"At the side wall of a stone box-shaped object, we came across, to our astonishment, a stone slab with carved features of a human face. It's an idol figure, preserved in its original context," Dr.

The late 12th century was a turbulent period for medieval Sweden. Swedish forces were actively attempting to colonize regions of Finland, creating widespread instability and conflict. Lin Annerbäck, ...

During a remarkably warm period 400,000 years ago, early humans living near what is now Rome regularly butchered massive straight-tusked elephants, using both their meat and bones as vital resources ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Gortyna on the Greek island of Crete have made an unusual discovery: a life-size statue depicting a pig. The rare find, uncovered during July and August ...

Vipsania Julia Agrippina (19 BC–c. 28 CE), also known as Julia Minor and referred to as Julia the Younger by modern historians, was the first daughter of Augustus's only biological child, Julia the ...

A massive, 205-foot (62.5-meter) scorpion-shaped mound discovered in Mexico's Tehuacán Valley may have served as an astronomical observatory for ancient farmers, challenging long-held beliefs about ...

Scientists and archaeologists still harbor serious doubts about who the people were that mixed with the Thracians around 5,000 years ago, from which Thracian civilization itself would emerge. But it ...

Hidden beneath the sands of Egypt's Giza Plateau, three precisely engineered shafts have been rediscovered that may unlock access to a vast underground network whispered about by ancient Greek ...

For five centuries, La Malinche has carried the burden of being labeled a traitor who facilitated the downfall of the Aztec Empire in 1521. Known by multiple names – Marina to the Spanish, Malintzin ...

In Noah’s Ark—The Evidence: The Bible, The Flood, Gilgamesh & The Mother Goddess Origins, the late David Allen Deal presented a common-sense, convincing argument that Noah’s ark landed on an ...

Located in the Cusco region of Peru at 2,400m above sea level, lie the ruins of Machu Picchu, the most familiar icon of the Inca civilization. Most archaeologists maintain that Machu Picchu was built ...

As Ancient Origins has expanded to become the number 1 ranked ancient history website in the world, the media has begun to take a keen interest into what Ancient Origins has to say about a range of ...