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, ...

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Xi'an was the ancient capital of China during several dynasties, including the Tang and Qin. It boasts rich historical sites such as the Terracotta Warriors, the Great Wild Goose Pagoda ...

Rock inscriptions in Greek were discovered on a mountain in Central Asia. Credit: CAAL website 9((CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons Ancient Greek inscriptions carved on a rock were recently found ...

The ancient Egyptians employed a host of exotic ingredients – some apparently imported from as far away as Southeast Asia – to mummify their dead, as revealed by a new analysis of containers ...

But the history of bronze across Asia is so rich, so ancient, that scholars around the world are still uncovering its secrets. In the Netherlands, for instance, they recently found that a tantric ...

Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and Emo, revealing that ancient molluscs ...

The Scythian nomads known as Sakas fought against the ancient Greeks of India, who ruled a large kingdom in South Asia. Credit: world history encyclopedia / Simeon Netchev CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The ancient ...

Researchers from Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates, working with regional and international collaborators, have ...

The mass production of silver coins in the Roman Empire had an unintended effect: spewing so much lead into the atmosphere ...

Researchers used drone imagery to analyze the full scope of a massive, 3,000-year-old fortress in the Caucasus mountains.