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Charting Sex Bias and Gene Flows Into Ancient Scandinavia Remains of a Byzantine-era Monk in Chains Excavated in West Bank Pool of Siloam Where Jesus Healed a Blind Man To Be Fully Excavated Home Articles Irresistible Vikings? Charting Sex Bias and Gene Flows Into Ancient Scandinavia Eight of the Oldest Temples in the Ancient World Saint Aebbe Cut Off Her Nose to Spite Her Face Venta Icenorum: Excavating Romans In Boudicca’s Lands The Stories Behind Seven of the Worst Massacres in Ancient History Sign Up for PremiumAds-FREE Content Active forum topics Cubit Numerology Natural rock formations or man made? Venus Figurines – Fertility Symbols, Portraits, Dolls, or Upper Paleolithic Porn? Greek creation myths Dinner Invitations for Famous People from the Past The Green Sahara More Greek Mythology Suggested Books PARTNERS Latest News All the latest news on finds, advancements, and research in archaeology and ancient history, from the No 1 Ancient History website in the world News 5 January, 2023 - 16:00 ashley cowie Irresistible Vikings? Charting Sex Bias and Gene Flows Into Ancient Scandinavia A team of genetic scientists from Sweden turned their scanners on Viking DNA samples. They have now charted the “genetic flow” of ancient Scandinavia showing that incomers genetics didn’t fare so... Read Later  Read more about Irresistible Vikings? Charting Sex Bias and Gene Flows Into Ancient Scandinavia 5 January, 2023 - 00:52 Cecilia Bogaard Saint Aebbe Cut Off Her Nose to Spite Her Face If you’ve ever heard the saying “cut off your nose to spite your face,” have you ever wondered where it came from? Legend has it that Saint Aebbe, also known as Saint Ebba or Æbbe the Younger, was a... Read Later  Read more about Saint Aebbe Cut Off Her Nose to Spite Her Face 4 January, 2023 - 23:09 Rebecca Batley Venta Icenorum: Excavating Romans In Boudicca’s Lands Today the sleepy village of Caistor St Edmund in the country of Norfolk with its typical church spire and green, seems unremarkable but 2,000 years ago the terrain helped shaped the future of the... Read Later  Read more about Venta Icenorum: Excavating Romans In Boudicca’s Lands 4 January, 2023 - 21:56 Robbie Mitchell The Stories Behind Seven of the Worst Massacres in Ancient History We all know that the ancient world was a violent place, but we often don’t appreciate just how violent it was. The world was in a near-constant state of bloodshed and warfare. Massacres and mass... Read Later  Read more about The Stories Behind Seven of the Worst Massacres in Ancient History 4 January, 2023 - 17:55 Sahir Remains of a Byzantine-era Monk in Chains Excavated in West Bank Archaeologists have recently uncovered the remains of a man in iron chains from the Khirbat el-Masani archaeological site in northern Jerusalem. The remains are 1500-year-old and are those of a... Read Later  Read more about Remains of a Byzantine-era Monk in Chains Excavated in West Bank 4 January, 2023 - 00:59 Sahir Did the Yuan Dynasty's Use of Paper Money Cause Hyperinflation? Although China’s pre-revolution hyperinflation during the 1940s is the one that one often hears about, there is a less-documented hyperinflation that occurred in ancient China. The first civilization... Read Later  Read more about Did the Yuan Dynasty's Use of Paper Money Cause Hyperinflation? 3 January, 2023 - 21:54 Nathan Falde Pool of Siloam Where Jesus Healed a Blind Man To Be Fully Excavated The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has announced that the 2,700-year-old Pool of Siloam, which is believed to have been used as a ritual bath by the ancient residents of Jerusalem, will be fully... Read Later  Read more about Pool of Siloam Where Jesus Healed a Blind Man To Be Fully Excavated 3 January, 2023 - 17:56 Sahir Looted, Trafficked and Displayed at a US Museum, “Green Coffin” Returns to Egypt An ancient Egyptian wooden sarcophagus called the “Green Coffin” has been returned to its rightful home by US authorities, according to Egyptian officials. The sarcophagus had been exhibited at the... Read Later  Read more about Looted, Trafficked and Displayed at a US Museum, “Green Coffin” Returns to Egypt 3 January, 2023 - 13:59 Sahir The Plague of Athens Killed Over a Quarter of the City's Population Pandemics and plagues seem to be the flavor of this decade, occurring at regular intervals throughout history. Some pandemics have been nipped in the bud due to effective collective action or by... Read Later  Read more about The Plague of Athens Killed Over a Quarter of the City's Population 3 January, 2023 - 01:00 ancient origins Why Rituals Have Been Crucial for Humans Throughout History By Michelle Langley /The Conversation Each December, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, among others, take over our thoughts and our wallets as we participate in ceremonies our ancestors have practiced... Read Later  Read more about Why Rituals Have Been Crucial for Humans Throughout History 2 January, 2023 - 21:47 Nathan Falde Elizabethan-Era Ship Found in Quarry Lake Along English Channel Coast Marine archaeologists recently removed the remains of a nearly 500-year-old Elizabethan-era ship discovered in the bottom of a quarry lake approximately 1,000 feet (300 meters) from the Kent County... Read Later  Read more about Elizabethan-Era Ship Found in Quarry Lake Along English Channel Coast 2 January, 2023 - 20:54 ashley cowie Guerrilla Warriors Who Overthrew History Guerrilla warfare is a particular type of combat that is generally fought by trained civilians fighting for freedom from oppression and independence, rather than an official military unit. History is... Read Later  Read more about Guerrilla Warriors Who Overthrew History 2 January, 2023 - 17:16 ashley cowie Which “Lost Culture” Created This 2,000-Year-Old Tomb? An ancient burial mound excavated in Siberia was found to contain 50 bodies and numerous bronze tools and artifacts. This exciting discovery belongs to an as-yet unidentified culture. Krasnoyarsk is... Read Later  Read more about Which “Lost Culture” Created This 2,000-Year-Old Tomb? 2 January, 2023 - 13:58 Robbie Mitchell 7 Child Monarchs from History and How They Changed the World When we think of a king or queen, more often than not we conjure an image of someone who is a little… advanced in years. But the truth is, not all monarchs have to wait as long as King Charles, who... Read Later  Read more about 7 Child Monarchs from History and How They Changed the World 1 January, 2023 - 18:19 ashley cowie Ancient Reeds Whisper Secrets about China’s Great Wall Scientists analyzing microscopic plant materials trapped within building materials on The Great Wall of China have derived volumes of information about ancient environmental and climatological... Read Later  Read more about Ancient Reeds Whisper Secrets about China’s Great Wall 1 January, 2023 - 17:50 Lex Leigh Eight Bizarre Superstitions from Ancient History Whether you toss salt over your shoulder or avoid opening umbrellas indoors, we’ve all got our own superstitions. Superstitious beliefs are nothing new - humans have been abiding by these interesting... Read Later  Read more about Eight Bizarre Superstitions from Ancient History Pages1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last » Join Our Weekly Newsletter I approve receiving emails Please verify your request State_ID NotActive Active Sign Up Now Marketing by ActiveCampaign Most Read Today Saint Aebbe Cut Off Her Nose to Spite Her Face Irresistible Vikings? 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The Plague of Athens Killed Over a Quarter of the City's Population What was the Deadly Cocoliztli Disease that Decimated Aztec Society? 17th Century British Christmas Ban Led to Civil War Eight Historic Lies about the Ancient World that will Blow Your Mind Top New Stories Irresistible Vikings? Charting Sex Bias and Gene Flows Into Ancient Scandinavia A team of genetic scientists from Sweden turned their scanners on Viking DNA samples. They have now charted the “genetic flow” of ancient Scandinavia showing that incomers genetics didn’t fare so well as the native’s DNA, and women came there from both east and west. Saint Aebbe Cut Off Her Nose to Spite Her Face Venta Icenorum: Excavating Romans In Boudicca’s Lands The Stories Behind Seven of the Worst Massacres in Ancient History Remains of a Byzantine-era Monk in Chains Excavated in West Bank Did the Yuan Dynasty's Use of Paper Money Cause Hyperinflation? Myths & Legends How Much of What We Believe About Ancient History is Really True? Thinking Critically about Myths and Legends A legend is a tale regarded as historical even though it has not been proven, and the term “myth” can refer to common yet false ideas. Many myths and legends describe our history, but they are often treated skeptically. This is because many of them, while explaining a phenomenon, involve divine or supernatural beings. Eight Bizarre Superstitions from Ancient History The Disturbing True Story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin The Dramatic True Story Behind Disney's Mulan The Ant People of the Hopi The Legendary Emerald Tablet and its Secrets of the Universe Human Origins Dark Skin and Blue Eyes: European Hunter-Gatherers Did Not Fit with Common Representations The popular image of the light-skinned European hunter-gatherer is not correct. DNA taken from a 7,000-year-old wisdom tooth found in Spain in 2006 shows a different story. A study of the tooth shows that the man who owned it had dark hair, blue eyes, and the dark-skinned genes of an African Pre-dating the Minoans: The Cycladic Civilization and Their Unusual ‘Modern’ Art The Controversial Lapedo Child – A Neanderthal / Human Hybrid? 3: The Perfect Number - Trinity Symbolism in World Religious Traditions The origins of human beings according to ancient Sumerian texts The human skull that challenges the Out of Africa theory Ancient Technology Which “Lost Culture” Created This 2,000-Year-Old Tomb? An ancient burial mound excavated in Siberia was found to contain 50 bodies and numerous bronze tools and artifacts. This exciting discovery belongs to an as-yet unidentified culture. Why did King Tut Have Possibly the First Three-Part Folding Camp Bed Ever Made? Fur Coats from 300,000 Years Ago: Earliest Evidence of Bear Skin Use 6 Shockingly Successful Ancient Warfare Tactics Elizabethan-Era Ship Found in Quarry Lake Along English Channel Coast 1,200-Year-Old Telephone, Amazing Invention of the Ancient Chimu Civilization Ancient Places Gobekli Tepe Archaeoastronomy and the Second Hill of Osiris The naming of places in the ancient world was a serious affair, particularly with regard to temples. 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I am sure you are familiar with his legend which states that he was born in a manger surrounded by shepherds Library in Stone: The Ica Stones of Professor Cabrera – Part I Two Sides to Every Story: The North American Martyrs Shrines and Indigenous/ Roman Catholic Relations The Origins of the Faeries: Encoded in our Cultures – Part I Curse of the Buried Pearl: The Hunt for Ancient Treasures – Part I The Enigma of the Shugborough Inscription Our Mission At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. 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