During excavations at a 2,500-year-old archaeological site in Puyang, China, a set of 10 polished and painted bone slips or sticks were unearthed, all of which were inscribed with an ancient Chinese
Read moreSection: ArtifactsAncient WritingsNewsHistory & ArchaeologyHawaii, known today as a popular tourist destination, conceals a deeper historical allure that predates Western influence.
Read moreSection: NewsAncient PlacesAmericasVideosThe Red Turban Rebellion, which took place from 1351 to 1368, was a pivotal event in Chinese history, marking the decline of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
Read moreSection: NewsHistoryImportant EventsA mortuary practice known as ‘Log Coffin culture’ characterizes the Iron Age of highland Pang Mapha in northwestern Thailand.
Read moreSection: NewsHistory & ArchaeologyHistoryAncient TraditionsWhile digging at the site of a rural, first-century AD Roman settlement in Houten-Castellum in the Netherlands, archaeologists uncovered a most unusual artifact.
Read moreSection: ArtifactsOther ArtifactsNewsHistory & ArchaeologyHistoryAncient TraditionsIn a fascinating addition to our understanding of ancient Britain, recent archaeological work at Vindolanda, a key Roman garrison south of Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland
Read moreSection: NewsHistory & ArchaeologyAncient PlacesEuropeIn medieval Europe, justice was often sought through grim ordeals, and the judicial duel was a stark example.
Read moreSection: NewsVideosHistoryAncient TraditionsA dazzling Bronze Age hoard, discovered 60 years ago in Spain, referred to as the Treasure of Villena, and dating back to the period between 2200 and 750 BC
Read moreSection: ArtifactsOther ArtifactsNewsHistory & ArchaeologyThe Dazu Rock Carvings are a series of Chinese religious sculptures and carvings located in the Dazu District of Chongqing, China.
Read moreSection: NewsAncient PlacesAsiaHistoryAncient TraditionsA team of student researchers have combined 3D-mapping and AI to decipher a Greek scroll that was encased in ash during the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Read moreSection: ArtifactsAncient WritingsNewsHistory & ArchaeologyThe Tudor era, spanning 118 years, emerged from the aftermath of the Wars of the Roses. Henry VII's victory at Bosworth in 1485 secured his tenuous claim to the throne
Read moreSection: NewsVideosHistoryImportant EventsArchaeologists from the Déri Museum have unveiled an exciting find: the burial of an Avar warrior accompanied by a fully intact ‘lamellar’ armor set
Read moreSection: ArtifactsAncient TechnologyNewsHistory & ArchaeologyIn June 2009, archaeologists made a shocking discovery in the seaside town of Weymouth in Dorset, England.
Read moreSection: NewsAncient PlacesEuropeHistoryImportant EventsThe historical narrative of Pocahontas, popularized through the writings of English explorer John Smith, presents a complex and contested tale.
Read moreSection: NewsVideosHistoryFamous PeopleIn 2019 I wrote a news article on Ancient Origins about the UK’s first “flat-pack” medieval home. Now, archaeologists in London have announced their discovery of an incredibly well-made, and remarkably well preserved, flat-packed Roman funerary bed.
Read moreSection: ArtifactsOther ArtifactsNewsHistory & ArchaeologyThe Parthian Empire, successor to the Persian legacy, emerged in 238 BC, springing from the Parni tribe's conquest of Parthia
Read moreSection: NewsAncient PlacesAsiaVideosHistoryImportant EventsShortly before her death, the Bulgarian prophetess Baba Vanga is said to have whispered an enigmatic prophecy:
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