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02/14/2020 / By Arsenio Toledo

Ancient ingenuity: Amazon tribes built fishponds to survive long droughts

According to a study led by researchers from the Federal University of Western Para in Brazil along with colleagues from France and Germany, ancient tribes that lived in the Llanos de Moxos region in Bolivia for thousands of years used a network of fish ponds to support their settlements. The researchers also believe that these fish ponds were used […]

02/01/2020 / By Arsenio Toledo

Japanese translator explains the science behind an ancient text that teaches Samurai how to develop “supernatural powers”

A 17th century Japanese text known as “Twelve Rules of the Sword” has finally been translated. The text supposedly teaches samurai “supernatural powers.” However, its translator proposes a more rational explanation. “Twelve Rules of the Sword” was written in the 17th century, and is a compilation of knowledge passed down by the samurai known as Ito Ittosai, who […]

02/01/2020 / By Arsenio Toledo

UK police officers recover incredible Viking coin hoard: Finding could change British history, notes historian

Police investigating the illegal trade of historical artifacts were able to find a hoard of Viking coins that historians now believe could rewrite British history. In a series of police raids at homes in northern England, police were able to recover coins as well as a silver ingot dating back to the ninth century during the reign […]

01/25/2020 / By Michael Alexander

Strange ring-shaped objects made from cereal and found in a Bronze Age dig site could have been used in ancient rituals, researchers find

While ancient agricultural practices are well-documented in the archaeological record, the same can’t be said for food preparation and production. This can be attributed to the relative rarity of extensive texts on the subject — best exemplified by the classical text “De re coquinaria” (On The Subject of Cooking), which has been attributed to the […]

12/22/2019 / By Grace Olson

Archaeologists unearth 2 trophy SKULLS in Belize jungles: Macabre artifacts will be used to study the collapse of the Maya civilization

The Maya civilization was one of the most powerful and scientifically advanced empires of the ancient world. However, by the end of the ninth century, the busy streets of its great stone cities were abandoned, signaling its collapse — an event that, since the 19th century, has intrigued and confused scholars. A recent discovery in […]

11/17/2019 / By Edsel Cook

DNA from mummy tomb suggests ancient Egyptians consumed sweet watermelons similar to modern varieties

A recent study has discovered that ancient Egyptians ate domesticated watermelons (Citrullus lanatus) that resembled the ones enjoyed today. Even better, the Egyptians might have been the ones who bred the familiar traits into the wild fruit in the first place. The watermelon originated in Africa. However, the wild gourd does not resemble the domesticated varieties, which […]

11/15/2019 / By Edsel Cook

Archaeologists unlock even more secrets at the largest cathedral in the ancient world

The world’s largest Christian cathedral recently yielded many of its secrets after years of investigation. Researchers uncovered hidden and forgotten structures in the Hagia Sophia, including the Great Baptistery of the Byzantine Emperors. The Hagia Sophia means “Great Wisdom” in Greek, the lingua franca of the Byzantine Empire. It stands in Istanbul, Turkey, which used […]

11/10/2019 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists successfully brew beer and mead using 5,000-year-old “resurrected” yeasts discovered in the Holy Land

Want to know what ancient Middle Eastern beer tastes like? Try asking this team of researchers from Israel: In a study published in mBio, microbiologists and archeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority and four local universities used yeast strains that lay dormant for thousands of years to brew potable “ancient beers.” For the multi-layered study, researchers isolated yeast from tiny […]

11/08/2019 / By Edsel Cook

Pompeii had streets repaired with iron before it was buried, according to recent research

Like any ancient Roman city, paved stone covered many of the streets of Pompeii. However, it recently came to light that workers – who were possibly slaves – repaired damaged parts by pouring molten iron into the ruts. Once the iron cooled, it filled up the ruts carved into the paved stone street by the constant passage […]

11/02/2019 / By Edsel Cook

Dig reveals 2,600-year-old military castle that withstood “serious” attacks

Researchers recently discovered the ruins of an ancient Egyptian military fortress. Estimated to be 2,600 years old, the “castle” acted as the gateway to the border between the modern-day nations of Egypt and Iran. Located in the North Sinai province of Egypt, the fortress arose during the rule of Psamtik I (664 B.C. – 610 […]

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