The Secrets of the Egyptian Pyramids: Were They More Than Just …
Oct 3, 2024 · Built at the dawn of the Ancient Egyptian civilization, the great Pyramids continue to inspire awe, millennia after their construction.
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History of Dance: Rhythms That Shaped Cultures - Ancient Origins
Aug 18, 2024 · Exploring the ancient history of dance is no easy task. Unlike enduring relics like stone tools or cave paintings, dance often leaves behind ephemeral traces, making its origins …
Are We Any Closer to Fathoming Plato’s Atlantis? - Ancient Origins
Oct 6, 2024 · The Origins of the Story of Atlantis The famed ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, was the first to mention Atlantis, and described it as a wondrous and very advanced civilization …
What Makes Sirius, the Dog Star, So Special? - Ancient Origins
Jul 24, 2023 · Crop of "Canis Major, Lepus, Columba Noachi & Cela Sculptoris", plate 30 in Urania's Mirror. (Public domain) The Dog Star Sirius in Millennia of Astronomy and Mythology …
The History of Shipbuilding As We Know It - Ancient Origins
Feb 26, 2024 · The Pesse canoe, shown here, believed to be the world's oldest known boat, and was made roughly 10,000 years ago in the Mesolithic period, from a Scots pine trunk, in the …
Geneticists Show How Neanderthals Never Really Went Extinct
Oct 14, 2024 · By Liz Fuller-Wright/Princeton UniversityEver since the first Neanderthal bones were discovered, people have wondered about these ancient hominins. How are they different …
Into the Great Wide Open: The Evolution of Steppe Pastoralist …
Nov 5, 2024 · With the 'time-travelling' ability of archaeogenetic studies it has become possible to shed light onto the dynamic past of human populations worldwide.
Breakthrough in the Origins of Writing: From Seals to Signs
Nov 5, 2024 · Proto-cuneiform, an early sign-based script, marks a pivotal moment in human history as the precursor to the world's first writing system, cuneiform.
New Statues and Fresh Insights from Karahan Tepe and Göbekli …
Oct 2, 2023 · Remarkable new discoveries are coming out of the ground in southeast Turkey, bringing both Gobekli Tepe (9600 BC) and Karahan Tepe (9400 BC) back into the spotlight.