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Dec 9, 2019 · The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, archaeology, mythology, religion and history around the globe.
New Clues Finally Unravel Mysteries Surrounding ... - Ancient Origins
Oct 12, 2024 · DNA testing confirms the remains in Seville Cathedral are those of Christopher Columbus, but his true origins remain questioned, awaiting a further revelation.
How DNA Testing Revealed European Ancestry in ... - Ancient Origins
May 21, 2024 · A second round of DNA testing was completed in 2016 and the results almost as controversial – the skulls tested, which date back as far as 2,000 years, were shown to have European and Middle Eastern Origin. It was claimed these surprising results would change the known history about how the Americas were populated.
Lucy Stood Just 3.5 feet Tall But Towers Over Our ... - Ancient Origins
Jun 29, 2024 · Australopithecus afarensis lived from 3.8 million years ago to 2.9 million years ago, in the region that is now Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. Dated to 3.2 million years ago, Lucy was the oldest and most complete human ancestor ever found at the time of her discovery.
Migration to the Americas Potentially Occurred 7,000 ... - Ancient …
May 23, 2024 · One of archaeology's most hotly debated topics, the arrival of humans in the Americas, has received an added impetus. New evidence emerged from Parsons Island, Maryland that has been proposed to revise the previously established timeline by a whopping 7,000 years! 286 artifacts have been uncovered from Chesapeake Bay, with the oldest …
Chaos to Cosmos: Egypt's Creation Myth - Ancient Origins
Aug 26, 2024 · The creation myths served not only as explanations for the origins of the world but also as reflections of the eternal struggle between order and chaos, a theme that permeated every aspect of Egyptian life and religion.
A Rare Happy Day for Greek Tragedy - Ancient Origins
Aug 31, 2024 · In a significant development for the study of ancient Greek literature, two scholars from the University of Colorado Boulder have identified previously unknown fragments of works by the famed tragedian Euripides. These fragments, unearthed from a papyrus found at an ancient Egyptian site, represent the most important discovery of Euripidean ...
Ancient Canals in Arizona Show Signs of Advanced Engineering
Mar 12, 2013 · In the foothills of Mount Graham in Arizona lies a network of mysterious canals believed to have come from an ancient civilization that existed thousands of years ago.
World’s Oldest Calendar Claimed Found at Göbekli Tepe - Ancient …
Aug 6, 2024 · New research has provided a new twist on the ancient carvings at Göbekli Tepe, a 12,000-year-old archaeological site in southern Turkey, suggesting that they may represent the world’s oldest known solar calendar.