Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Early humans in the Ethiopian highlands selected specific rocks for tool-making purposes as far back as 1.5 million years. Now, an international team of researchers focuses on this important subject of… Read More "Acheulian Culture Of Ethiopian Highlands And Their Prehistoric Tool Selection To Make Society’s Life Easier"
As genetic research into the characteristics of ancient DNA has increased, scientists have uncovered a wealth of valuable information about how prehistoric people really lived. In a study conducted by an interdisciplinary team of experts… Read More "Neolithic Communities in Europe Featured Surprising Gender Equality"
‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review
Disputing Disaster is a book about the First World War’s origins and causes, not – as its title suggests – the war itself. It discusses six historians who have written on a century-old debate that… Read More "‘Disputing Disaster’ by Perry Anderson review"
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Massacre of Glencoe occurred in Glen Coe, located in the Highlands of Scotland, on February 13, 1692. Approximately 38 members and associates of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by… Read More "Untold Story Of The Glencoe Massacre In1692 Revealed By Archaeologists In Scotland"
Gnosticism is an esoteric religious movement which has flourished in the first centuries AD. It offers a truly unique view on existence, and blends theology, mysticism and cosmology. Divine wisdom, human redemption, and cosmic error… Read More "Sophia and the Fall: The Gnostic Creation Myth Explained"
‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
You never quite know what you’ll find when you open the door to one of England’s many ancient parish churches. Perhaps there will be a glorious, overblown tomb, or perhaps some miraculously preserved remnant of… Read More "‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review"
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Over 1,200 years ago, a magnificent Viking ship was laid to rest in a burial mound, sparking curiosity among modern scientists eager to unravel its secrets. Among these mysteries is… Read More "Viking Ship Found With Unexpected Goods For Unclear Purpose Puzzles Scientists"
Talgua Cave, known also as the ‘Cave of the Glowing Skulls’, is a cave located in the Olancho Valley, which is situated in Catacamas, a municipality in northeastern Honduras. The cave’s name may be said… Read More "Unveiling Talgua Cave: The Glowing Skulls of Honduras’ Past"
Thanks to Joseph Goebbels, the film director Georg Wilhelm Pabst luxuriated in a massive budget for the dramatised documentary he shot in occupied Prague during the autumn of 1942. Commissioned to celebrate the long history… Read More "Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic? | History Today"
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Are you going to celebrate Halloween on October 31? If so, you may already know it originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. During Samhain, lighting bonfires and wearing… Read More "Why Are Apples So Important During Halloween?"