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 29, 2026 78,000 Years of History: Africa's Oldest Human Burial Found in a Kenyan Cave | Ancient Origins
Archaeologists studying the
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7min
May 28, 2026 Cheddar Man: The 10,000-Year-Old DNA That Rewrote Britain's First Inhabitants | Ancient Origins
When British archaeologists completed radiocarbon analysis of a skeleton that came to be known as Cheddar Man, they e
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7min
May 27, 2026 Traces of 2,000-Year-Old Motherhood Cult Discovered in Turkey | Ancient Origins
Five kourotrophos terracotta figurines found at Tatarlı Höyük in Turkey reveal ancient motherhood rituals and childcare beliefs in Hellenistic Cilicia.
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5min
May 27, 2026 Mysterious Ancient Tunnel Found Beneath Jerusalem Baffles Archaeologists | Ancient Origins
Beneath the crowded streets and ancient stone walls of Jerusalem, archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable tunnel t
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8min
May 27, 2026 Seeds of Trade: Seed Origins Rewrite the Story of Trade Among Ancient Kingdoms | Ancient Origins
Seeds seem insignificant when first held in the hand, but scientists and historians from the Israel Antiquities Autho
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6min
May 26, 2026 Dingo’s Ritual Burial Reveals Bond Between Indigenous People and Wild Canine | Ancient Origins
For more than a thousand years, the dingo’s howl echoed across the Australian landscape, a common sound for Indigenou
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7min
May 25, 2026 Ancient DNA Reveals Prehistoric 'Patchwork Families' in Neolithic Europe | Ancient Origins
A groundbreaking ancient DNA study of 5,000-year-old German megalithic tombs reveals Neolithic patchwork families and incredible long-distance mobility.
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5min
May 24, 2026 150,000-Year-Old Rainforest Discovery Rewrites Early Human History | Ancient Origins
Discover how 150,000-year-old stone tools found in a Côte d'Ivoire rainforest are rewriting human history and proving early Homo sapiens' remarkable adaptability.
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6min
May 24, 2026 100 Abbasid-Era Gold Jewelry Pieces Unearthed at Ancient Dariyah | Ancient Origins
A 100-piece Abbasid-era gold jewelry collection has been unearthed at Dariyah, Saudi Arabia, revealing the advanced craftsmanship of Islam's Golden Age over 1,100 years ago.
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5min
May 23, 2026 The Bayeux Tapestry Tells the Norman Victors' Story - Here's the English Version | Ancient Origins
Discover what the Norman Conquest felt like from an English perspective through medieval texts like the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and the Life of King Edward, written in the aftermath of 1066.
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6min

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