Was Humanity More Advanced in Prehistoric Times Than We Think?
When we think of our most distant ancestors, and prehistory in general, we often think of primitivity, of crude archaic humans who had no mastery
From Pagan Roots to Protestant Reforms: A Religious History of Germany
As of today, Christianity is the most dominant religion in Germany, with a high rate of atheism in the East. This, however, has not always
Archive Tells of Cracking Ancient Greek Language
By Michael Miller/University of Cincinatti A retired Classics professor from Texas donated a collection of papers to the University of Cincinnati detailing the deciphering of an
Sibiu Manuscript: A Forgotten Document on 16th Century Space Flight (video)
This video explores the extraordinary Sibiu Manuscript, discovered in Romania in 1961. Written by 16th century Austrian military engineer Conrad Haas, the manuscript
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
In 1866 James Hole, a writer from Leeds, called for ‘a little wholesome despotism’ in tackling the problems of housing the urban working classes. He
Homo habilis: The Very First Species of Human (Video)
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
US President or American Caesar?
The prospect of a second Donald Trump victory in November’s US election has widely been seen – at least by liberal commentators –as an apocalyptic
Stone Age People Drove Dwarf Hippos and Elephants to Extinction on Cyprus
By Corey J. A. Bradshaw et al./The Conversation Imagine growing up beside the eastern Mediterranean Sea 14,000 years ago. You’re an accomplished sailor of the
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
In June 1947 Kenneth Arnold was flying a small plane over Mount Rainier in Washington when nine bright objects began tracking him at high speed.
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
A rather unusual petition from October 1716 is tucked away in the pope’s diocesan archives in the basilica of San Giovanni in Rome: Antonio Piervenanzi,