Nathan Falde

Jan 16, 2025 | ancient-origins.net | Nathan Falde

In an unusual discovery, a team of researchers has found evidence that prehistoric people living in the lands of modern-day Scandinavia were performing sacrifices to appease their gods following a huge eruption that rocked the globe around 2,900 BC. What was unusual is that the sacrificial “victims” in this case were a collection of engraved stone plaques, which were apparently considered sacred.

Jan 15, 2025 | ancient-origins.net | Nathan Falde

Researchers in Israel have made a historically significant find dating back to the days of the First Temple. At a site near the Old City (City of David) in Jerusalem, they unearthed the remains of a structure that they believe was used for worship and ceremonial purposes nearly 3,000 years ago, at a time when the First Temple was open just a short distance away.

Jan 14, 2025 | ancient-origins.net | Nathan Falde

Recent advances in laser scanning technology have provided archaeologists with an extraordinary glimpse into the intricate world of ancient tattooing practices, revealing exceptional and previously unseen tattoos on mummies from the Chancay culture of Peru. These tattoos, which date back over 1,200 years, were likely created using primitive tools such as cactus needles or sharpened animal bones, according to new research.

Jan 13, 2025 | ancient-origins.net | Nathan Falde

During recent excavations in Luxor, Egypt, archaeologists made some amazing discoveries in the area near the grand mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari, which was constructed on the order of Queen Hatshepsut, the woman who ruled Egypt as its pharaoh from 1479 to 1458 BC. The artifacts recovered at Luxor were truly remarkable in their scope.

Jan 12, 2025 | ancient-origins.net | Nathan Falde

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... While carrying out a restoration project at one of German’s most famous Gothic churches, a team of restorers discovered a large and valuable collection of coins, hidden in four sacks that had been stuffed inside a cavity in the leg of a statue approximately 400 years ago. All of the coins were minted in the 17th century, making it clear they had been hidden away sometime during the 1600s.