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Gary Manners

Gary is an editor and content manager for Ancient Origins. He has a BA in Politics and Philosophy from the University of York and a Diploma in Marketing from CIM. He has worked in education, the educational sector, social work and personal development. Gary has an interest in societies and social order, people’s values and social structures and generally how societies work. He has experienced life in several types of social order, from Liberal Western Democracy (mainly), to Socialist, Communist and even a Buddhist lifestyle in China.

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Traditional American Thanksgiving meal

28 November, 2024 - 14:48 Gary Manners

How the Thanksgiving Food Favorites Won Their Place at the Table

Thanksgiving, celebrated annually in the United States, is a time-honored tradition marked by a feast that brings together family and friends. It is in essence a harvest festival, to give thanks for...

The excavated and restored bronze medieval-style wall or rampart gun found the Coronado expedition site in southern Arizona.

27 November, 2024 - 13:20 Gary Manners

Oldest US Firearm Found in Arizona and Tied to Coronado Expedition

A groundbreaking discovery in southern Arizona has unveiled the oldest known firearm in the continental United States. A bronze wall gun, dating to the Coronado expedition of 1539–1542, was excavated...

Goat’s face with tongue out, ready to torture!

24 November, 2024 - 13:57 Gary Manners

The Gruesome Goat’s Tongue: Greatest Torture of All Time?

History is full of inventive, albeit disturbing, methods of making people squirm, confess, or simply regret their life choices. Among these is the lesser-known but utterly bizarre practice of ‘goat’s...

Drumanagh Promontory Fort, County Dublin. Inset, The charred fig from the Drumanagh excavation

23 November, 2024 - 13:56 Gary Manners

Shocking 2,000-Year-Old Fig Find Opens New Chapter in Ireland’s History

A recent discovery at the Drumanagh promontory fort in North Dublin is reshaping our understanding of Ireland’s Iron Age trade networks. The find—a 2,000-year-old charred fig—is the earliest evidence...

The researchers built and tested a replica of the hearth, and after about four hours of work, they had enough resin to attach two stone points to spears

22 November, 2024 - 21:52 Gary Manners

65,000-year-old Neanderthal Glue Factory Discovered in Gibraltar

A recent discovery in Gibraltar has unveiled one of the most advanced manufacturing sites of the ancient world: a Neanderthal tar distillation oven dating back 65,000 years. Hidden in Vanguard Cave,...

Clay object thought to contain early alphabetic writing.

21 November, 2024 - 14:30 Gary Manners

Theory of Alphabet Origins in Syria Gains Traction

The roots of alphabetic writing may stretch back much further than previously believed. Evidence unearthed at the ancient site of Umm el-Marra in northwestern Syria suggests that the alphabet's...

Ornate Etruscan artifacts that were seized by Italian police.

20 November, 2024 - 21:56 Gary Manners

Italian Police Seize Stolen Etruscan Treasures, Including a Princess’s Sarcophagus

In a significant operation against the illicit trade of antiquities, Italian police have recovered a trove of Etruscan funerary treasures in Umbria, believed to have belonged to ancient aristocratic...

: Images show progression of the wheelset design during execution of the topology optimization algorithm in this study

15 November, 2024 - 16:59 Gary Manners

Emerging Research on the Development of the Wheel

The wheel, one of humanity’s most transformative inventions, remains shrouded in mystery. Historians agree it revolutionized transportation and labor efficiency, yet no one knows exactly when or...

Mr Shellenberger holds up the whistleblower report at the UAP Congressional Hearing.

14 November, 2024 - 16:46 Gary Manners

U.S. Experts Testify Before Congress on Secret UFO Programs

In a rare joint hearing titled "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth," members of the U.S. Congress recently convened to explore whether the government is hiding information about...

Left; Talia Yashuv of the Hebrew University at the excavation site of Nahal Ein Gev II in northern Israel. Right; the experimental spindles and whorls.

14 November, 2024 - 13:15 Gary Manners

12,000-Year-Old Stones Reveal Possible Early Use of Wheel-Like Technology

In an exciting discovery from Israel’s Nahal-Ein Gev II archaeological site, a collection of perforated, donut-shaped stones may represent some of the earliest evidence of wheel-like technology in...

Left; On the Construction of the World in Book of Divine Works (Liber divinorum operum), about 1210-40 CE. Hildegard of Bingen (Saint)Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment. Biblioteca Statale di Lucca, Ms. 1942, fol. 9, sec. XIII Right; Visitors in the Lumen exhibition.

13 November, 2024 - 16:19 Gary Manners

Getty Museum’s Revealing Double Feature on Medieval Light and Astrology

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is inviting visitors to explore the intersection of science, art, and mysticism in the Middle Ages with two captivating exhibitions, Lumen: The Art and Science...

but the invasion by the Spanish conquistadors 65 years later. Top image: Offering 48 contained the skeletal remains of at least 42 children sacrificed in honor of the god Tlaloc

13 November, 2024 - 13:42 Gary Manners

Mass Slaughter of Children Was Desperate Attempt to Combat Drought by Mexica

In a deeply moving revelation about pre-Hispanic life and beliefs, a recent examination of archaeological data links a mass offering of children to the Mexica rain god Tlaloc to a devastating drought...

Left, finders with the coins, right, the coins by a tree.

9 November, 2024 - 19:42 Gary Manners

Treasure Trove of Rare 17th-Century Coins Discovered in Poland

In a remarkable find near the town of Pomiechówek, Poland, a father and son from the Triglav Historical and Research Association, Sławomir and Szymon Milewscy, have unearthed a hoard of rare 16th and...

Plaster casts of what appeared to be a family in Pompeii are actually not genetically related.

7 November, 2024 - 21:58 Gary Manners

According to New DNA Evidence, All Isn’t as it Seems at Pompeii

New genetic research has revealed surprising insights into the lives and origins of the ancient residents of Pompeii, upending traditional views of their relationships and social roles, and where...

Curious bamboo contraption found at the Schwarzhorn Glacier, Switzerland.

7 November, 2024 - 19:51 Gary Manners

Origins Unknown: Unfathomable Bamboo ‘Wagon’ Found in Swiss Alps

As glaciers continue to melt in the Swiss Alps, a hiker made an unusual discovery near the fading Schwarzhorn Glacier - a two-wheeled bamboo contraption that has left archaeologists scratching their...

Aerial of the site known as King Arthur’s Hall, on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England.

7 November, 2024 - 13:33 Gary Manners

A Legend Transformed: King Arthur’s Hall Re-Dated to the Neolithic

In a remarkable twist for a site steeped in Arthurian legend, recent archaeological findings reveal that King Arthur’s Hall on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, long associated with medieval folklore, is far...

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