The Ancient Origins News Desk

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At Ancient Origins we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ou... more

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September 03, 2025 Predynastic Rock Art Reveals Egypt's First Kings Claimed Divine Power | Ancient Origins
Ancient Egyptian rock art near Aswan reveals how early kings like Scorpion used desert carvings to claim divine power and establish royal authority 5,000 years ago.
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7min
August 31, 2025 World's Oldest Human-Neanderthal Hybrid Child Discovered | Ancient Origins
140,000-year-old child fossil from Skhul Cave reveals earliest evidence of Neanderthal-human interbreeding, predating previous discoveries by 100,000 years.
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4min
August 31, 2025 Yorkshire Hoard Reveals Silver Trade Took Vikings to the Middle East | Ancient Origins
New research on Yorkshire's Bedale Viking hoard reveals Islamic silver origins, transforming understanding of 9th-century trade networks and Viking eastern
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27min
August 30, 2025 Ancient DNA Finally Solves the Mystery of the World’s First Pandemic | Ancient Origins
Ancient DNA from Jordan mass grave provides first direct evidence of Yersinia pestis causing the Plague of Justinian, solving the mystery of the world's first
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9min
August 30, 2025 Almost Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence: the Gardens of Ancient Persia | Ancient Origins
The ancient Persian paradise gardens (pairidaeza) that originated the word "paradise" - magnificent enclosed sanctuaries combining beauty, engineering, and
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7min
August 29, 2025 Neolithic Twin of Knossos: First 8,800-Year-Old Farming Houses Discovered in Turkey | Ancient Origins
Archaeologists have uncovered an 8,800-year-old Neolithic settlement on Gökçeada, Turkey, revealing first farming community architecture in Aegean Islands
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6min
August 29, 2025 Punk Rock Dinosaur Rewrites Prehistoric Armor Evolution | Ancient Origins
Scientists have discovered Spicomellus afer, a 165-million-year-old armored dinosaur from Morocco with meter-long spikes that challenges prehistoric evolution
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6min
August 29, 2025 Turkey's Third-Largest Roman Odeon Emerges from Ancient Sagalassos | Ancient Origins
Turkey's third-largest Roman odeon has been discovered at ancient Sagalassos, revealing a 2,500-capacity venue for performances and governance in this mountain
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6min
August 29, 2025 The Real Mount Sinai and the Ark of the Covenant Lost Locations and Hidden Biblical Secret | Ancient Origins
Deep in the desert, a towering mountain looms, its peaks echoing with the ancient thunder of divine revelation, where
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3min
August 28, 2025 Medieval Murder Maps Reveal Violence in 14th-century English Cities | Ancient Origins
Medieval murder maps reveal that 14th-century English cities had violence hot-spots just like today - but the wealthy areas were the most dangerous!
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7min

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