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1. Talks Begin on Repatriating Remains of Patrick Sarsfield, Irish War Hero

   Just last year, the Irish Mirror reported that excavations to find the skeletal remains of 17th century deceased Earl and revolutionary Irish war hero, Patrick Sarsfield, had begun in Belgium.

   Sahir - 13/02/2023 - 17:52

2. Linen: The Ancient Cloth That Still Beats Modern Fabrics

   ... smart collared shirts and breezy pants. ArmStreet is a sponsor of Ancient-Origins and a well-known designer of top ...

   armstreet - 10/03/2018 - 01:42

3. Exceptionally Preserved Medieval Kitchen Excavated in Czech Republic

   Archaeologists in the Czech Republic recently made an unusual and exciting discovery that dates back many centuries. While digging up a medieval house in the historic center of Nový Jičín in the country’s Moravian-Silesian region, the excavation team found an astonishingly well-preserved kitchen hidden within the lower section of the house’s ruins.

   Nathan Falde - 12/08/2022 - 22:56

4. Gre Filla Neolithic Site in Turkey to be Relocated to Avoid Floodwaters

   Archaeologists in Turkey have spent the past four years excavating at a Neolithic mound in southeastern Turkey that will be flooded once the construction of a huge dam is completed. The waters of the reservoir have already begun to collect, but water levels have risen slowly, which has given the archaeologists enough time to perform extensive excavations in the endangered area.

   Nathan Falde - 21/09/2022 - 22:53

5. Bone Slips Excavated in Central China Linked to Ancient Fortune-Telling

   During excavations at a 2,500-year-old archaeological site in Puyang, China, a set of 10 polished and painted bone slips or sticks were unearthed, all of which were inscribed with an ancient Chinese numbering system known as the Ten Heavenly Stems and the Twelve Earthly Branches (or the Tiangan (Dizhi) in Chinese). It is believed these bone slips were sacred items that would have been used in fortune telling sessions or during religious ceremonies organized to contact divine beings.

   Nathan Falde - 08/02/2024 - 21:49

6. No Girls Allowed? Debate for Women in the Christian Priesthood Rages On

   In many countries, laws prohibit employers from discriminating based on sex. However, exemptions to this law are often made for religious orders. The Roman Catholic Church is adamant that women cannot become priests or bishops or deacons because women have never in the past been priests or bishops or deacons. With a few notable exceptions, most Christian denominations have followed the lead of the Vatican.

   Kerry Sullivan - 10/05/2017 - 14:03

7. New Study Reveals Ancient Arabian Peninsula Funerary Avenues Network

   The modern fascination with highways is not as modern as it seems. Throughout history, there have been examples of building and constructing routes, particularly along important trading routes linking far off settlements. All ancient empires had these “highways.” Now a new discovery has been made along these lines in Saudi Arabia’s Arabian Peninsula in which a 4,500-year-old network of funerary avenues have been mapped and investigated.

   Sahir - 12/01/2022 - 21:57

8. 8 Ancient Voyages That Changed the World

   Throughout human history, the call of the unknown has driven explorers to embark on daring voyages into uncharted waters. These intrepid explorers have braved treacherous seas, and unknown dangers, driven by the thrill of discovery and the promise of new knowledge and riches. From the earliest days of seafaring civilizations the human desire to explore and push the boundaries of what is possible has led to some of the greatest achievements in history. Here are 8 of the greatest voyages of all time and how they shaped history. 

   Robbie Mitchell - 06/05/2023 - 19:00

9. A New Study Reveals Queens Were MUCH More Warlike Than Kings

   Scientists have proven historical queens were “38.8%” more likely to declare war than kings.

   ashley cowie - 14/11/2019 - 13:53

10. Previously Undetected Roman Remains Found in Lead Coffin

    In an unexpected twist, archaeologists investigating a "truly unique and remarkable" lead coffin from Roman era Britain have identified a set of previously undocumented remains.

    Found in 2022, archaeologists hailed the discovery of a hidden cemetery in Garforth, Leeds as a "once-in-a-lifetime find". The site, dating back 1,600 years, included the remains of a high-status Roman woman encased in a lead coffin, as well as sixty other bodies, including men, women, and twenty-three children.

    Sahir - 19/04/2024 - 01:05

11. 2,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy Workshop and Goldmine of Treasures Unearthed in Saqqara

    A team of Egyptian-German Archeologists announced to the world’s media yesterday that their recent dig in Saqqara, Egypt, led to the unearthing of “a rare mummification workshop containing mummies and sarcophagi.” And among the buried treasures was a “silver face mask gilded with gold dating back to between 664 BC and 404 BC,” a press statement said.

    ashley cowie - 15/07/2018 - 13:02

12. King Solomon’s Mines Discovered: Ancient Treasures - Part II

    Have King Solomon's Mines really been discovered? Yes, indeed. In fact, they have been known about for centuries, and modern archaeological work on them started way back in the early 19th century. But the site's true significance has never been realized before, and so their role in biblical and popular history has never been fully understood.

    ralph ellis - 11/03/2016 - 00:46

13. Viking Longboat Blows Out Entire Town’s Power Supply in Scotland

    The Vikings are it again! The much-feared Norse seafarers and pirates who terrorized Europe between the 8th and 11th centuries are still causing trouble today. In the town of Kirkcudbright in the south of Scotland, which had recently been in the news for other Viking-era related occurrences, a stray longboat has knocked out the town’s entire power supply.

    Sahir - 09/10/2021 - 22:57

14. Archaeologist Busted for Faking Artifacts Showing Jesus Crucifixion

    Archaeologists stand on trial, accused of faking a collection of holy artifacts including the earliest depiction of the crucifixion of Christ.

    ashley cowie - 08/02/2020 - 22:26

15. Andean Village comes alive with Pawkar Raymi, Equinox Celebration to honor Mother Earth

    ... presentation of fruit to the wife of the prioste (festival sponsor), followed by the tossing of fruit offerings to the ...

    Joanna Gillan - 23/03/2015 - 23:59

16. Traditional Himalayan ‘Viagra‘ fuels caterpillar fungus gold rush

    Overwhelmed by speculators trying to cash-in on a prized medicinal fungus known as Himalayan Viagra, two isolated Tibetan communities have managed to do at the local level what world leaders often fail to do on a global scale -- implement a successful system for the sustainable harvest of a precious natural resource, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis.

    aprilholloway - 04/11/2014 - 00:38

17. Why Was This Mummy Found With A Golden Tongue?

    ... convinced officials at the University of Santo Domingo to sponsor further archaeological work at Taposiris Magna. In ...

    Nathan Falde - 02/02/2021 - 13:59

18. Archaeologists Excavate Earliest Greek Iron Age House Ever Found in Thorikos

    A team of archaeologists got quite the surprise when they were digging at a well-established Mycenaean site in Greece located south of Athens. While performing excavations near Thorikos, the researchers from the University of Göttingen in Germany unearthed the ruins of a large house dating back to the 9th or 10th centuries BC - the Greek Iron Age.

    Nathan Falde - 29/05/2023 - 22:55

19. Religion Isn’t The Enemy of Science: It’s Been Inspiring Scientists for Centuries

    Take notice of any debate in the media and you’ll see that science and religion are, and always were, at loggerheads. Science is about evidence-based fact, religion is about faith-based belief.

    ancient-origins - 27/01/2020 - 22:56

20. Ancient Roman Tunnel from Gladiator Training School to Colosseum set to be Revived

    Authorities hope to preserve some ancient Roman history with the restoration of a tunnel that runs from a gladiator training school to the Colosseum, where brutal gladiatorial bouts took place. Parts of the school are exposed to the air now and are littered with trash.

    Mark Miller - 07/06/2015 - 03:51

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