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Some of the Last Remnants of Ancient Civilizations

Global scholars explore new finds shedding light on origins of Chinese civilization

SHENYANG, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Recent excavations at a prehistoric site dating back roughly 5,000 to 5,800 years in northeast China's Liaoning Province have shed fresh light on the o...

China Focus: Global scholars explore new finds shedding light on origins of Chinese civilization

SHENYANG, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Recent excavations at a prehistoric site dating back roughly 5,000 to 5,800 years in northeast China's Liaoning Province have shed fresh light on the o...

This 4,000-year-old city defied the rules of history

As Mohenjo-daro prospered, the gap between its richest and poorest households actually shrank. Its shared infrastructure, fair trade systems, and lack of powerful royal elites sugg...

Hundreds of ancient, never-before-seen ‘earthworks’ discovered in the Amazon

Many of these structures date to around C.E. 100–300, during the time of the Aquiry civilization, and may have been used for ceremonial purposes

From gendered sacrifice to ancient politics: DNA lifts shroud on early Chinese civilisation

Thousands of years ago, a handful of burgeoning civilisations were forming the earliest cultures of what would evolve into China. Among these peoples were the Shimao, who construct...

Exhibition on ancient Chinese civilization opens in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition titled "Harmony Creates Beauty: An Art Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Civilization" opened on Tuesday at the National History Museum of th...

Ancient DNA reveals a chilling secret at China’s 4,000-year-old Shimao city

Ancient DNA from China’s vast 4,000-year-old Shimao settlement is revealing how one of East Asia’s earliest complex societies was organized. Researchers found that its people were...

When gods ruled empires: 4 forgotten religions that shaped civilizations and then vanished 

The ancient world was home to thousands of belief systems, many of which dominated entire regions before slipping into obscurity. Yet while their followers disappeared, many of the...

These 5 Ancient Cities Ruled North America Long Before Columbus

Discover the five ancient cities that once ruled North America — from Cahokia to Teotihuacan — and the remarkable civilizations that built them. The post These 5 Ancient Cities Rul...

Rewriting History: Researchers Uncover a Forgotten Amazon Civilization That May Have Housed 3 Million People

For nearly 1,500 years, the Aquiry civilization shaped southwestern Amazonia, and new research suggests it supported a much larger population than previously believed. Beneath the...

Ancient DNA Reveals the Hidden Origins of China’s Mysterious Shimao Civilization

Ancient DNA from Shimao reveals local origins, broad prehistoric connections, a patrilineal social structure, and gender-specific patterns of human sacrifice. At Shimao, a vast sto...

Traces Of The Ancient Lost Aquery Civilization In The Amazon Found by LiDAR

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Recent airborne laser scanning research shows that a multicultural civilization in southwestern Amazonia, active from 600 BCE to 850 CE, supported...

Scientists Find Evidence of Lost Amazonian Civilization That May Have Been Home to Millions

New airborne laser scans surveying the Amazon have found ancient human structures rewriting the history of this allegedly pristine wilderness.

Nabta Playa: The forgotten 7,000-year-old desert monument older than Stonehenge that may be the world’s first astronomic...

Ancient Serpent Artifacts Discovered In Vichama, Peru Reveal How The Caral Civilization Survived Climate Change

Conny Waters -  AncientPages.com - Vichama is the Inca god of death, vengeance, and fertility, and the son of Inti, the sun god. The name also refers to a significant archaeologica...

Buried Time Capsule In Cave Reveals Previously Unknown Ancient Population Linked To North America

Jan Bartek -  AncientPages.com -  In a remote part of the world, scientists explored a cave high in the mountains. Long ago, this area was a key crossroads for ancient trade. Even...

A 2,500-Year-Old Etruscan Well Began With Bronze Offerings and Ended With Two Human Skeletons

Learn how two bronze statuettes, a bronze plate, and two adult skeletons found in a ritual well in Italy reveal water’s role in founding an Etruscan city.

Archaeologists Say 3,200-Year-Old Inscription May Point to ‘Lost’ Ancient Egyptian City

The city of Mesen lay in a key strategic location for ancient Egypt's military campaigns at the time.

The Ancient Civilization That Built With Seashells Instead of Stone

Long before modern concrete, Florida’s ancient Calusa kingdom built monumental islands, canals, and mounds entirely out of seashells.

What archaeology reveals about the rise of all-powerful rulers

Autocracy wasn’t inevitable in early civilizations. But when riches were there to monopolize, strongmen and inequalities emerged

The Italian City Built On An Ancient Egyptian Secret: Forbidden Underground Caves And Unknown Esoteric Symbols

Ellen Lloyd -  AncientPages.com - Today, this major Italian city attracts many tourists each year. Its museums, palaces, shops, and restaurants are well known, but few are aware of...

3,500-year-old residential complex discovered in Egypt

Eerie 2,100-Year-Old Statue, Skull Fragments, and Ruined Sword Hint at Ritual Activity in Ancient Gaul

Learn how discoveries at an Iron Age settlement near Tours, France, connect ceremonial acts with moments of change, abandonment, and daily Gaulish life.