Conny Waters – AncientPages.com -Researchers have shed new light on York’s medieval Jewish population, unearthing new documents and evidence which points to a thriving community where the chief Jewish citizens of the city were also some of the most important figures
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Silla was one of the three kingdoms of Korea and the most successful one. In the 7th century, Silla conquered the other kingdoms: Baekje in 660 and Goguryeo in 668. After the conquest, this critical
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists knew the ancient underground city they examined was huge, but now it’s obvious it’s twice as large as previously thought! What secrets does this mysterious ancient place hide? How many underground tunnels, galleries, chambers,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An extremely rare collection of 160-million-year-old sea spider fossils from Southern France are closely related to living species, unlike older fossils of their kind. Palaeopycnogonides gracilis (normal colour) – Image credit: Dr Romain Sabroux These
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Paleontologists working in northern Alaska have discovered a tiny fossil mammal that thrived in what may have been among the coldest conditions on Earth about 73 million years ago. The researchers, led by Jaelyn
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.om – Archaeologists report they have discovered an ‘exceptional’ ancient Roman bath complex in Mérida, in the western-central part of the Iberian Peninsula, Spain. Scientists uncovered a huge ancient Roman bath complex in the city of Mérida.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A historian says he has discovered several graves belonging to members of the Knights Templar at a village church in Staffordshire, UK. Historian Edward Spencer Dyas has been investigating the medieval tombs at St Mary’s
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have long been drawing conclusions about how ancient tools were used by the people who crafted them based on written records and context clues. But with dietary practices, they have had to make assumptions
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The weather was not encouraging excavations of any kind. Still, a group of archaeologists and volunteers were determined to unravel the mystery of the Roman tile kiln at Brandiers Farm, UK. Roman tile kiln from
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study has demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e., spear thrower) functions as an “equalizer,” a finding which supports women’s potential active role as prehistoric hunters. The atlatl is a handheld, rod-shaped device that employs
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A team of biological anthropologists and archaeologists from Kyushu University and the University of Montana have broken new ground in our understanding on the practice of intentional cranial modification, a practice found in numerous ancient
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers use drones equipped with light detection and ranging, or LIDAR to study ancient Native American villages called pueblos in the Lion Mountain area of western New Mexico. Researchers prepare a drone for conducting a
