Ancient Civilizations News
December 23, 2024
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Dec. 16, 2024 Analysis of the remains of at least 37 individuals from Early Bronze Age England finds they were killed, butchered, and probably consumed before being thrown down a 15m-deep shaft. It is the largest-scale example of interpersonal violence from ...
Dec. 6, 2024 A researcher has uncovered evidence of intestinal parasites in a 500-year-old latrine from Bruges, Belgium, and while the finding may induce queasiness in some, it is expected to provide important ...
Dec. 5, 2024 A research team has made exceptional discoveries on prehistoric archery from the early Neolithic period, 7,000 years ago. The well organic preservation of the remains of the Cave of Los Murcielagos ...
Dec. 5, 2024 Researchers have tested ancient DNA from corn found at archaeological sites in Arkansas, shedding new light on the dispersal of one of the world's most important food ...
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Dec. 11, 2024 A new study sheds light on the lives of people who lived over 5,600 years ago near Kosenivka, Ukraine. Researchers present the first detailed ...
Dec. 4, 2024 A multidisciplinary team of researchers studied a large body of texts to find out how people in the ancient Mesopotamian region (within modern day ...
Dec. 4, 2024 A new study sheds light on how long humans in the Americas have had relationships with the ancestors of today's dogs -- and asks an 'existential ...
Nov. 25, 2024 Armenians, a population in Western Asia historically inhabiting the Armenian highlands, were long believed to be descendants of Phrygian settlers ...
Nov. 21, 2024 Archaeology studies the human past through the excavation of things people made and used thousands of years ago -- from architecture to objects like ...
Nov. 19, 2024 Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient Europeans adapted to ...
Nov. 19, 2024 The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in ...
Nov. 15, 2024 Scholars for the first time identified chemical signatures of the components of a liquid concoction contained in a Bes mug. A new technique helped identify a sample flavored with honey, sesame seeds, ...
Nov. 14, 2024 New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher body mass ...
Nov. 13, 2024 A collection of perforated pebbles from an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, representing a key milestone in the development of rotational tools including wheels, according to a ...
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Nov. 7, 2024 Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected variations in gender and ...
Nov. 1, 2024 Ancient cultural burning practices carried out by Indigenous Australians limited fuel availability and prevented high intensity fires in southeastern Australia for thousands of years, according to ...
Oct. 30, 2024 Settlements in northern Arabia were in a transitional stage of urbanization during the third to second millennium BCE, according to a new ...
Oct. 29, 2024 Researchers used laser-guided imaging to uncover vast unexplored Maya settlements in Campeche, Mexico, revealing more than 6,500 pre-Hispanic structures, including a previously unknown large city ...
Oct. 25, 2024 A passage in the Norse Sverris Saga, the 800-year-old story of King Sverre Sigurdsson, describes a military raid that occurred in AD 1197, during which a body was thrown into a well at Sverresborg ...
Sep. 25, 2024 Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years. The research suggests a new ...
Sep. 19, 2024 Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However, fewer than two ...
Sep. 18, 2024 New archaeological research has discovered for the first time clear links between fossils of the iconic Australian dingo, and dogs from East Asia and New ...
Aug. 28, 2024 An archaeogenetic study sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas in northern Spain. Besides isolation and endogamy, the researchers have also identified the variola virus which ...
Aug. 13, 2024 Since its discovery by modern researchers a century ago, an ancient structure known as the 'Christian building' has become widely considered the cornerstone of early Christian architecture. ...
Aug. 6, 2024 Markings on a stone pillar at a 12,000 year-old archaeological site in Turkey likely represent the world's oldest solar calendar, created as a memorial to a devastating comet strike, experts ...
July 23, 2024 A pilot study shows that nanoscopic 3-D imaging of ancient bone not only provides further insight into the changes soft tissues undergo during fossilization, it also has potential as a fast, ...
July 11, 2024 An international research team has assembled the genome and 3D chromosomal structures of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth -- the first time such a feat has been achieved for any ancient DNA sample. ...
July 10, 2024 Ancient DNA from bones and teeth hints at a role of the plague in Stone Age population collapse. Contrary to previous beliefs, the plague may have diminished Europe's populations long before the ...
July 10, 2024 A trove of ancient plant remains excavated in Kenya helps explain the history of plant farming in equatorial eastern Africa, a region long thought to be important for early farming but where scant ...
July 8, 2024 A study of ancient dingo DNA revealed that the distribution of modern dingoes across Australia, including those on K'gari (formerly Fraser Island), pre-dates European colonization and ...
June 18, 2024 A white wine over 2,000 years old, of Andalusian origin, is the oldest wine ever ...
June 12, 2024 Thousands of years ago, people in ancient Syria likely ate mostly grains, grapes, olives and a small amount of dairy and meat -- similar to today's 'Mediterranean diet,' according to a ...
June 12, 2024 Rising to power in the wake of the Classic Maya collapse, Chichen Itz was among the largest and most influential cities of the ancient Maya, but much about its political connections and ritual life ...
June 7, 2024 Ancient apes in Germany co-existed by partitioning resources in their environment, according to a new ...
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- The Plague May Have Caused the Downfall of the Stone Age Farmers
- Archaeologists Report Earliest Evidence for Plant Farming in East Africa
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- Crucial Shift in River Nile's Evolution During Ancient Egypt Discovered
- Kinship and Ancestry of the Celts in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Ancient People Hunted Extinct Elephants at Tagua Tagua Lake in Chile 12,000 Years Ago
- 3,500-Year-Old Mycenaean Armor Was Suitable for Extended Battle
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- Pagan-Christian Trade Networks Supplied Horses from Overseas for the Last Horse Sacrifices in Europe
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- Persian Plateau Unveiled as Crucial Hub for Early Human Migration out of Africa
- New Archive of Ancient Human Brains Challenges Misconceptions of Soft Tissue Preservation
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- Anthropologists' Research Unveils Early Stone Plaza in the Andes
- Some Pre-Roman Humans Were Buried With Dogs, Horses and Other Animals
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- Ancient Amazonians Intentionally Created Fertile 'dark Earth'
- Archaeologists Discover World's Oldest Wooden Structure
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- 'Time-Traveling' Pathogens in Melting Permafrost Pose Likely Risk to Environment
- New Insights Into the Origin of the Indo-European Languages
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- Ancient DNA Reveals Diverse Community in 'Lost City of the Incas'
- Family Trees from the European Neolithic