April 28, 2012

Butt-kicking female warriors are hardly a new concept. They’ve been around for centuries. Now, a recently discovered statue indicates women did battle all the way back in the ancient Roman Empire…as female gladiators. Did Female Gladiators Exist? Female warriors have long roots in history. Now, it appears we can trace those roots all the way…

April 27, 2012

Archaeology is, in many respects, the study of ancient human garbage. But in 1973, Professor William Rathje of the University of Arizona took this to a whole other level. Yes, he assigned his students to study garbage. But not ancient garbage. Instead, he asked them to study modern garbage from people living in Tucson, Arizona….

April 19, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about a photo from Thor Heyerdahl’s excavation of the tallest mo’ai on Easter Island (37 feet tall). Recently, it came to our attention that the Easter Island Statue Project (EISP) is excavating two other mo’ai. They might not be as tall as Heyerdahl’s statue, but they more than make up for it…

March 22, 2012

Contrary to popular opinion, the Great Wall of China wasn’t built all at once. Construction on various walls to keep out Mongol invaders began as early as the 7th century BC. Over the ensuing centuries, more walls were built. The current standing wall was largely restored from earlier versions during the Ming Dynasty. The Lost Great…

March 7, 2012

It looks like ancient Celtic warriors traveled miles past Europe’s boundaries…thousands of miles in fact…all the way to China’s mysterious Taklamakan Desert. Did Ancient Celtic Warriors go to China? The ancient Celts were a group of tribal societies that existed during the Iron Age and Medieval Europe. At its peak, the Celtic tribes encompassed a…

March 2, 2012

Were the Neanderthals land-locked? Or did they master the seas as ancient mariners? Neanderthals: Were they Ancient Mariners? Recently, researchers discovered Neanderthal-type tools in Greece as well as on several Greek islands. Although they have yet to be dated, they provide some intriguing evidence that Neanderthals crossed the Mediterranean Sea 100,000 years ago. It’s possible…

February 23, 2012

The big news out of Mexico is the discovery of 23 carved stones dating back to the pre-Christopher Columbus days. Ancient Aztec Carvings? The stones, which are of Aztec origin, depict numerous myths including an ancient cosmic war that gave birth to the moon and stars. Here’s more on these strange Aztec carvings from Past…

January 14, 2012

Scholars generally agree that anatomically modern humans first appeared in Africa about 200,000 years ago. But do human fossils go back that far? What is the Oldest Human Fossil? In truth, the fossil record doesn’t exact support the so-called “Out of Africa” theory. In fact, its quite skimpy in this regard. Complicating this is the…