Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In an innovative endeavor to create a sensory bridge to the ancient past, a team of researchers led by Barbara Huber of the MPI of Geoanthropology has recreated one of the scents used in the mummification of an important Egyptian woman more than 3500 years ago. Limestone Canopic Jar of […]
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Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Curly hair does more than simply look good. It may explain how early humans stayed cool while conserving water, according to researchers who studied the role human hair textures play in regulating body temperature. The findings can shed light on an evolutionary adaptation that enabled the human brain to grow
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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists have re-examined Neanderthals’ perplexing Flower Burial at Shanidar Cave and made a fascinating discovery. The story started when researchers unearthed the well-preserved upper body skeleton of an adult Neanderthal who lived about 70,000 years ago. Wild flowers at Shanidar Cave, photographed May 5, 2023. Photograph by C.O. Hunt. As
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Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – When you think of dinosaurs, you might automatically imagine iconic dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops. But at the same time when these were stomping on the ancient coastal plains of North America, some of their very distant cousins were reigning over Europe’s lands. Life reconstructions and size comparison
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Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists are trying to solve an ancient Jerusalem mystery. What was the function of the Channel Installation discovered in the City of David National Park, dating to the days of Kings Joash and Amaziah? Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority An ancient channel installation, the first of its kind ever discovered in
AncientPages.com – The ancient Romans venerated wine. It was accessible to the masses, a fundamental staple of mainstream life and an indispensable part of the Roman economy and trade. It was utilised in a range of practices: a remedy in medical treatments, a common ingredient in cooking, and customarily used in religious ceremonies as libation
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Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Natural selection is usually understood in the context of change. When organisms deviate from the norm, they may gain advantages that let their lineages outlast those of their less-adaptable relatives. But new research from Michigan State University suggests that natural selection also has the power to keep things the same.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers have attempted for about 150 years to decipher the secret of how the ancient city’s huge water system brought water to Jerusalem during the Second Temple period, and now they have answers. Part of the uncovered aqueduct in Jerusalem. Photo: Emil Aljem, Israel Antiquities Authority A large part of
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Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An ancient Atlantean sculpture with arms raised has been discovered during works preparing a road that will lead to a new section of Chichén Itzá in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. Chichen Itza, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most visited Mexico’s archeological sites. Famous for its
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Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The diversity of family systems in prehistoric societies has always fascinated scientists. A groundbreaking study by Mainz anthropologists and an international team of archaeologists now provides new insights into the origins and genetic structure of prehistoric family communities. Researchers Jens Blöcher and Joachim Burger from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU)
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