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The best Ancient Origins articles for this week. Enjoy! [logo4fixed] View this email [in your browser]( [Top10Banner]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [image?cs_ema...]( Archaeologists Unearth the ‘Golden Man’ of the Saka Burial Mound in Kazakhstan [img3]( Last week, Ancient Origins reported on the fascinating discovery of a golden treasure left by the ancient Saka people in a burial mound in Kazakhstan. It was called one of the most significant finds in helping archaeologists unravel the history of the ancient Scythian sub-group. Now, archaeologists have found the missing element of the Saka burial mound – a ‘golden man’... [Read more...]( The Snallygaster: Century-Old Fake News Terrorized Citizens of Maryland… But the Creature May be Real [img3]( The Snallygaster is a mysterious unknown cryptid that is said to look like a dragon. The legend of the beast originated with German immigrants that settled in Frederick County in Central Maryland. Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic state that's defined by its abundant waterways and coastlines on the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. It is a neighboring state west of New Jersey... [Read more...]( Submerged Stone Age Settlement ‘Opens Up New Path’ for Finnish Archaeology [secret-text]( The prehistoric settlement submerged under Lake Kuolimojärvi provides us with a clearer picture of the human occupation in South Karelia during the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic Stone Age (about 10,000 – 6,000 years ago) and it opens up a new research path in Finnish archaeology.In the early Stone Age, the water levels in the small lakes located in the southern parts of what are today Lake Kuolimojärvi and Saimaa were several meters below the present levels... [Read more...]( 13-year-old Mythical Beast Filmed in Canadian Wilderness? [img3]( Was an unknown 'humanoid creature' spotted stalking a moose in Gaspésie, Québec, Canada, or is this shaky video another poor quality Internet hoax? What appears as a six-foot "faceless," hitherto unrecorded human-like creature, was filmed "stalking a moose" and sensationalist publications are claiming the video has "sparked worldwide panic" as the identity of the beast baffled millions... [Read more...]( [banner_0]( Eridu: The Sumerian Garden of Eden and the Oldest City in the World? [img3]( Today, Eridu is often considered to be one of the oldest permanent settlements in Mesopotamia, and perhaps even in the world. The ancient Sumerians also believed that Eridu was the first city in the world and they documented that belief in the Sumerian King List and the Eridu Genesis . At least 18 layers of settlement are found at the site, could the ancient Sumerian belief be possible?... [Read more...]( House of Visual Delights Discovered in Pompeii [alchemical]( The director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, Massimo Osanna has announced another momentous discovery at the ruined city. Archaeologists have unearthed a house that belonged to a member of the local elite and has many precious wall paintings. The experts have provisionally named the discovery the ‘House of Jupiter’. It is believed that the dwelling was previously discovered but was forgotten by history. The re-discovered house is expected to add to our knowledge of Pompeii and the art and culture of a Roman provincial town in the first century AD. [Read more...]( In the Depths for 2000 Years: Ancient Shipwrecks Discovered Back-to-Back in the Black Sea [img3]( The Black Sea has been a busy place for underwater archaeology this week. Two ancient shipwrecks have been discovered – one Roman, one Greek. Both are merchant vessels which sunk to the depths roughly 2,000 years ago and neither have given up all of their secrets. UNTV reports the Roman ship was found not far from Sevastopol on the Crimean coast. Sonar scans revealed the ancient vessel... [Read more...]( [banner]( Huge Bronze Age Citadel, Three Times Larger than Troy, Found in Romania [img3]( Archaeologists had no idea of the immensity of the project they had begun when they started excavating an archaeological site in Sântana, Arad county, Romania almost a decade ago. They’ve now realized that they are dealing with the huge remains of a Bronze Age citadel. Specifically, it is a fortress that was about three times larger than the famed city of Troy. Archaeology News Network reports that the joint team... [Read more...]( Surprise Discovery of 4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Sphinx with Human Head and Lion Body [img3]( Local authorities in Egypt have announced the discovery of an ancient sphinx statue between two of the best known ancient temples in the country – Karnak and Luxor. The discovery was made by chance, during a restoration project, and stunned the construction workers who found it. There have been very few sphinxes discovered in modern times and the find will add to our knowledge of... [Read more...]( Was Socrates in Space? A Question of Ancient Spaceflight [infant-dna]( The ancient Greeks are credited with having made many early advancements in science and mathematics which influenced later western civilization. Aristarchus of Samos proposed an essentially heliocentric cosmology millennia before Copernicus, and Archytas is credited with inventing a steam-powered flying machine long before the Wright brothers invented their powered flying machine in 1903. As a result, it is not surprising that some speculate that the ancient Greeks and other similarly advanced civilizations, such as ancient China and India, may have been even more advanced than is currently believed, even capable of ancient spaceflight. 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