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At Ancient Origins, we hold the belief that exploring our origins is one of the most crucial areas of knowledge for humanity. While some individuals may accept the current narrative, we think there are numerous mysteries, scientific puzzles, and intriguing artifacts that remain to be uncovered and understood.

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Prize-Winning Research Revealed Unknown Neolithic Society in Morocco

3 days ago | ancient-origins.net | Gary Manners

In a groundbreaking discovery that reshapes our understanding of Mediterranean prehistory, archaeologists uncovered the earliest and largest known agricultural complex in Africa outside the Nile Valley. Located at Oued Beht in north-western Morocco, the site belonged to a previously undocumented Neolithic farming society that thrived between 3400 and 2900 BC.
Rethinking the 'Shattered Visage' of Queen Hatshepsut: Was Her Statuary Really Destroyed Out of Spite?

4 days ago | ancient-origins.net | Gary Manners

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The iconic image of the shattered statues of Queen Hatshepsut has long been interpreted as evidence of political vengeance - an aggressive attempt by her successor, Thutmose III, to erase her memory. But new research, drawing on previously unpublished excavation records and archival materials from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's 1920s fieldwork at Deir el-Bahri, is challenging that story.
Whale Tooth at Copper Age Megasite Reveals Ancient Iberia's Connection to the Sea

4 days ago | ancient-origins.net | Gary Manners

A rare and remarkable discovery at the sprawling Copper Age megasite of Valencina in southwestern Spain is reshaping our understanding of prehistoric Iberian society and its relationship with the sea. Archaeologists have confirmed that a sperm whale tooth-unearthed in 2018 in the Nueva Biblioteca sector-is the first of its kind ever documented from Late Prehistoric Iberia.
Gold-Inlaid Spear from Japan Revealed as a Sacred Masterpiece

4 days ago | ancient-origins.net | Gary Manners

A breathtaking new analysis of an ancient iron spear unearthed on Okinoshima - Japan's revered "Island of the Gods"- has revealed East Asia's earliest known example of a gold-inlaid weapon. This exquisitely crafted artifact, first discovered in 1954 beneath a sacred boulder near the Okitsu-gū Shinto shrine, is now shedding extraordinary light on the spiritual sophistication and metallurgical expertise of Japan's early Yamato state. The artifact with sketch of the patterns inlayed on the spear.
Mysterious Swedish Runestone Carving Unearthed in Canadian Wilderness

1 week ago | ancient-origins.net | Gary Manners

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In the shadowy forests near Wawa, Northern Ontario, a centuries-old mystery has emerged from the earth - literally.
Cave Find Shakes Up What We Thought About Australia’s Earliest Inhabitants

1 week ago | ancient-origins.net | Gary Manners

Travel back 20,000 years into the last Ice Age, to a time when the upper reaches of the Blue Mountains were treeless and the ridgelines and mountain peaks laden in snow and ice. At an elevation of 1,073 meters (3,520 feet), you will find Dargan Shelter, an ancient rock shelter resembling a large amphitheater. Looking around, you could easily assume this cold and barren high country was too difficult for people to spend time in.
A Thousand-Year-Old Ritual Sword Emerges from Dutch Riverbed

1 week ago | ancient-origins.net | Gary Manners

An astonishing medieval sword, unearthed from a riverbed in the Netherlands, is now capturing the imagination of archaeologists and museum goers alike. Dubbed the ‘Sword of Linschoten’, this nearly 1,000-year-old weapon is a superbly preserved piece of military craftsmanship, and bears some wonderful medieval symbolism - featuring sacred motifs that reflect the spiritual and cultural thinking of its time.
Famed Warship Vasa's Little Sister ‘Falken’ Has Been Identified

2 weeks ago | ancient-origins.net | Gary Manners

Researchers have identified a shipwreck off Porkkala in the Gulf of Finland as the warship Falken. The 17th-century ship was built for King Gustav II Adolf and was later used under Queen Kristina. It played a central role in the Swedish navy – both in combat and for transporting high-ranking people. The ship was a so-called ‘pinnace’ and looked a lot like a small version of the warship Vasa.
New Discoveries Unearthed at ‘Homer’s School’ Ithaca

2 weeks ago | ancient-origins.net | Gary Manners

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... New archaeological research conducted at the legendary site of Agios Athanasios - Homer’s School - in northern Ithaca is shedding extraordinary new light on the island's prehistoric, Mycenaean, and Hellenistic history, with potential ties to the cult of Odysseus himself. According to a release by the Greek Ministry of Culture this week, the study, spearheaded by Emeritus Professor Giannos G.
Roman Sarcophagus Depicts Dionysus and Hercules in Mythic Wine Duel

2 weeks ago | ancient-origins.net | Gary Manners

In a dazzling discovery described as the first of its kind in Israel, archaeologists have unearthed a Roman marble sarcophagus bearing a mythological scene of Dionysus and Hercules locked in a spirited drinking contest. The rare artifact, estimated to be around 1,700 years old, was uncovered during excavations led by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Caesarea, along Israel's Mediterranean coast.