A new study by an international team of scientists has found evidence that ancient elephant fossils recovered in the Kashmir…
Like all legal institutions, the Spanish Inquisition recognised that justice needed not only to be done but also to be…
When we think of our most distant ancestors, and prehistory in general, we often think of primitivity, of crude archaic…
As of today, Christianity is the most dominant religion in Germany, with a high rate of atheism in the East.…
By Michael Miller/University of Cincinatti A retired Classics professor from Texas donated a collection of papers to the University of Cincinnati…
This video explores the extraordinary Sibiu Manuscript, discovered in Romania in 1961. Written by 16th century Austrian military…
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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…
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By Corey J. A. Bradshaw et al./The Conversation Imagine growing up beside the eastern Mediterranean Sea 14,000 years ago. You’re…