Tag: Ancient civilizations

Archaeologists in Belgium were surprised when they discovered a skeleton in a Roman-era cremation cemetery that turned out to be 2,500 years older than they initially thought. Upon closer examination, they found that the...

The world's oldest writing system may have originated from symbols used for trade on stone cylinder seals, a recent study suggests. These seals were used in Mesopotamia for exchanging farming produce and textiles, and...

Diary note: it may seem a while off, but the end of the world is still scheduled for 2030, precise date TBC. After once suggesting that nameless devastation could be upon us in 2012,...

A remarkable discovery in South Africa's Free State Province has sparked intrigue among scientists and researchers. This discovery involves a mysterious animal depicted in cave art that has long baffled experts. The creature in...

The Olympics in Paris have been making headlines, especially with concerns about the cleanliness of the Seine River where athletes are swimming. Despite efforts to clean up the river, there have been reports of...

Deaf experimental psychologist Rain Bosworth has discovered that babies have a natural ability to understand sign language, according to Meghan Rosen in “Primed to sign” (SN: 4/26/24). This has led reader Suzanne Lijek to...

In the year A.D. 79, a massive volcano in southern Italy awakened suddenly, causing one of the deadliest natural disasters in the ancient world. The eruption led to the deaths of at least 1,500...

It is the late fifth century B.C., and a mercenary soldier in the ancient city-state of Notion in modern-day Turkey hides a small jug filled with gold coins, known as darics, under the earthen...

A recent study has shed new light on the mysterious Homo floresiensis, also known as the 'hobbit' human, who lived on the island of Flores in Indonesia. The study, published in the journal Nature...

An ancient Peruvian temple discovered under a sand dune is rewriting what we know about civilizations that lived up to 3,500 years before the Inca. The temple reveals the early emergence of institutional religion...