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First Bronze Age Settlement Predating The Phoenicians Discovered In Maghreb
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Most Bronze Age settlements have been documented in European regions, but the Maghreb has often been overlooked in historical narratives, mistakenly labeled as uninhabited until the Phoenicians arrived around 800 BC. However, a groundbreaking study led by Hamza Benattia Melgarejo from the University of Barcelona has identified the first Bronze Age settlement in this area, predating…
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Large Fresco Depicting The Procession Of The Wine God Dionysus Found In Pompeii
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Over a century after the Villa of the Mysteries was discovered, a significant fresco has been uncovered, offering new insights into the mysteries of Dionysus in classical antiquity. This discovery took place in a large banquet hall recently excavated in Pompeii’s central area, specifically in insula 10 of Regio IX. The nearly life-size frieze, known…
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Humans Lived In Rainforests At Least 150,000 Years Ago In Africa
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Rainforests, a significant global biome, were once believed to be uninhabited by humans until recent times. However, new evidence indicates that humans lived in African rainforests at least 150,000 years ago. Our species originated in Africa around 300,000 years ago, yet our evolution’s ecological and environmental contexts remain largely unexplored. Rainforests have often been overlooked as…
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Ancient DNA Reveals How European Skin, Eye, And Hair Color Evolved Over The Past 45,000 Years
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Light eyes, hair, and skin are believed to have evolved multiple times as Homo sapiens moved out of Africa. In areas with lower UV radiation, lighter pigmentation alleles became more prevalent due to their adaptive advantages and influences, such as migration and genetic drift. However, the exact speed and process of this spread remain uncertain. Inferring…
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Operation Nightingale – Veterans Uncover Impressive 2,000-Year-Old Celtic Treasure
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Military personnel and veterans from Operation Nightingale recently took part in an archaeological excavation that yielded unexpected findings. This dig, associated with renovation efforts at the Royal Air Force base RAF Valley on Anglesey Island in Wales, led to the discovery of several artifacts that are 2,000 years old! Credit: Harvey Mills, Defence Infrastructure Organisation…
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Largest Viking-Age Building In Britain Has Been Found In Cumbria!
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have unearthed what they believe to be the largest Viking Age building found in Britain. Teams of volunteers discovered the Viking Age structure at High Tarns Farm in Silloth in Cumbria. Archaeologists have suggested that the area may have once been a medieval manor farm. Credit: Grampus Heritage & Training “We have now received…
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Pazzi Conspiracy – Failed Murder Attempt On Lorenzo de’ Medici Made Him Even More Powerful And Threw Renaissance Florence Into Chaos
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – “He who digs a pit for others falls in himself.” This old saying has stood the test of time and proved true in the case of the attempted murder of Lorenzo de’ Medici. Those who plotted against him failed, plunging Florence into chaos. But how did everything go so wrong? Scandals and intrigues were expected…
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500-Year-Old Transylvanian Diaries Reveal How The Little Ice Age Transformed Life And Death In The Region
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers have studied 16th-century sources on famine, flooding, and plagues in present-day Romania. The ‘society’s archive’ – contain reports and observations about local climates in bygone centuries. Credit: Gaceu et al., 2024. Image credit: Gaceu et al., 2024. Glaciers, sediments, and pollen help reconstruct past climates. Additionally, diaries, travel notes, parish registers, and other documents…
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New DNA Study Of The Red Lady Of El Mirón Who Lived 19,000 Years Ago
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Approximately 19,000 years ago, a woman from a hunter-gatherer community passed away and was interred in a cave located in northern Spain. In 1996, archaeologists began investigating this site, uncovering substantial evidence of prehistoric human activity. Red Lady’s skeleton. Credit: University of New Mexico In 2010, Lawrence Straus, an Emeritus Leslie Spier Distinguished Professor at…
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Ancient DNA Reveals Missing Link In The History Of Indo-European Languages
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The origins of the Indo-European language family, which encompasses over 400 languages, including major groups like Germanic, Romance, Slavic, Indo-Iranian, and Celtic, spoken by nearly half of the global population today, have long intrigued historians and linguists. These languages trace back to the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language. Since the 19th century, researchers have been exploring its…
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