain of the Chinese King of Hell
... them to be punished in the afterlife. Ghost Beliefs in Polynesia: When Spirits Return and Possess Female Phantoms of ...
dhwty - 04/11/2017 - 21:45
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First Americans Were More Diverse Than Thought
Scientists are claiming current theories “over-simplify” how the Americas were populated.
ashley cowie - 30/01/2020 - 18:55
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Sherlock Holmes and the Foil Covered Brain of Lake Michigan
... people in ancient Greece, North and South America, Africa, Polynesia, and the Far East practiced “ trepanation ,” ...
ashley cowie - 18/09/2020 - 03:44
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Exploring Ancient Lunar Legends as first Supermoon in Three Decades set to Dazzle Tonight
The moon has been an object of worship, veneration, and intrigue among ancient civilizations for thousands of years. Now, it is set to capture our admiration once again as a Supermoon lunar eclipse, the first in more than three decades, will dazzle in tonight’s sky.
aprilholloway - 27/09/2015 - 14:44
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Bearded Gods of the Americas Were Jesus Resurrected?! Maybe. But Why is the Plumed Serpent Ubiquitous?
It is claimed by some authors that white missionaries or "gods" visited America before Christopher Columbus. Authors usually quote from mythology and legends which discuss ancient gods such as the Mexican Aztec’s Quetzalcoatl to conclude that the legends were actually based on Caucasians visiting those areas, and that the Caucasians were really the gods.
Brien Foerster - 07/09/2017 - 19:00
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Evidence Mounts in Favor of Early Inhabitants of the Americas Over 20,000 Years Ago
A recent article in the journal Antiquity suggests that prehistoric people were hunting giant sloths in eastern Brazil about 23,000 years ago. This adds to an ever-growing body of research questioning the textbook presentation of when and how the Americas were populated.
Alicia McDermott - 06/09/2017 - 23:02
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The Laguna Copperplate Inscription: An Ancient Text That Changed the Perception of the History of the Philippines
The Laguna Copperplate Inscription is the name of an inscription written on an artifact that has great significance for the understanding of the history of the Philippines during the 10th century AD – a time when many scholars believed that the area was isolated from the rest of Southeast Asia.
dhwty - 20/11/2015 - 21:53
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Did Ice Age Extinctions Force Us to Invent Civilization?
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Research Reveals New Link In Australasian and South American Ancestry
A new DNA study has confirmed that indigenous people living in multiple locations in South America are distantly related to the people of Australasia, an umbrella term that includes indigenous Australians and Melanesians (inhabitants of the islands of Oceania, which are located south of Southeast Asia).
Nathan Falde - 01/04/2021 - 01:41
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Ancient Travels to the Americas or a Modern Forgery? Who Made the Bat Creek Inscription?
The Bat Creek stone was discovered in a small mound near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The archaeologists who dug it up in 1889 discovered a small stone tablet engraved with several mysterious alphabetic characters.
Natalia Klimczak - 29/05/2016 - 14:43
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3D Analysis Uncovers Hidden Details in Easter Island Rongorongo Tablet
Easter Island is best known for its gigantic stone monumental statues. But it has produced a number of other intriguing artifacts, including wooden rongorongo tablets and other items inscribed with a type of pictorial writing that is wholly unique to the island.
Nathan Falde - 08/10/2021 - 14:57