Category: Ancient World

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The prehistoric ruins of the Din Lligwy settlement have a long history spanning three eras. It is a fascinating place located on the

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – A new analysis of several Roman coins unearthed in 1713—long thought to be forgeries—suggests that they are authentic, providing evidence that the leader

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – The world’s major writing systems have tended to simplify over time, with a notable exception: New research shows that the Chinese writing system

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – The well-preserved remains of an ancient winepress have been found near the Roman fort Apsaros (today’s Gonio near Batumi, Georgia). Remains of the

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – Scientists report sonar images reveal an intriguing shipwreck resting at the bottom of Lake Mjøsa in Norway. Though this is Norway’s largest lake

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – A rather incredible discovery occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland, where a woman found a 135-year-old message in a bottle under her floorboards. Everything started

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – More than 7,000 languages are spoken in the world. This linguistic diversity is passed on from one generation to the next, similarly to

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – Researchers of the University of Malaga (UMA) and the University of Jaen (UJA) have discovered Egypt’s oldest tomb oriented to the winter solstice.

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – The wide expanse of an ancient lakebed in New Mexico holds the preserved footprints of life that roamed millennia ago. Giant sloths and

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – Norway’s stave churches were built on remarkable technology that contributed to their uniqueness. The structures are impressive and highly unique examples of medieval

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – The remains of a huge carp fish (2 meters/6.5 feet long), analyzed by scientists, mark the earliest signs of cooking by prehistoric humans

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – Trent workmen have uncovered a 2,000-year-old Roman road in a field near Evesham, in Worcestershire, UK. Aidan Smyth, archaeology advisor for Wychavon District

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – As the ice melts, archaeologists keep making fascinating discoveries shedding light on the ancient past. The science team involved in the Secrets of

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – By combining written texts, folklore, and astronomical calculations, a team of researchers at Nagoya University, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, and Otaru

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com –  An exceptionally well-preserved collection of fossils discovered in eastern Yunnan Province, China, has enabled scientists to solve a centuries-old riddle in the

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – A century on, the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb remains one of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Dr. Karin Sowada,

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – The use of ancient DNA, including samples of human remains around 45,000 years old, has shed light on a previously unknown aspect of

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – A beautiful and exceptionally rare golden artifact has been found near Blairdrummond in Scotland. Experts estimate the pommel is about 1,300-year-old, and most

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – About 8,000 to 10,000 years ago, a major climate shift took place, and Sahara turned into a desert. Before this occurred, the region

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – On December 21, 2021, Pawel Bednarski made the discovery of a lifetime using a metal detector. It was actually a bit of a

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – A new paper proposes that Homo sapiens may have been responsible for the extinction of Neanderthals not by violence, but through sex instead.

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Late Roman-era rooms and earthen offering vessels have been discovered by archeologists in southern Türkiye (Turkey) amid ongoing excavations of the ancient city

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) led by the archeologist José Huchim Herrera, unearthed an elaborate stele with reliefs

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – The use of LIDAR,  (light detection and ranging) has helped to uncover more secrets of Calakmul, an enormous ancient Maya city. As a

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – The changing shape of the frontal sinuses is helping to reveal more about how modern humans, and our ancient relatives, evolved. An international