At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Artificial neural networks are being used to decipher ancient texts ... much bigger than the community right now.” First known map of night sky found hidden in Medieval parchment There are ...

Every year brings new discoveries from ancient Egypt and 2024 was no exception ... ships sailing the Nile river and goods being sold at a market. The tomb belonged to an official named Seneb ...

As long as 6,000-7,000 years ago, ancient Florida Native American residents traveled the Florida lakes and waterways by canoe — even through the shallowest marshes. “Florida has one of the most ...

In some cases, analysis of ancient DNA helped fill knowledge gaps ... of a lifetime diet of fish from the polluted Danube River and plumbed wine, which was sweetened and preserved with lead.

The ancient Egyptians celebrated the new year in a variety of ways, including having feasts, giving gifts, and exposing statues of gods to sunlight so they could be "regenerated." When you ...

The river Nile was life in ancient Egypt, providing a fundamental source of water and fertile silt while simultaneously offering protection and spiritual strength.

Zooarchaeologist Dr Geoff Smith studied more than a thousand bone fragments found at the site of Ranis and Dr Karen Ruebens helped identify them through ancient protein analyses. Dr Ruebens and Dr ...