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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June 12, 2026 Oldest Structure at Hadrian's Villa Uncovered Beneath Imperial Palace Complex | Ancient Origins
Discover the oldest structure found at Hadrian's Villa near Rome. Archaeologists have unearthed a Republican era hypogeum beneath the imperial palace complex.
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4min
June 12, 2026 11 Dots on a Guatemala Figurine May Be Oldest Mesoamerican Numbers | Ancient Origins
A 2,700-year-old clay figurine from La Blanca, Guatemala, bears 11 impressed dots that researchers say may be the oldest written numbers in Mesoamerica, dating to 750–650 BC.
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7min
June 12, 2026 Archaeologists Uncover 4,000-year-old Evidence of Siege Warfare from Ancient Mesopotamia | Ancient Origins
Archaeologists in Iraqi Kurdistan uncover 4,000-year-old evidence of siege warfare at Kurd Qaburstan — burned buildings, cuneiform tablets, and 17 unburied individuals reveal the fall of ancient Qabra.
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9min
June 11, 2026 New Discoveries in Otto the Great’s Tomb Restoration | Ancient Origins
Discover the latest findings from the restoration of Otto the Great's tomb in Magdeburg Cathedral, including DNA confirmation of the Holy Roman Emperor's remains.
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6min
June 11, 2026 The Hydraulic System That Built Angkor Wat — and Ultimately Destroyed It
Angkor Wat's vast hydraulic network of canals, reservoirs, and moats sustained the Khmer Empire for centuries — until climate stress and engineering failure brought it down.
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11min
June 11, 2026 Oldest Maya Long Count Calendar Date Reveals Royal Power | Ancient Origins
Discover the oldest Maya Long Count calendar date found at El Palmar, Mexico and learn how ancient Maya kings used time and astronomy to legitimize their divine power.
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5min
June 10, 2026 Athens' Oldest Coins Reveal a Lost Ancient Silver Trade That Spanned the World
Discover how the silver mines of Laurion transformed Athens into a Mediterranean superpower, funding trade, naval expansion, democracy, and empire during Greece's Golden Age. Athens Silver Mines
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8min
June 10, 2026 Göbekli Tepe’s Vulture Stone Connected to Europe’s Trypillia Culture | Ancient Origins
Discover how a new study links the ancient symbolism of Göbekli Tepe's Vulture Stone in Turkey to the Neolithic Trypillia culture in Eastern Europe.
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6min
June 10, 2026 99% of Ancient Greek Literature Lost: Reconstructing Aristotle’s Protrepticus
Scholars estimate 99% of ancient Greek literature is lost forever. Discover how Aristotle's lost Protrepticus survived in fragments and what its reconstruction reveals about the ancient world.
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11min
June 09, 2026 Paracas Skulls: Alien Mystery or Human Ingenuity? | Ancient Origins
Explore the mystery of the elongated Paracas Skulls from ancient Peru. Did DNA testing reveal an alien species, or does modern science point to extreme human body modification?
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10min

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