(Natural News) The Arabian Peninsula is home to more than 1,000 ancient monuments that are more than 2,500 years older than the U.K.’s Stonehenge. Called “mustatils,” which is the Arabian term for “rectangles,” these rectangular stone structures were likely used by Arabian cattle herders to perform rituals. Researchers from the University of Western Australia arrived at this conclusion after excavating […]

(Natural News) An inscription written on an ancient jar fragment may fill a significant gap in the history of the alphabet, according to a study published April 15 in the journal Antiquity. Discovered in 2018 at a dig site in Tel Lachish, Israel, the fragment dates back to around 3,450 years ago and contains letters used by people in the […]

(Natural News) A treasure trove of valuable artifacts, such as a headdress and four silver buckles inlaid with gold and and semiprecious stones, were stashed away for more than 1,600 years in an ancient grave in Czech Republic. Discovered in 2019 by Czech archaeologists from the East Bohemian Museum, the grave housed the remains of a woman estimated to be aged […]

(Natural News) A team of archaeologists working at an excavation site near the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel have unearthed a 1,500-year-old mosaic that depicts the miracle of Jesus Christ Feeding the Multitude. Hippos, also known as Kinneret, is now located within Israel’s Hippos National Park. Thousands of years ago, it was once a Greco-Roman […]

(Natural News) Research conducted on the practices of the ancient Inca Empire in South America found that they used to sacrifice children to their gods by placing them on top of mountains where they would die by being struck by lightning. The experts who studied this phenomenon believed that children were selected by their communities due […]

(Natural News) Remains of Roman Britons are known for their high nitrogen isotope ratios, which are linked to a sophisticated and abundant diet characterized mainly by seafood. But a study published in the journal Annals of Human Biology found that higher nitrogen isotope ratios, combined with carbon ratios and death rates, correspond to long periods of malnutrition and higher mortality […]

(Natural News) A study by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley suggests that the ancient Maya civilization of Central America may have been more warlike than historians have previously thought. Historians used to believe that the Maya were a kind and relatively peaceful civilization and that the kind of warfare they engaged in was mostly ritualized. In particular, this […]

(Natural News) The Maya civilization was one of the most powerful and scientifically advanced empires of the ancient world. However, by the end of the ninth century, the busy streets of its great stone cities were abandoned, signaling its collapse — an event that, since the 19th century, has intrigued and confused scholars. A recent […]

(Natural News) Early shamans who lived a thousand years ago used cocaine and other mind-altering substances for their rituals, according to a recent study. In their report, researchers have uncovered evidence that suggests that Native American mystics took the drug, as well as several plant-based psychotropics, to alter their consciousness. This comes after a recent investigation of the dry […]

(Natural News) The Mayan civilization dominated Mesoamerica before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. A recent excavation in Guatemala uncovered the remains of a Mayan royal in a pyramid deep in the jungle. One of the three pyramids archaeologists found hosted the complete skeleton of a woman believed to be a Mayan queen. Researchers say her mortal remains are 1,500 years […]