Ancient Writings
Archive Tells of Cracking Ancient Greek Language
By Michael Miller/University of Cincinatti A retired Classics professor from Texas donated a collection of papers to the University of Cincinnati…
Beware the Kitsune, The Shapeshifting Fox of Japanese Folklore
Kitsune (狐狸精), the Japanese fox-spirit, is also known as the Kumiho (구미호) in Korea and the Huli Jing (狐狸精) in…
Ancient Construction Technology Discovered Under a Neolithic House
A groundbreaking discovery in Denmark has revealed evidence of an advanced technological structure dating back 5,000 years. While excavating a…
Ancient Greek Settlement with Massive Rampart in Croatia Dated to 1500 BC
Archaeologists performing excavations in the village of Stobreč along Croatia’s Adriatic Sea coast unearthed ruins from a settlement that was…
The Majesty of Ancient Egyptian Queens
Although many people today refer to the wives of ancient Egyptian kings and female Egyptian pharaohs as queens, in ancient…
The Kangyur: Written with 9 Precious Stones
Updated 9 October, 2024 - 23:20 dhwty Buddhism was founded over two and a half millennia ago in India by…
Bronze Age Spear Fights Recreated Through Simulating Ancient Combat Techniques
A new study has confirmed what we already suspected and knew, but in much more elaborate detail: the Bronze Age…
Machines of War from 2000 BC Unearthed in Elite Burial Ground in India
Archaeologists performing excavations at a site known as Sinauli in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India unearthed a…
Why Did Our Brains Stop Expanding?
In the forest the human brain was expanding and expanding at a phenomenal rate. Sometime at around 200,000 to 150,000…
Grand Roman Thermal Baths in Sicily Unearthed at Halaesa Arconidea
Ongoing excavations at Halaesa Arconidea, in Tusa, Sicily, have revealed one of the island’s largest Roman thermal complexes to date,…
Funerary Practices from 800 BC Show Eastern Origins of Nomadic Scythians
Archaeologists studying a ninth-century BC burial mound in the Siberian Republic of Tuva unearthed evidence of sacrificial rituals involving horses…
King Arthur: A Very British Messiah?
King Arthur is undoubtedly one of the most enduringly popular heroes to come out of the medieval era, and he…
Sibiu Manuscript: A Forgotten Document on 16th Century Space Flight (video)
This video explores the extraordinary Sibiu Manuscript, discovered in Romania in 1961. Written by 16th century Austrian military engineer Conrad…
10 Ancient Technologies That Are Still a Mystery Today
We often think about our distant ancestors as primitive, equipped with the crudest of tools and a limited set of…
