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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May 19, 2025 Bronze Age Ritual Landscapes Found in Prehistoric Tangiers Rewrites History | Ancient Origins
,000-year-old tombs and mysterious symbols in Tangier reveal a lost world of ancient rituals and cross-cultural ties.
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8min
May 18, 2025 Wild Sumatran Orangutans Show Human-Like Communication Patterns | Ancient Origins
Wild orangutans use recursive vocal patterns, revealing complex communication once thought unique to humans and hinting at ancient language roots.
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4min
May 17, 2025 Fractured Bones Tell Us About Disability and Care in Sweden’s Middle Ages | Ancient Origins
Medieval skeleton in Sweden reveals long-term care for disabled man, challenging assumptions about disability, status, and compassion in the Middle Ages.
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7min
May 17, 2025 Homo Erectus Fossils Found Undersea Reveal Lost World of Sundaland | Ancient Origins
New Homo erectus fossils from the Java seabed reveal life in ancient Sundaland 140,000 years ago, challenging long-held ideas of early human isolation.
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6min
May 16, 2025 The Birth of Athena: Gods and Natural Disasters in Ancient Greece (Part I) | Ancient Origins
The legend of the birth of Athena, along with stories about other figures from Greek mythology (Medusa, Perseus, etc.) may be metaphors for ancient natural
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11min
May 16, 2025 Genome Study Shows Early Asians Traveled Over 20,000 km to South America | Ancient Origins
Genome study shows early Asians migrated 20,000 km to South America, revealing insights into human evolution, genetic diversity, and Indigenous resilience.
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7min
May 16, 2025 Ancient Origins: Reptiles Appeared 40 Million Years Earlier, Show Australian Fossils | Ancient Origins
Fossil footprints in Australia push back reptile origins by 40 million years, suggesting tetrapods evolved earlier and in Gondwana, not just Euramerica.
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8min
May 15, 2025 New Evidence Suggests Formation in Turkey Might Really Be Noah’s Ark | Ancient Origins
Researchers claim radar and soil evidence from Turkey's Durupınar Formation may point to Noah’s Ark beneath the surface, matching biblical descriptions of the
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6min
May 15, 2025 Get a Grip! What Ancient Human Fossil Fingers Tell Us About Our Ancestors | Ancient Origins
Fossil hands of and H. naledi, our early ancestors, reveal a mix of climbing and tool-use, reshaping our view of human hand evolution.
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7min
May 15, 2025 Murals as Memory: How Early and Ancient Civilizations Preserved Their Culture Visually | Ancient Origins
Murals are for self-expression and knowledge transmission, which is why ancient civilizations—and modern cultures—have both chosen them as a favored art form.
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7min

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