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 25, 2026 Vast Roman Necropolis Found Beneath Zadar, Croatia's Oldest City | Ancient Origins
A massive Roman necropolis with 3,000+ tombs confirmed beneath Zadar, Croatia. What 500 years of burials reveal about ancient Iader's society and trade.
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6min
March 25, 2026 Cousins Married to Protect Their Farmland in Bronze Age Greece | Ancient Origins
Some 4,000 years ago in Mycenaean Greece it was customary to marry one’s cousin to prevent the division of family farmland.
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4min
March 25, 2026 Viking Pendants Suggest Ritual Gender Roles, New Study Says | Ancient Origins
A new study suggests that 1000-year-old Viking pendants represent a ritual space where traditional gender roles melted away.
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5min
March 24, 2026 A Volcano Eruption Changed Lives in Fiji 2,500-years-ago. 100 Generations Have Kept the Story Alive | Ancient Origins
Often dismissed as fiction, the fascinating ability of the Fijian culture to keep their history remembered through oral traditions now has some scientific backing.
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6min
March 24, 2026 Oldest Stilted Village in Europe Found Underwater Behind Defensive Spikes | Ancient Origins
Underwater team finds 8,000-year-old stilt village in Lake Ohrid, Albania, possibly Europe's oldest, guarded by 100,000 wooden spikes.
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5min
March 24, 2026 Female Amazon warrior buried 2,500 years ago in Altai Mountains was... male | Ancient Origins
By The Siberian Times reporter
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3min
March 24, 2026 Israel's Stonehenge No Longer Alone: Dozens of Stone Circles Discovered | Ancient Origins
AI and satellite imagery have uncovered 28 new ancient stone circles in the Golan Heights, proving the "Israeli Stonehenge" (Rujm el-Hiri ) is not a unique monument.
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8min
March 23, 2026 Concentric "Nested" Complexes Revealed in Maya Landscape | Ancient Origins
Discover the recent archaeological findings in the Yucatán Peninsula where concentric "nested" architectural complexes reveal evidence of ancient Maya marketplaces and hidden trade networks.
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6min
March 23, 2026 Ancient DNA Reveals How Farming Shift Pushed Andean Society to Brink | Ancient Origins
Ancient DNA from Argentina's Uspallata Valley shows local hunter-gatherers adopted agriculture but later faced severe crises, relying on family networks to survive.
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6min
March 23, 2026 Lost in Time Faces Revealed on the Elgin Marbles | Ancient Origins
Groundbreaking research has revealed new details about the Elgin Marbles that were lost for centuries.
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5min

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