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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August 18, 2026 A Puzzling 1,300-Year-Old Trade Complex Uncovered Beneath a Bus Terminal in Israel | Ancient Origins
A 1,300-year-old Early Islamic complex with streets, shops, warehouses, and pottery kilns has been uncovered beneath a bus terminal project in Ramat Gan.
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6min
August 18, 2026 Spiked Club May Have Delivered Visby’s Final Blows | Ancient Origins
A new study links square skull wounds from the 1361 Battle of Visby to a spiked club, possibly used as the kill strike after earlier attacks.
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4min
August 17, 2026 Is this the World’s Oldest Image of a Mind‑altering Plant? | Ancient Origins
Could El Castillo Cave preserve the world’s oldest image of a psychoactive plant? A new interpretation points to belladonna or henbane.
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7min
August 17, 2026 Iron Age Woman Unearthed in a Suspiciously Well-Crafted Grave | Ancient Origins
Archaeologists uncover a probable Iron Age burial at Evelix Quarry in Scotland, where a woman’s skeleton lay inside an unusual stone-lined structure.
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5min
August 17, 2026 Tell Abu Saifi Discoveries Reshape Interpretation of Ancient Egyptian Site | Ancient Origins
Discoveries at Tell Abu Saifi reveal ancient roads, fortifications, and inscriptions that reshape understanding of Egypt’s Horus Military Road.
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5min
August 17, 2026 Ancient Colombians Built a Huge Water System Without Centralized Rule | Ancient Origins
A new study suggests Zenú communities in Colombia built La Mojana’s vast raised fields and canals through cooperation, not centralized rule.
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7min
August 16, 2026 Viking Ship Burial Reveals an Older Grave Beneath It | Ancient Origins
Archaeologists reopening a Viking ship burial on Karmøy found a probable Bronze Age grave beneath it, plus preserved Viking-era plants.
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6min
August 16, 2026 Ancient Greek Elites May Have Worn Meteorite-Iron Rings | Ancient Origins
Chemical tests suggest ancient Greek elites wore meteorite-iron rings, a rare celestial metal linked to power, trade, and status.
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4min
August 15, 2026 2,400-Year-Old Aspendos Tomb May Belong to a Wrestler | Ancient Origins
A 2,400-year-old grave containing Aspendos coins depicting wrestlers may belong to an ancient athlete, but archaeologists are still investigating.
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6min
August 15, 2026 New Göbekli Tepe Finds May Reveal Ancient Homes | Ancient Origins
New rectangular structures at Göbekli Tepe may have been homes, offering rare clues to daily life beside its monumental Neolithic enclosures.
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6min

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