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Historical Timeline Shook: Human Arrival in South America Pushed Back to 25,000 Years Ago Human arrival in the Americas has a long-disputed timeline, and new evidence supports pushing  back the date for human arrival in South America to at least 25,000 years ago.  Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News Evolution & Human Origins Read … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/humans-south-america-0018819 for more

Henry Hudson Henry Hudson (c. 1570-1611) was an English navigator and maritime explorer. He is known for his four voyages between 1607 and 1610 in search of a northwest passage via the Arctic Ocean to the Far East. The lure of a northwest passage became an obsession during the 16th century because it would bypass … See https://www.worldhistory.org/Henry_Hudson/ for more

Ley Lines and Avebury Henge, the Better Version of Stonehenge (Video) Avebury Henge in Wiltshire stands as a captivating alternative to its more renowned counterpart, Stonehenge. Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/avebury-henge-ley-lines-0018817 for more

Chilling Maya Murder Tools Unearthed Near Kulubá Sacrificial Altar Mexican archaeologists excavating in the central square of the ancient Maya city of Kulubá identified a curious cubic stone with all the hallmarks of having served as a sacrificial altar. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/sacrificial-altar-kuluba-0018818 for more

How England’s Oldest Road Was Nearly Lost Forever (Video) Discovering the ancient secrets of England’s oldest road, the Icknield Way, is a fascinating journey.  Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/englands-oldest-road-0018816 for more

How England’s Oldest Road Was Nearly Lost Forever (Video) Discovering the ancient secrets of England’s oldest road, the Icknield Way, is a fascinating journey.  Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/englands-oldest-road-0018816 for more

Human Skulls from Roman Necromancy Cult Found in Cave Near Jerusalem In Te’omim Cave in the Jerusalem Hills of central Israel, excavations that took place between 2010 and 2016 recovered a huge collection of Roman oil lamps, weapons, pieces of pottery and actual human skulls hidden inside deep crevices. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/necromancy-cult-0018815 for more

Swamp People: One Last Chance for BIG Gators (S6, E20) | Full Episode See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8FrFGzYhAg for more

The waters of the Philippines comprise nearly 1 million square miles of sea, a major part of which is in the Coral Triangle, an area that contains the world’s highest coral diversity. See http://bit.ly/2Iwp7Zp for more

Pasipha Pasipha (“all-shining”) is the wife of King Minos of Crete and the mother of the fearsome Minotaur (half-bull, half-man creature) in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of the sun god Helios and Perse, an Oceanid. Like her sister Circe and her niece Medea, Pasipha also possessed the gift of sorcery. The best-known myth … See https://www.worldhistory.org/Pasiphae/ for more

Homo Erectus: Why Did the Most Successful Early Human Go Extinct? (Video) Homo erectus, the remarkably successful early human species, emerged around two million years ago in Africa. Read more Section:  News Human Origins Science Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/homo-erectus-extinction-0018814 for more

Naupa Iglesia: An Egyptian Portal in the Andes? Halfway up a near-vertical ravine in the Andes, someone carved an inverted V-shaped entrance into the mountainside.  Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology Ancient Places Americas Opinion Guest Authors Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/naupa-iglesia-007198 for more

Edward Elgar Edward Elgar (1857-1934) was an English composer best known for his orchestral music and oratorios. Amongst Elgar’s most-loved works are his Pomp and Circumstance marches which inspired the choral Land of Hope and Glory, a rousing patriotic piece that is often considered Britain’s second national anthem after God Save the King. Early Life … See https://www.worldhistory.org/Edward_Elgar/ for more

Unveiling Medieval Arrow Removal Methods (Video) In medieval times, arrow wounds were a formidable challenge, and the methods employed to treat them were both fascinating and grim. Read more Section:  News Videos History Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/medieval-surgery-0018813 for more

Civil War Surprise as Kentucky Farmer Unearths Valuable Coin Hoard A Kentucky farmer was digging in his corn field earlier this year when he discovered over 700 coins. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/civil-war-hoard-0018812 for more

Women Gladiators: Sensational Spectator Sport For Roman Audiences It may all have started when female sword fighters performed at funerals in the very early days of Rome. There may also be some connection between women participating in chariot racing and women gladiators.  Read more Section:  News Premium Preview Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/premium-preview/gladiatrix-0018811 for more

Silphium Silphium (also known as laser) was an uncultivated plant that grew in Cyrene, North Africa (modern Shahhat, Libya) and became the cash crop of the region of Cyrenaica between c. 631 BCE and the 1st century CE when, according to Pliny the Elder, it had become extinct. Its disappearance is considered the first recorded … See https://www.worldhistory.org/Silphium/ for more

How an 18th Century Sailing Battleship Worked (Video) An 18th-century sailing battleship like Lord Nelson’s HMS Victory was a marvel of naval engineering, representing the pinnacle of naval warfare technology during that era. Read more Section:  Artifacts Ancient Technology News Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/18th-century-battleship-engineering-0018810 for more

Counting Cars: SPICY Custom Challenger “It’s like a Museum Piece” (Season 10) See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w5lhvkbXrc for more

Grave Robbers in Ancient Romania Used Wolf Skulls to Ward off Evil Spirits of the Deceased! Around 2,000 years ago, grave robbers would place a wolf skull on top of a burial site, in a bid to protect themselves from the vengeful spirit of a deceased individual buried in a mound. Read more Section:  News … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/wolf-skull-0018809 for more

The Maldives Republic consists of 1,192 small tropical islands that cross strategic shipping routes and have a richly diverse marine environment. See http://bit.ly/2Iod2VP for more

DNA Breakthrough: Solving the Roanoke Colony Mystery (Video) In a groundbreaking discovery, the mystery surrounding the fate of the Roanoke colonists, who vanished without a trace in 1590, has finally been shed light upon through DNA testing.  Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Americas Videos History Important Events Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/roanoke-descendants-0018807 for more

Ulm Campaign The Ulm Campaign (25 September to 20 October 1805) was a military operation during the War of the Third Coalition (1805-1806). Through a series of maneuvers, the 210,000 men of the French Grande Arme, led by Emperor Napoleon I, encircled an Austrian army under General Karl Mack von Leiberich in the city of … See https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2249/ulm-campaign/ for more

The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus: What Made the First Mausoleum a Wonder? The word mausoleum is nowadays defined as “a special building made to hold the dead body of an important person or the deceased bodies of a family”. Read more Section:  Artifacts Ancient Technology News Ancient Places Asia Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/halicarnassus-mausoleum-003088 for more

Who Is Buried at Abusir Necropolis, the Funerary Jewel of Ancient Egypt? A lot of what we know about the Ancient Egyptian civilization was discovered through their burials. Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Africa History Ancient Traditions Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/abusir-necropolis-0018788 for more

How Perilous Mountains Shaped Mankind | Big History (S1, E9) | Full Episode See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apwe6qaQohg for more

The Schöningen Spears: The Oldest Weapons in Human History (Video) The Schöningen Spears, excavated in Germany in the 1990s, provide remarkable insights into the lives of Neanderthals, challenging the notion of them being unintelligent scavengers. Read more Section:  Artifacts Ancient Technology News Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/schoningen-spears-0018787 for more

The Red Sea is a laboratory of evolution and very significant for understanding adaptation processes; indeed, the high endemism ratio is a consequence of the isolation and recolonization processes during sea level variations in the past. See http://bit.ly/2ImV1Hv for more

Andean Pucara Was a Deadly Slingshot Contest to Ensure Fruitful Harvest Southern Ecuador was once home to a fascinating indigenous game which was a literal battle for survival. Read more Section:  News Weird Facts History Ancient Traditions Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/weird-facts/pucara-0018786 for more

The Incredible Evolution Of The British Castle Explained (Video) The evolution of the British castle is a fascinating tale. Castles were initially fortified places, serving as private residences for individuals rather than defenses for communities. Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe Videos History Ancient Traditions Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/british-castle-evolution-0018785 for more

Assyrian Relics Resurrected at Nimrud, Defying Terrorist Destruction During recent excavations in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq, a team of archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology uncovered an exciting bounty of artifacts and ruins. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/ishtar-temple-nimrud-0018784 for more

In these pages I shortly introduce how to learn photography as a formalized expression of art. Such view goes beyond the practicalities of how to photograph focusing on how to communicate a message giving shape to something new. Indeed, photography should be considered in its social, cultural and psychological significance to understand the medium’s effects … See http://bit.ly/2WEMX97 for more

18,000-Year-Old Oregon Rockshelter May Be Oldest North American Site of Human Occupation In 2021, the Meadowcroft Rockshelter in Pennsylvania was identified as the oldest human occupational site in North America, dated to at least 16,000 years old. Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology Human Origins Science Ancient Places Americas Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/rimrock-draw-rockshelter-0018782 for more

Dolores Huerta Leads a Powerful Movement | History | #Shorts See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMM3IMbrvgg for more

What Was Sex Really Like in the Middle Ages? (Video) Contrary to popular belief, medieval attitudes towards sex were often far from puritanical.  Read more Section:  News Videos History Ancient Traditions Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/medieval-sex-0018781 for more

Questions about how religion grows, diffuses, and affects communities and cultures are linked to geographical factors: sacred geographies relate to spatial variations, the global pattern of religion, and their interplay shed lights on the properties of human persistence, tolerance, and motivation with respect to people and their belief systems. See http://bit.ly/2K2vF2x for more

Triumphs and Turmoil: Unraveling the Legacy of the Severan Dynasty More often than not, the fate of the vast Roman Empire rested upon the shoulders of its emperors. Read more Section:  News History Important Events Famous People Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/severan-dynasty-0018780 for more

Roman Treasure Unveiled: York’s Ryedale Hoard (Video) The Ryedale Hoard, a group of four stunning bronze objects, has become the focus of a captivating exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News Ancient Places Europe Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/ryedale-hoard-0018779 for more

Negev Desert Tombs Linked to Ancient Trafficking of Sacred Prostitutes While exploring in the remote Negev Desert in southern Israel in 2021, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) stumbled upon something quite unexpected. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/sacred-prostitutes-0018778 for more

The Real Last Kingdom- Bamburgh Castle (Video) Fans of the Netflix series ‘The Last Kingdom’ are familiar with the captivating character of Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the warrior determined to reclaim his ancestral homeland. Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/bamburgh-castle-0018777 for more

Swedish Expedition Strikes Gold Within Royal Tombs in Cyprus An archaeological expedition from the University of Gothenburg has announced the finding of underground tombs in Cyprus.  Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Ancient Places Europe Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/tombs-cyprus-0018775 for more

The Sutton Hoo Helmet: An Anglo-Saxon Treasure (Video) The Sutton Hoo helmet, discovered in 1939 at the Sutton Hoo dig site in Suffolk, England, is a remarkable archaeological find from the early 7th century Anglo-Saxon period.  Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News Ancient Places Europe Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/sutton-hoo-helmet-0018774 for more

Nostradamus Effect: Holy Doomsday Visions Revealed (S1, E8) | Full Episode See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcxogfQwWjI for more

High Status Skeletal Find of “Ivory Man” in Valencia Turns out To Be “Ivory Lady” In 2008, in southwest Spain’s Valencia, the skeletal grave of an ‘important person’ was undoubtedly found, with an array of precious artifacts.  Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology History Famous People Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/ivory-lady-iberia-0018773 for more

According to legend, in the thirteenth century, a prince of Srivijaya was shipwrecked on the island; he saw a lion there for the first time in his life and took this as a sign that he should found a new city, which he named “Lion City” – Singapura. See http://bit.ly/2ImwNgx for more

Cyrenaics The Cyrenaics were a philosophical school of thought founded c. 4th century BCE by Aristippus of Cyrene (l. c. 435-356 BCE) who taught that sensual pleasure was the highest good and only worthwhile pursuit in life. Known as the first hedonistic school, Cyrenaicsim was eventually replaced by the more comprehensive philosophy of Epicureanism. The … See https://www.worldhistory.org/Cyrenaics/ for more

The True Story of the First Viking Invasion of England (Video) On June 8th, 793, Lindisfarne Priory in England fell victim to a calamitous Viking attack, igniting the Viking Age in Europe. Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe Videos History Important Events Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/viking-invasion-england-0018770 for more

The Monolith of Tlaloc: Did Moving This Massive Stone Statue Incite the Fury of the Aztec God? The Monolith of Tlaloc is a giant stone carving of the Aztec god of rain, water, lightning, and agriculture, Tlaloc.  Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News Ancient Places Americas Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/monolith-tlaloc-0018769 for more

Franz Schubert Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer of Romantic music best known for his songs, symphonies, piano music, and chamber music. Schubert’s career lasted only 15 years, but he was a prolific composer. Neither a conductor or virtuoso player, Schubert did not gain international fame until well after his early death at the … See https://www.worldhistory.org/Franz_Schubert/ for more

Dangerous Gifts: Imperialism, Security, and Civil Wars in the Levant, 1798-1864 As Assistant Professor of History at Utrecht University, Ozan Ozavci focuses on the twilight of the Ottoman Empire, a period when its European rivals intervened, economically and militarily, in Ottoman affairs. As a professor of Transimperial History, Ozavci’s book is international in scope, covering … See https://www.worldhistory.org/review/374/dangerous-gifts-imperialism-security-and-civil-war/ for more