Category: ARCHAEOLOGY

Study Reveals Stone Age Women Have Modern Relatives Living Nearby The ancient DNA of two 7700-year-old women discovered in a mountainous cave in far eastern Russia suggests they were closely related to the people who still live in this remote and snowy corner of Asia today. The new discovery also suggests that farming spread in this region due to gradual […]

This Man Was Killed by Brutal Boomerang Blow 800 Years Ago Anthropologists in Australia discovered evidence that an 800-year-old skeleton’s owner was killed by a brutal boomerang strike to the head after examining marks on the skeleton. Boomerangs are a well-known hunting weapon among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, but a recent discovery indicates they were also used for […]

Explained: Significance of world’s oldest cave painting, discovered in Indonesia Archaeologists in Indonesia have uncovered the world’s oldest known cave art, a life-size painting of a wild pig painted at least 45,500 years ago. A figurative depiction of a warty pig, a wild boar endemic to this Indonesian island, was discovered in a cave in South Sulawesi. The discovery, which […]

Long lost jars discovered in ancient Egyptian tomb shed light on how mummies were embalmed During the cleaning of the courtyard under the tomb of the Ancient Egyptian Vizier Ipi, an international mission led by the University of Alcalá in Spain discovered over 50 clay jars filled with embalming materials for his mummification (TT 315). The jars were found in […]

Ancient Tomb Full of ‘Soup Bowls’ & Food Vessels Discovered in China Archaeologists have discovered a 3,100-year-old tomb lined with what are thought to be bronze soup bowls in Shaanxi province, China, just in time for soup season, according to Live Science. All of those bowls could have been used by the decomposed, unidentified body discovered in the tomb by […]

Gruesome Rituals Revealed in 9,500-Year-Old Graves Evidence of complex and gruesome funeral rites found in Brazil’s Lapa do Santo cave has shocked researchers once again. The researchers discovered evidence of body mutilation, such as the removal of flesh, muscles, and teeth, as well as cannibalism and fire exposure. This comes on top of a decapitated skull found last year at […]

Ancient 2,400-year-old gold bongs discovered in Russia Archaeologists in Russia have uncovered two cannabis and opium bongs used by Scythian tribal chieftains. These, however, are made of solid gold, unlike modern bongs. “This is a once-in-a-century find,” says Anton Gass, a Berlin-based archaeologist. “These are some of the finest artefacts from the region that we are aware of.” Drugs and Warfare […]

Ancient Mayan pyramid destroyed in Belize by the construction company A construction company in Belize destroyed one of the oldest and most famous Mayan pyramids while digging for crushed rock for a road they were constructing. Authorities reported on Monday that the company was carrying out the work with bulldozers and backhoes, chipping away at the pyramid’s sides until there […]

4,000-year-old pelt found in princess grave reveals bears roamed Dartmoor, England Experts claim that bears once roamed the Dartmoor hills after analyzing an ancient pelt buried with the remains of a Bronze Age princess. The animal skin was found in a bog on White Horse Hill in 2011. It was discovered wrapped around woven baskets and cremated human remains in […]

Rare 2,500-year-old ‘Golden Warrior’ found buried under precious ornaments in Kazakhstan The fascinating discovery of a golden treasure left by the ancient Saka people in a burial mound in Kazakhstan was reported by Ancient Origins last week. It was hailed as one of the most important discoveries in helping archaeologists in deciphering the ancient Scythian sub-group. group’s Archaeologists have now […]