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Thursday, 5 September 2019

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David, an Israelite, defeated Goliath, a Philistine giant, in single combat in one of the most famous episodes of the Bible. With little evidence to support the legend, its origins have proved myster…
‘If the Denisovans existed both in Altai and in China, they could not help but pass through Mongolia.' Picture here and below: IAET SB RAS The early human species known as Denisovans were initially k…
M’CHIGEENG – Dozens of First Nation band members from the Manitoulin and North Shore area have received archaeological training endorsed by the Ontario Archaeological Society (OAS) through collaborat…
Following notes written by an English traveler in the early 19th century and two French pilots in the 1950s, Pierre Tallet made a stunning discovery: a set of 30 caves honeycombed into limestone hill…
Dating back to 16,000 years, items from a dig site in Idaho point to the first settlers arriving by a Pacific coastal route rather than by an ice-free land bridge from Siberia. Charcoal and animal bo…
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A unique, ornate sword has been discovered in a mysterious pre-Viking tomb in Uppsala, Sweden. The sword belonged to a person of high status who was closely connecte…
Burned buildings reveal sacking of ancient Anatolian city 3,500 years ago 8/30/2019 07:00:00 PM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest More than 3,500 years ago, a ris…
Ancient DNA from this skeleton, found in a Moroccan cave, is the oldest known from Africa. By Ann GibbonsMar. 15, 2018 , 2:00 PM About 15,000 years ago, in the oldest known cemetery in the world, peo…
Examples of how human societies are changing the planet abound — from building roads and houses, clearing forests for agriculture and digging train tunnels, to shrinking the ozone layer, driving spec…
In the winter of 1238 a Mongol army sacked the Russian city of Yaroslavl, part of its conquest of the region. Researchers have now been able to examine a mass grave from that attack, and used genetic…
Earthenware with slip decoration Diameter of mouth: 2 cm (13/16 in.); Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); Diameter of base: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.) Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. Leo Mildenberg in honor o…
Let’s uncover some of Athens' deepest secrets, revealing hidden treasures and legendary tales – some unknown even to locals. On 24 Ardittou str. if you climb a few steps from the street level and pee…
Conservators have finally completed a decade-long restoration of the tomb of King Tutankhamun in Egypt. The project — carried out by the Los Angeles-based Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and the E…
The Neolithic people of Great Britain were prolific builders. Just look at the British Isles—they are studded with countless ancient megaliths, hill forts, monumental graves, ritual sites and structu…
Archaeologists have discovered a new sanctuary preceding the ancient city of Troy in Turkey's western Çanakkale province, which is expected to shed light on the details of ancient civilizations that …
Two new unplundered chamber tombs dating from the Late Mycenaean, i.e. the period of the Mycenaean palaces (circa 1400-1200 BC), were unearthed during the systematic research project of the Antiquiti…
A crowded mosaic on the floor of an early Christian church overlooking the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel apparently depicts the Miracle of the Multiplication, in which Jesus fed a multitude of 5,…

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