In ancient previews of the famous Brazilian Carnival, pre-colonial people in Brazil apparently gathered in summer months to feast on migratory fish and share alcoholic drinks, a new study has determin ...

The modern era has witnessed an incredible surge in the popularity of all forms of media concerning the mythology of the ancient Mesopotamians.

Deep inside Maszycka Cave in southern Poland, researchers discovered something shocking and disturbing about the behavior of prehistoric people who lived in the region around 16,000 BC.

A major archaeological discovery near Sturgeon Lake First Nation territory, the traditional home of the Plains Cree territory in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, is reshaping history, challengin ...

Many scholars who have studied the question have come up with theories about the location of Alexander the Great’s final resting place, which has made this one of the most hotly debated mysteries in a ...

In 2014, a remarkable and unprecendented discovery was made in a plowed field in western Scotland—the Galloway Hoard, the most significant collection of Viking Age artifacts ever unearthed in Britain ...

At the ancient Motza site, researchers unearthed a tomb dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period (7,100 to 6,700 BC). The burial contained the remains of a woman who may have held a ...

During explorations in the rugged and arid Negev Highlands of southern Israel, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities authority (IAA) stumbled upon something both extraordinary and totally unexpec ...

Thoroughly excavated and well-analyzed cult sites are essential for comprehending the evolving and diverse ritual behaviors of different pre-Christian societies.

Thirty feet (9.14 m) under the surface of the cold, murky Baltic Sea, Brendan Foley spotted something unusual in the wreckage of an ancient ship.

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, ...