The Ancient Origins News Desk

By Ancient Origins

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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June 18, 2025 Ancient Footprints Reveal Peopling of the Americas Did Occur 23,000 Years Ago | Ancient Origins
Footprints at White Sands show humans in North America 23,000 years ago—10,000 years earlier than thought, reshaping the story of first arrivals.
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7min
June 18, 2025 Bloody Mary and the Exiles: A Tudor Struggle for Power and Faith | Ancient Origins
The reign of Mary I, often dubbed "Bloody Mary," was a tumultuous chapter in English history, marked by religious persecution, political intrigue, and a fierce
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4min
June 17, 2025 Mysterious Swedish Runestone Carving Unearthed in Canadian Wilderness | Ancient Origins
A mysterious runestone carved with Scandinavian runes but found in the Canadian wilderness has been interpreted and an explanation offered for its presence
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5min
June 17, 2025 Cave Find Shakes Up What We Thought About Australia’s Earliest Inhabitants | Ancient Origins
Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest high-altitude Ice Age Aboriginal shelter in Australia’s Blue Mountains, dating back over 20,000 years, revealing
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7min
June 16, 2025 A Thousand-Year-Old Ritual Sword Emerges from Dutch Riverbed | Ancient Origins
A 1,000-year-old medieval sword found in a Dutch river reveals sacred Christian and Viking symbols, hinting at ritual purpose and spiritual beliefs in early
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5min
June 16, 2025 Massive Roman Shoe Unearthed at Magna Fort Reveals Foot of a Giant Soldier | Ancient Origins
Archaeologists at the Roman Magna Fort near Hadrian’s Wall have unearthed a 2,000-year-old leather shoe measuring 32cm long—possibly the largest Roman shoe
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6min
June 14, 2025 A Good Old Patriarchy: Ancient Egyptian Succession Was Based on Eldest Son's Inheritance | Ancient Origins
New research reveals that ancient Egyptian families followed a clan-based system dominated by eldest sons—yet daughters could still inherit, challenging modern
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5min
June 14, 2025 It's The Pits! 2.2 Million Year Old African Tooth Fossils Shed Light on Human Family Tree | Ancient Origins
Tiny pits on ancient teeth could be a genetic marker for Paranthropus—and may reshape our understanding of the hominin evolutionary tree.
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6min
June 13, 2025 Were the First Kings of Poland Actually Scottish? Ancient DNA Finds Out | Ancient Origins
New DNA reveals the Piast dynasty’s British roots, challenging myths of Slavic purity and showing how power, trade, and conquest shaped early Poland.
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1min
June 13, 2025 'Frozen in Time': France's Deepest Ever Shipwreck, A Medieval Mediterranean Merchant Ship | Ancient Origins
Discovered over 2.5 km underwater off the coast of France, a 16th-century merchant ship reveals preserved Renaissance cargo — and modern trash — in what’s now
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6min

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