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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
FAQs about The Ancient Origins News Desk:How many episodes does The Ancient Origins News Desk have?The podcast currently has 2,013 episodes available.
January 20, 2026Tang Dynasty “Golden Armor” Reconstructed After 1,200 Years | Ancient OriginsRare Tang Dynasty armor, gilded in gold, has been digitally reconstructed from fragments found in a royal tomb in Qinghai—offering new insight into ancient military prestige....more5minPlay
January 20, 2026Food Security: Rethinking The Agricultural Revolution | Ancient OriginsThe so-called Agricultural Revolution that sowed the seeds of modern man’s civilization, also ploughed the furrows for its destruction....more4minPlay
January 20, 2026Legendary Lost Basilica of Vitruvius Emerges in “Tutankhamun-like” Find | Ancient OriginsRemains in Fano, Italy may match Vitruvius’ lost basilica, hailed as a “discovery of the century” with an unusually close fit to his ancient description....more4minPlay
January 20, 2026Chasing The Heavens: Ancient Observatories of the Yucatán Maya | Ancient OriginsThe Maya astronomer-priests conducted agro-astronomy at stone observatories, but also held elaborate rituals to subdue the population....more4minPlay
January 20, 2026Trove of Ancient Wine Found in Bronze Age Canaanite Palace Could Fight Cancer | Ancient OriginsLast year, archaeologists discovered a huge hoard of storage vessels in a 6,000 square metre Bronze Age palace at Tel...more3minPlay
January 20, 2026Experts turning to ancient practices to save eco-systems | Ancient OriginsExperts are turning to...more3minPlay
January 19, 2026Scientists Unravel Secrets of a Hidden Room Within a Hidden Room in English Tudor Mansion | Ancient OriginsA team of scientists provided with 3D laser scanners have disclosed the secrets of a hidden room, known as a "priest hole," in the tower of an English Tudor mansion linked to the failed "Gunpowder Plot" to assassinate King James I in 1605....more5minPlay
January 19, 2026Potato Farmer Unearths Huge 6th-Century Balbal Statue in Kyrgyzstan | Ancient OriginsWhile plowing his field in Kyrgyzstan, a potato farmer unearthed a three-meter-long stone balbal statue....more6minPlay
January 19, 2026Republican Tombs Unearthed Beneath Rome’s Modern Suburbs | Ancient OriginsRepublican tombs in Rome’s Pietralata suburb reveal elite burials, a possible Hercules shrine, and two vast basins with an unknown function....more5minPlay
January 19, 2026Cambodia Demands British Museums Return Stolen Khmer Artifacts | Ancient OriginsKhmer artifacts that were criminally looted, many by a British explorer, are in the collections of Britain’s two biggest museums, and Cambodia wants them back!...more5minPlay
FAQs about The Ancient Origins News Desk:How many episodes does The Ancient Origins News Desk have?The podcast currently has 2,013 episodes available.