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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March 07, 2025 How Mithraism Influenced Christianity | Ancient Origins
Mithraism shaped early Christianity, impacting ancient rituals and shared beliefs, influencing philosophy and religious traditions.
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8min
March 07, 2025 Was Neolithic Stone Circle in Dorset, England the Model for Stonehenge? | Ancient Origins
New research reveals that the Flagstones monument predates Stonehenge by at least 200 years, and may have served as the model for England’s Neolithic circles.
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6min
March 06, 2025 Unearthing the Secrets of Teos, a Forgotten Greek City-State in Ionia (Turkey) | Ancient Origins
Four years of excavations in the Greek-Ionian city-state of Teos in Turkey have produced marvelous insights about ancient, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures.
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8min
March 06, 2025 2,400-Year-Old Ceramic Puppets Found Displayed on Pyramid in El Salvador | Ancient Origins
Archaeologists excavating an ancient pyramid in El Salvador found a display of five unusual figurines, dated to 400 BC, at the very top of this structure.
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6min
March 05, 2025 1.5-Million-Year-Old Bone Tools from Tanzania Are Oldest Ever Found, By Far! | Ancient Origins
The world’s oldest bone tools have been found in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, dating back 1.5 million years, or a million years before the next oldest examples.
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8min
March 05, 2025 The Enigma of the Round Towers, Ireland’s Mysterious Medieval Monuments | Ancient Origins
Ireland’s round towers, built in medieval times, puzzle historians. Despite their proximity to churches, their origins, purpose, and builders remain a mystery.
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11min
March 04, 2025 First Bronze Age Settlement Found in Maghreb (Morocco), Dating to 2,000 BC | Ancient Origins
A notable historical gap has been filled, with the discovery of the first-ever Bronze Age (2,200 to 800 BC) settlement in the Maghreb (North Africa).
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6min
March 04, 2025 Researchers Map 7,000-Year-Old Canal System of World’s Oldest City | Ancient Origins
A team of researchers has successfully mapped the complex irrigation canal network that sustained the farms of Eridu, the first Sumerian and Mesopotamian city.
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7min
March 03, 2025 What Did the Romans Give Us? Pollution and Climate Change | Ancient Origins
The behaviors responsible for modern climate change were in evidence 2,000 years ago in the Roman Empire as well, thanks to development and industrialization.
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6min
March 03, 2025 Multinational Mediterranean Community Thrived on Ischia in 8th Century BC | Ancient Origins
The picturesque Mediterranean island of Ischia, which is near the western coastline of Italy, was home to a cosmopolitan community of settlers and visitors in
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6min

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