Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Many ancient civilizations have used alcohol, beer, and hallucinogens. The world’s oldest paycheck reveals ancient Sumerian workers were paid in beer, and this practice was widespread throughout the ancient world. In ancient Egypt, workers often
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Stories of encounters with mysterious little beings are always fascinating, especially when these reports come from credible witnesses, like the one we will discuss this time. How can we explain meetings with such unknown, little
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The desert regions of the Arabian Peninsula and Levant are crisscrossed by innumerable pathways. Across large areas of northwest Arabia, many of these pathways are flanked by stone monuments, the vast majority of which are
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognized as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain. Now, dating of a massive volcanic eruption in Ethiopia reveals they are much older than
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Graeco-Roman tradition, the Echidna is a gigantic half-woman and half-snake hybrid creature. As a tall, charming, and beautiful woman from the waist below, she was a hideous serpent. In other words, Echidna—described by Hesiod
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In Northern Sweden, there are many fascinating and mysterious ancient sites. Unfortunately, several of these historical sites have not been properly investigated because they are very difficult to access. Due to their remote location, they are
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Xunantunich, a major ceremonial center of the Maya Civilization, is an ancient Maya archaeological site atop a ridge above the Mopan River, about 80 miles (130 km) west of Belize City, Cayo District, in western
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The evolution of writing is a complex issue, but the Vai script, a rare manuscript may offer clues into this important question scientists have long tried to solve. The world’s very first invention of writing
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Medieval warhorses are often depicted as massive and powerful beasts, but in reality many were no more than pony-sized by modern standards, a new study shows. Horses during the period were often below 14.2 hands
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new extinct reptile species has shed light on how our earliest ancestors became top predators by modifying their teeth in response to environmental instability around 300 million years ago. In findings published in Royal Society
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It turns out San Francisco has been a destination for lovers of imported delicacies since its earliest Gold Rush days. According to results published recently in the peer-reviewed Journal of Anthropological Research, an excavation at
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Very few proteins in the body have a change that makes them unique compared to the corresponding proteins in Neanderthals and apes. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany and Karolinska
