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How Mixed Ancestries Shaped European Traits
... the grasslands of the Pontic Steppe (modern-day southern Russia plus adjacent lands to the south and west), and the ... rider. The peoples came to Europe from modern-day western Russia or the Ukraine. ( katiekk2 / Adobe stock) In ...
Nathan Falde - 09/02/2022 - 22:00
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Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait, Fragile Hinge Between East And West
The continents of Europe and Asia shake hands across Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait, connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara which in turn connects to the Mediterranean Sea through the Dardanelles Strait, and from there ships voyage to the Indian Ocean through the Suez Canal and the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar. Over millennia, the economic and military significance of the Bosporus has never been underestimated by empires, and in their zeal for control over this 32-kilometer-long (20 miles) maritime waterway,
micki pistorius - 19/08/2022 - 20:11
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The Haunted Ruins of Khara Khoto, The Black City of Mongolia
... city somewhere downstream along the Ejin River. Back in Russia, these rumors attracted the attention of the Asiatic ... now located in Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. ( Public Domain ) Other Expeditions to Khara Khoto In ...
dhwty - 02/08/2020 - 14:05
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Identity of 1000-Year-Old Warrior Corrupted by Nazi and Soviet Spin Doctors
Facts are finally dislodging almost 100 years of lies and misinterpretations pertaining to a mysterious 1000-year-old warrior’s skeleton unearthed at Prague Castle in Czechoslovakia.
ashley cowie - 13/08/2019 - 22:54
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The Mysterious Dolmens of the Caucasus
... Holloway References: 25,000 Year Old Buildings Found In Russia? The Mysterious Dolmens and Megaliths Of The Caucasus ... Wisdom The Caucasian Dolmens – Cultural Heritage of Russia Dolmen Path - Russian Megaliths The Mysterious Dolmens ...
aprilholloway - 17/06/2014 - 03:34
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Neanderthals Were Likely Battling the Common Cold 700,000 Years Ago!
... groups have mixed and migrated throughout Siberia in Russia and into North America over the past 40,000 years. ... milk teeth found at the Yana Rhinoceros Horn Site in Russia which led to the discovery of a new group of ancient ...
Nathan Falde - 09/07/2021 - 01:11
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Sarai Batu, the Once-Magnificent Capital of the Golden Horde
... region of the lower Volga River in what is now modern-day Russia. Just as the name suggests, the city was founded by ... a Mongol state that ruled over much of Eastern Europe and Russia from the mid-13th to the mid-15th centuries AD - the ...
Aleksa Vučković - 01/07/2023 - 19:00
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4,000-Year-Old Mesopotamian City Discovered In the Shadow Of Ur
A 4,000-year-old urban settlement has been discovered on the road to Ur in modern Iraq. Researchers suspect the discovery represents a lost Mesopotamian city capital that was founded on the ashes of the collapse of ancient Babylonia in the middle of the second millennium BC.
ashley cowie - 16/07/2021 - 14:55
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The Dream Stele: How a Dream Changed the Course of Egyptian History
In or around the year 1400 BC, Menkheperure, an Egyptian prince, took a ride out to the pyramids of Giza. Upon reaching his destination, he did some hunting before eventually falling asleep under the shade of the Great Sphinx. We know this because the exact details of this day were written out in stone on what is known as the Dream Stele or the Sphinx Stela. The Dream Stele is an incredibly important artifact because it tells the story of a dream that would alter the course of Egyptian history.
Mark Bishop - 06/09/2022 - 18:53
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A Trove of New Denisovan Discoveries Revealed At A Recent Anthropological Conference
... father with their child, a girl, at Denisova Cave in Russia. ( Credit: Petra Korlević ) Evidence for Three Types ... . Excavation works in the East Chamber of Denisova Cave, Russia. ( Credit: Bence Viola, Max Planck Institute for ...
Andrew Collins - 03/04/2019 - 22:53
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New Denisovan Fossils From Siberian Cave Are The Oldest Ever Found
... were found in a deep layer of Denisova Cave in Siberian Russia and proven to date back about 200,000 years, making ...
Nathan Falde - 01/12/2021 - 21:57
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Evidence Emerges of Cranial Surgery in China Dating Back More than 3,500 Years
New evidence has emerged that suggests ancient surgeons in China were drilling or scraping holes in people’s heads more than 3,500 years ago. The process, known as trepanation, was used in various places worldwide in prehistoric through historic times. Researchers think it was done for medical and/or spiritual purposes.
Mark Miller - 09/12/2016 - 00:51
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Ogedei Khan: Only His Death Could Save Europe from the Mongols
Ogedei Khan was the second Khagan (meaning ‘Great Khan’) of the Mongol Empire. He was the third son of Genghis Khan and succeeded his father in 1229. Ogedei continued to expand the Mongol Empire, a task that he inherited along with the throne. During Ogedei’s reign, the Mongols finally destroyed the Jin Dynasty and began their war against the Southern Song.
dhwty - 13/10/2018 - 14:01
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Humans Competed with Fierce Animals for the Denisova Cave
... record from Denisova Cave (Altai Mountains, Russia)' 2019 (9:13785) by MW Morley, P Goldberg, VA ...
ancient-origins - 26/09/2019 - 17:38
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Hundreds of Bodies of Napoleonic Soldiers Unearthed in Germany
... Coalition (1812-1814) consisted of the United Kingdom, Russia, Prussia, Sweden, Austria and a number of ...
ancient-origins - 19/09/2015 - 03:05
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Christkind: How Does this Christmas Gift-Bringer Differ from Santa Claus?
Christkind is a Christmas gift-bringer in certain European countries. Like its more famous counterpart, Santa Claus, Christkind is said to leave presents for children under the Christmas tree on the night of Christmas Eve.
dhwty - 24/12/2021 - 00:48
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Day 4 of the Citizens Hearing on Disclosure – Global Awareness of UFOS
... Chile, Argentina, as well as reports from France and Russia. The day started with A.J. Gevaerd a researcher from ... online at the National Archives web site. France and Russia Although there were no representatives from France and Russia, researcher and journalist Antoino Huneeus, referred ...
johnblack - 03/05/2013 - 18:19
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SS Diary Could Reveal the Location of Tons of Nazi Gold in Poland
... as well as art from Germany, Poland, France, Belgium, and Russia are said to be located. ( Śląski Pomost Quedlinburg ...
Ed Whelan - 28/05/2020 - 22:44
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Siberian Nomads Practiced High Tech Iron Smelting Much Earlier Than Thought
... In 2018, archaeologists from Tomsk State University in Russia conducted excavations of ancient iron smelting ...
Tomsk State University - 12/09/2019 - 01:39
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Whiskers still bristling after more than 10,000 years in the Siberian cold
... from the British Isles to Chukotka in the extreme east of Russia, and they also roamed Alaska and northwestern Canada. ...
ancient-origins - 17/11/2015 - 14:52