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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January 17, 2026 Scholars rethink the beginnings of civilizations following discoveries in Burnt City of Iran | Ancient Origins
Archaeologists digging in the Burnt City of southeastern Iran have excavated a piece of leather adorned with drawings
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4min
January 17, 2026 Moses & the Feathered Serpent: Did the Hebrew Lawgiver Secretly Inspire a Mexican Myth? | Ancient Origins
Moses, the ancient Hebrew Lawgiver, is certainly never associated with Mexico in any traditional texts, either religi
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22min
January 17, 2026 Niumatou Site: An Archaeological Preservation of Taiwan’s Lost Aborigines | Ancient Origins
As long as 5,500 years ago the Formosan, Taiwan’s indigenous peoples, lived in small settlements in relative isolation along the coastal terrace in the Taichung (formerly Niumatou) basin areas.
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6min
January 16, 2026 NASA Book Argues Archaeology Can Help Decode Alien Signals | Ancient Origins
NASA’s SETI book links archaeology and interstellar communication, arguing ancient-script decipherment may guide how we interpret alien signals.
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8min
January 16, 2026 Exotic Wildlife Pits Hint at China’s Earliest Royal Zoo | Ancient Origins
Archaeologists at Yinxu, Anyang report sacrificial pits with wild animals and bronze bells, suggesting a managed Shang dynasty zoo-like menagerie.
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5min
January 16, 2026 Surprise Discovery of 45,000-Year-Old Tools in Mongolia Indicates Early Human Migration | Ancient Origins
The discovery of 45,000-year-old stone tools in Mongolia reveals that early humans migrated to the region sooner than previously believed.
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5min
January 16, 2026 The Incredible World of Painted Skulls and Bone Houses | Ancient Origins
Overlooking the Alps, in the idyllic Austrian mountain town of Hallstatt, a few hundred grave markers indicate the resting place of former residents.
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15min
January 16, 2026 Medina al-Zahira: Almanzor’s Lost City May Finally Be Found | Ancient Origins
LiDAR analysis suggests the site of Medina al Zahira, the mighty Almanzor’s “lost city” in Al Andalus, may have been identified near Alcolea, east of Córdoba.
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5min
January 16, 2026 Ancient Trade Route reveals Prehistoric Inhabitants of Ireland preferred Exotic Gold | Ancient Origins
A new study using scientific methods to examine where Irish gold came from has found that there may have been trade b
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4min
January 15, 2026 Earliest Homo Looked Nothing Like A Human, Skeleton Suggests | Ancient Origins
New Koobi Fora fossils show Homo habilis had long, powerful arms and a more primitive body, challenging assumptions about what the earliest Homo looked like.
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6min

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