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1. Were These Eunuchs in Ptolemaic-Roman Egypt? The Truth May Be in Their Bones

   

   Archaeologists have recently discovered two intriguing skeletons at the Ptolemaic-Roman cemetery site in Quesna, Monufiya city in Egypt. By analyzing the skeletal remains and graves for key features, the scientists believe the individuals were possibly eunuchs.

   Theodoros Karasavvas - 06/05/2017 - 01:47

2. IT Guru Unlocks Secrets of Ancient Indus Script

   

   The Indus Valley civilization, also known as the Harappan civilization, was the earliest known urbanized ancient culture that emerged on the Indian subcontinent between 2500–1700 BC, and according to Britannica.com, southern sites may have lasted later into the 2nd millennium BC.

   ashley cowie - 04/01/2020 - 17:01

3. Gaia: Recognizing Our Role on a Living Earth

   

   In the early 1960s, renowned chemist Dr. James Lovelock was approached by NASA to develop systems and methods that could be used in determining whether or not a planet harbored life. Specifically, they were interested in Mars. Lovelock began to consider what exactly constitutes life and what sort of global or planetwide effects it might have. One of the most basic characteristics of life, he reasoned, was that it consumes energy and matter, converts them and then discards the remainder as waste.

   Walter Cruttenden - 22/01/2019 - 23:04

4. Stone Age People’s Fascination With Elk Teeth Pendants Examined

   

   Seeking to unlock the secrets of a long-lost Stone Age society, a team of archaeologists recently performed an in-depth study of more than 4,000 elk teeth pendants currently housed at the Peter The Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography in St. Petersburg, Russia.

   Nathan Falde - 15/01/2021 - 22:03

5. Enormous 2000-Year-Old Celtic Coin Hoard Sets New World Record

   

   Persistent archaeological treasure hunters have set a new Guinness World Record for the largest coin hoard ever discovered in the British Isles.

   ashley cowie - 05/02/2020 - 13:32

6. Senator Warren’s Mishap Proves the Importance of Reliable Genetic Ancestry Tests

   

   In the lead up to the 2020 US presidential election and the party primaries, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren led President Donald Trump by four percentage points in the polls. Warren fared better than Joe Biden and the remaining candidates and was the most realistic candidate to win the presidential Democratic ticket.

   Dr. Eran Elhaik - 05/09/2022 - 22:59

7. Lethal Effects of Ancient Tobacco Consumption Identified in the Miscarried Baby of a Shamaness

   

   2,400 years ago a shamaness suffered a miscarriage. The remains of that baby were found in a rock shelter in Northern Chile and have the earliest known traces of ancient tobacco found in biological remains in the Americas. Researchers suspect the high consumption of tobacco led to the baby’s sudden death.

   Alicia McDermott - 30/11/2018 - 18:58

8. Augmented Reality Monolith At Ancient English Site Confuses UK Press

   

   As the global fad continues, low-grade reflective monoliths have been discovered in the UK at Dartmoor, the Isle of Wight and Glastonbury Tor. The latest report grabbed by the tabloids is that Britain’s fourth monolith has been found at the Merry Maidens stone circle in Cornwall. However, unlike some coverage suggests, this monolith doesn’t and never did exist. Not physically anyway.

   ashley cowie - 14/12/2020 - 22:03

9. The Iron Army: Assyria - Deadly and Effective Siege Machine - Part II

   

   Assyrian sappers (soldiers for building, demolitions, general construction) would approach the walls possibly under the cover of shield bears, the same type that protected the archers one could suspect. If they had no such protection, the Assyrian king made sure his specialized troop had the armor needed to get the job done.

   Cam Rea - 01/11/2016 - 00:59

10. Research on Bakoni ruins of South Africa debunks colonial perceptions of primitivism

    

    There are many Bakoni ruins around the modern town of Machadodorp in South Africa’s Mpumalanga Province, most of them situated on the hills above the town. The slopes here are covered with terraces made from stone walls and forming a large complex that also consists of settlements, fields and roads.

    Robin Whitlock - 27/06/2018 - 13:46

11. Cataclysm, Mass Extinctions, and the Consequent Myths

    

    According to geologists, in the interval from 10,000 to 8,000 BC, some 35 to 45 species of large mammals became extinct. This is called a mass extinction. Mass extinctions can be defined as species death within a relatively short interval of time.

    Dr Pat Hanratty - 04/12/2019 - 23:04

12. Archaeologists Find Inscribed Stone Honoring Babylonian King Nabonidus

    

    ... This deity was an ancient one indeed, having originated in Sumer in the third millennium BC. Texts recovered from other ...

    Nathan Falde - 22/07/2021 - 23:05

13. The Phoenicians: Mysterious Merchant Mariners Whose Inventions Impacted the World Forever

    

    The Phoenicians were an ancient people who once ruled the Mediterranean. Despite little being known about them as very few of their inscriptions have survived, their legacy has had an enormous impact on the world, which is still felt today.

    dhwty - 10/06/2019 - 13:59

14. The Sacred Omphalos Stone, Navel of the World and Communicator of the Gods

    

    An omphalos is a powerful symbolic artifact made from stone. Considered the ‘navel of the world’, the central point from which terrestrial life originated, an omphalos was an object of Hellenic religious symbolism believed to allow direct communication with the gods.

    dhwty - 05/06/2018 - 21:51

15. Massive Cache of Roman Coins and Gems Found in Ancient “Magical City”

    

    Excavations at a spectacular ancient Roman site in northern Italy have produced some significant finds during the most recent archaeological season. The latest of these remarkable discoveries in the ancient city of Claterna is an incredibly valuable collection of approximately 3,000 silver, gold and bronze Roman coins and 50 gems, many of which were engraved with images meant to honor various Roman deities.

    Nathan Falde - 23/11/2023 - 21:55

16. Vai Script Invented in the 1800s Sheds Light On the Development of Writing

    

    An isolated African script is revealing secrets about the unknown evolutionary origins of handwriting and the development of writing. The Vai script was created just two centuries ago to solve the problem of communicating for an otherwise illiterate group. Information about how they developed their own unique script is revealing how other written forms evolved.

    ashley cowie - 13/01/2022 - 14:00

17. The Ancient Civilizations that Came Before: Self-Eradication, Or Natural Cataclysm? – Part I

    

    Humanity has grown so old that it has forgotten its infancy, and the origin of man is shrouded in mystery.

    Conventional wisdom states that humanity was primitive in the past and then things started evolving until people emerged from the state of barbarism to become smarter and more capable. New evidence however suggests otherwise; it suggests that maybe the dawn of history was characterized by forgotten high science and technology that far exceeds modern man’s expectations of the distant past.

    Zakaria Bziker - 25/09/2015 - 03:59

18. The Descent of Ariadne: Minoan Queen of the Dead to Mistress of the Labyrinth?

    

    "Mistress of the Labyrinth", "the Great Goddess", "The Potnia." These three terms have long been used, somewhat interchangeably, to describe the original forms of Ariadne, a Cretan princess who has a sidelined role in Classical Greek myth. Known especially for her advice to the Athenian hero Theseus, Ariadne was long ago regulated from "the only reason Theseus survived the battle with the Minotaur" to the "cast-away damsel saved by Dionysus".

    Riley Winters - 09/01/2018 - 18:52

19. Ancient Persian Inscriptions Link a Babylonian King to the Man Who Became Buddha

    

    ... tower-temples of the Fertile Crescent by the cultures of Sumer/Akkad and Amorite Babylonia. Both Magi and Vedic seers ...

    Harvey Kraft - 04/05/2015 - 01:13

20. The Origin of the Jolly Roger, The Ultimate Pirate Flag

    

    There are many objects of piracy that are used as symbols of the practice today – walking the plank, a wooden leg, an eye patch, a hook for a hand, and a single gold hoop earring. However, the most commonly recognized symbol of piracy throughout the years has been the black flag with the skull and crossbones design – the Jolly Roger.

    mrreese - 08/09/2020 - 21:36

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