Episodi

  • New Great Pyramid "Internal Pulley System" Theory Examined | Ancient Origins
    Jan 22 2026
    New research proposes the Great Pyramid was built with the help of an internal counterweight-and-pulley system, challenging ramp-only models and offering testable predictions.
    Mostra di più Mostra meno
    6 min
  • What Would Happen to Earth if our Moon Were Obliterated? | Ancient Origins
    Jan 22 2026
    One of the most fascinating things about the evolution of life on Earth is its connection to the sky above.
    Mostra di più Mostra meno
    8 min
  • New Paranthropus Jaw Finds a Home Farther North Than Expected | Ancient Origins
    Jan 21 2026
    A 2.6-million-year-old Paranthropus jaw from Ethiopia’s Afar region expands the genus’ range and suggests these robust hominins were more adaptable than assumed.
    Mostra di più Mostra meno
    4 min
  • Decapitated Pompeii Man Was Not Killed By the Block | Ancient Origins
    Jan 21 2026
    https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/pompeii-0012252At the end of May, archaeologists working at Pompeii made a remarkable and grisly discovery when they unearthed the remains of a man who had apparently been decapitated by a huge rock. However, further excavation has found the skull and its condition tells a different story for the cause of death.
    Mostra di più Mostra meno
    5 min
  • “Erato Loves…”: Pompeii Graffiti Reveals Romance and Raunch | Ancient Origins
    Jan 21 2026
    New imaging has uncovered 79 previously unseen Pompeii graffiti, including “Erato loves…,” gladiator sketches, insults, and intimate confessions from everyday Roman life.
    Mostra di più Mostra meno
    4 min
  • The Pleiades, Blue Print of the Seven Hills of Rome and Other Sacred Cities | Ancient Origins
    Jan 21 2026
    Two thousand years after the death of Ovid – the Roman poet who was banished by Augustus from Rome to the remote town of Tomis on the Black Sea in 8 AD – the reason for his exile remains a mystery.
    Mostra di più Mostra meno
    3 min
  • Digs to Uncover Secrets of Ancient Enigmatic Al-Ula Civilizations | Ancient Origins
    Jan 21 2026
    Archaeologists are about to begin excavations at Al-Ula in Saudi Arabia in the hope of uncovering secrets about the Dadanite, Lihyanite and Nabatean civilizations.
    Mostra di più Mostra meno
    5 min
  • Medieval Fortress Found in Southwestern Crimea’s Layered Defensive Network | Ancient Origins
    Jan 20 2026
    Archaeologists have identified a rare two-tower medieval “isar” fortress near Rodnoye in southwestern Crimea, shedding light on Theodoro-era defenses.
    Mostra di più Mostra meno
    4 min