Category: Ancient World

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Mysterious ancient dots and stripes on European cave paintings have puzzled scientists for decades. It has been suggested these markings made by Ice

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Undoubtedly, ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses were highly significant in the ancient city of Aizanoi. During previous excavations, archaeologists discovered the statue heads

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – The 2,500-year-old Empuries (also Emporiae) site on the Costa Brava was built in 575 BC. It was a Greek and, later, a Roman colony

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Oregon State University archaeologists have uncovered projectile points in Idaho that are thousands of years older than any previously found in the Americas,

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists excavating in Turkey have unearthed a mysterious, ancient circular structure that could be part of something much bigger. Scientists are now considering

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – In Norse mythology, Hvergelmir (located in Niflheim) is a “bubbling boiling spring.” According to Prose Edda, the spring is one of the three

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – Analysis of teeth of extinct lemurs has revealed fascinating clues to the evolution of humans, a University of Otago study has found. Lead

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – An elusive ancestor of the yeast species used in modern lager beer has, for the first time, been found in Europe growing in

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – This summer, a group of climbers made an interesting discovery, but only now have experts confirmed their incredible findings. In July, four mountaineers,

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – About 1,000 years ago, legendary King Harald Bluetooth built several impressive Viking fortresses. Today, there is not much left of these once powerful

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Most scholars say Iceland was discovered by Norse people who created the first settlement on the island around 870–930. The island was not

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – If you thought Australia was home to only one ancient “giant wombat,” think again. While the Diprotodon—the extinct megafauna species that is

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Scratches on dinosaur teeth could reveal what they really ate. For the first time, dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has been used

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com –  Archaeologists excavating near Northampton, UK, have found a magnificent 1,300-year-old necklace made up of at least 30 pendants and beads made of Roman

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – Two-million-year-old DNA has been identified for the first time—opening a ‘game-changing’ new chapter in the history of evolution. Microscopic fragments of environmental DNA

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Fossilized fragments of a skeleton, hidden within a rock the size of a grapefruit, have helped upend one of the longest-standing assumptions

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – A French Gothic ivory casket worth more than £1.5 million is at risk of leaving the UK unless a buyer can be found

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – For over a century, one of the earliest human fossils ever discovered in Spain has been long considered a Neandertal. However, new analysis

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Ever since Heinrich Schliemann discovered Priam’s Treasure in Troy in 1873, the origin of the gold has been a mystery, but a new study

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The prehistoric ruins of the Din Lligwy settlement have a long history spanning three eras. It is a fascinating place located on the

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – A new analysis of several Roman coins unearthed in 1713—long thought to be forgeries—suggests that they are authentic, providing evidence that the leader

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – The world’s major writing systems have tended to simplify over time, with a notable exception: New research shows that the Chinese writing system

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – The well-preserved remains of an ancient winepress have been found near the Roman fort Apsaros (today’s Gonio near Batumi, Georgia). Remains of the

Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – Scientists report sonar images reveal an intriguing shipwreck resting at the bottom of Lake Mjøsa in Norway. Though this is Norway’s largest lake

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – A rather incredible discovery occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland, where a woman found a 135-year-old message in a bottle under her floorboards. Everything started