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Historical Importance of Salt and How it Shaped Civilizations (Video)
... Napoleon's troops facing hardships due to its scarcity in Russia. Furthermore, salt's role in exploration and trade ...
Robbie Mitchell - 23/11/2023 - 16:03
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Archaeologists find Bronze Age sundial dating back more than 3,000 years
... Research Center at Southern Federal University in Russia, who had expertise in studying Bronze Age petroglyphs, ...
aprilholloway - 07/10/2013 - 23:40
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Oldest-known Human genome sequence sheds light on interbreeding with Neanderthals
A new study published in the journal Nature has revealed the DNA results from a 45,000-year-old leg bone from Siberia, producing the oldest genome sequence ever carried out for Homo sapiens – nearly twice the age of the next-oldest known complete modern human genome. The results have helped pinpoint when Homo sapiens first interbred with Neanderthals, and adds more pieces to the puzzle of ancient human migration across the world.
aprilholloway - 26/10/2014 - 01:22
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The Meiji Shrine: An Oasis of Zen in the Center of Bustling Tokyo
... of the country and its defeat in both China and Russia . After the Emperor’s death in 1912, the Japanese ...
Ed Whelan - 07/12/2019 - 01:58
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Elongated Skulls Found in Completely New Region of Peru
... have been uncovered in Australia, the Middle East, Europe, Russia, and the Americas from ancient times, as well as ...
Gary Manners - 26/08/2020 - 23:01
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Ancient Greek Science and Technology – From Antikythera to Pharos
The Antikythera computer was the culmination of advanced mathematics, astronomy, metallurgy and engineering. It incorporated the philosophy and science of Aristotle, the gears of Ktesibios, the mathematics and mechanics of Archimedes, and the astronomical ideas of Hipparchos. The Antikythera computer and the infrastructure of technology that made it possible were the products of the golden age of ancient Greek science and technology in the Alexandrian Era, which came about between the late 4th century BC to the 2nd century AD.
Evaggelos G. Vallianatos - 11/11/2021 - 17:57
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Sam Osmanagich, Ph.D.
Sam Osmanagich, Ph.D., Anthropology Professor and director of Center for Anthropology and archaeology at the American University in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Foreign Member of the distinguished Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (2010), with dozens of Nobel Prize winners in its membership.
ancient-origins - 16/02/2013 - 08:22
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Linguists Finally Unravelling the Mysteries Trapped Within Mayan Hieroglyphs
For hundreds of years, linguists have been trying to decode the ancient hieroglyphic script of the Mayans, left behind on monument carvings, painted pottery, and drawn in handmade bark-paper books.
aprilholloway - 11/06/2013 - 12:55
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The Polovtsian Statues of the Eurasian Steppes
... in the 4 th millennium B.C., and can be found across Russia, Ukraine (specifically in the eastern region), ...
dhwty - 27/07/2014 - 00:47
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Unraveling the Mystery of the Headless Vikings of Dorset
In June 2009, archaeologists made a shocking discovery in the seaside town of Weymouth in Dorset, England. While excavating in preparation for the anticipated Weymouth Relief Road, archaeologists discovered a mass grave within a disused Roman quarry containing the remains of 54 dismembered skeletons which have come to be known as the headless Viking’s of Dorset. Within the shallow grave, they also discovered 51 skulls left together in a pile left to one side of the pit.
mrreese - 06/02/2024 - 14:15
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Archaeologist to delve into Viking presence in Spain
... Mediterranean and Black Sea and up into Eastern Europe and Russia. Unusually, the Vikings’ presence in one particular ...
Mark Miller - 24/12/2014 - 01:19
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2,000-Year-Old Dog Burials in Siberia Reveal Relationship Between Ancient People and Their Pets
... a place at the Ust-Polui archaeological site in Salekhard, Russia. Robert Losey, an archaeologist at the University of ...
Natalia Klimczak - 19/07/2016 - 14:52
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Weird Ideas, Weird Behaviors: Bringing the Habsburg Family Skeletons Out of the Closet
... Ireland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, England, France, Germany, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, ...
Natalia Klimczak - 09/10/2016 - 00:41
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“Lion of the North” Gustavus Adolphus and the Thirty Years’ War: Fighting the Holy Roman Empire – Part I
... from his father three bloody wars against Denmark, Russia, and Poland, along with financial troubles. However, ...
Cam Rea - 01/12/2016 - 13:59
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Unexplained Mysteries: Ancient Aliens Or Lost Technology?: The Missing Tech Behind The World's Greatest Structures
When we look at the incredible feats of engineering that our ancestors were able to achieve, it leaves us in awe. Not just because these structures are beautiful and shrouded in mystery, but because they were constructed on a scale we can't comprehend, thousands of years ago. Modern science claims everything boils down to physical labor and primitive tools, yet can't replicate an effective recreation strategy.
Let's explore:ancient-origins - 08/02/2020 - 16:06
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Found: Dragon and Griffin Megaliths Dating Back 12,000 Years to End of Ice Age, or Earlier
... to be the oldest known image of this mythical creature in Russia. It does not appear to be related to the Chinese style ...
ancient-origins - 09/05/2017 - 14:02
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From Cremated Ashes to Holy Water for a Bride’s Ritual Bath, The Loutrophoros Was No Ordinary Vase
A loutrophoros is a distinctive type of Greek pottery characterized by an elongated neck with two handles. It is a specific type of amphora, which was a type of Greek container used as early as the Neolithic Period. These amphorae were used to transport and store various liquids, dry goods, and sometimes the ashes of the deceased. However, the vessel was much more than just an ordinary vase to the Greeks.
Veronica Parkes - 15/08/2017 - 02:01
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3,000-Year-Old Castle Built by Mysterious Civilization Found at The Bottom of a Lake in Turkey
Marine archaeologists made a superb find at the bottom of Turkey’s largest lake – a very well-preserved castle dating back 3,000 years. It was likely built by the mysterious Urartian civilization which inhabited the surrounds of Lake Van during the Iron Age.
aprilholloway - 19/11/2017 - 22:58
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John McHugh
Brief biography: John McHugh earned a Master’s degree from Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah, USA) with a dual emphasis on Near Eastern and Native American Archaeology (1999). He has extensive excavation and survey experience throughout Syria, Jordan, and the Inter-mountain USA. He possesses a specialty in Near Eastern and Native American archaeoastronomy and American Indian rock art. He has reading knowledge of Sumerian, Akkadian, Ugaritic, Biblical Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Qur’anic Arabic.
ancient-origins - 08/07/2013 - 01:59
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How a Two Headed Bird of Prey Ruled Ancient Mesopotamia and Hatti
Several infamous empires of the early modern period and current modern periods bore curious insignia. The Byzantine, Austrian, and Russian Empires all adopted the symbol of a mythical creature, a double-headed eagle, to show off their imperial control of such vast lands. But the reality is that the double-headed eagle’s origins are far from modern: They trace to one of the most ancient of societies, that of Mesopotamia.
Carly Silver - 24/01/2019 - 13:59