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The best Ancient Origins articles for this week. Enjoy! [View web version]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Surprise Discovery Reveals Ancient City of Troy is 5,500 Years Old The city of Troy has fascinated people for millennia. Once thought to be purely mythological, the lost city emerged as a real place in history when it was discovered in Turkey by Heinrich Schliemann in the 1870s. Archaeologists in Turkey have now made a surprising discovery indicating the ancient city could be 600 years older than previously believed. This could transform our understanding of the historic city and our past. Experts from the Archaeology Department of Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University (COMU) have been working on the archaeological site of Troy in recent years. [Read more...]( 5,000-Year-Old Temple Emerges from Underwater in Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- An ancient megalithic complex in Spain comparable to England’s Stonehenge has emerged from receding waters in Spain, but within two weeks it might vanish again, forever, if action is not taken now. Receding waters in a reservoir outside Peraleda de la Mata in... [Read more...]( Experts Scramble to Study Ancient Fort Before It’s Lost to the Sea --------------------------------------------------------------- Archaeologists working on the 2,500-year-old Dinas Dinlle hill fort on the Gwynedd coastline in Wales are racing a climate change clock to uncover the site’s secrets before they are lost to the sea. The bad news is there’s an ever-present... [Read more...]( Suggested Weekly Video [AFRICAN GOLD | The story of Mansa Musa, the Richest Man In History]( SARGON OF AKKAD: The Rise and Fall of An Empire 8000-Year-Old Shipyard Located off English Coast is World’s Oldest Marine archaeologists have published stunning images of what they think is an 8000-year-old shipyard located just off the coast of England. They have just found a large number of timber boards that may have once been a platform on the seafloor. Researchers believe that the submerged structure may provide new insights into Stone Age technology and society. The find was made by divers from the Maritime Archaeology Trust. They made the discovery at the “submerged Mesolithic landscape at Bouldnor Cliff, [which] lies on the edge of the drowned palaeo-valley and is... [Read more...]( Unearthing the Ancients: Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun --------------------------------------------------------------- The ancient age of Egypt, the enigmatic pharaohs and the rich history of the Nile valley , are without a doubt one of the most exciting and wondrous aspects of modern archaeology. Filled with several millennia of rich history, the fertile Nile valley was the subject of some of the greatest achievements in the world of archaeology and related... [Read more...]( ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Pictish Stone Discovered In Scotland --------------------------------------------------------------- The rare discovery of a Pictish symbol stone has been uncovered deep in the Scottish Highlands, and it is truly marvelous. 1,200 years old and originally standing more than two meters (6.56 ft.) high, an ancient monolith, a spiritual monument, was found decorated with a spread of classic Pictish symbols . Experts are rightfully declaring this find as... [Read more...]( Viking Invasion Resurrected Ireland's Failing Population The early medieval period in Ireland (400-1200 AD) was a time of key importance. It was a turning point in European history and the origin of much contemporary Irish culture and identity. Ireland, the early medieval “land of saints and scholars”, had much cultural and economic growth during the 5th and 6th centuries. Elsewhere in Europe there were unstable populations in the wake of the fall of Rome. Until now it was assumed that this Irish Golden Age was followed by stability and consolidation, and a steadily increasing population, despite disruption caused by Viking raids throughout the 9th century... [Read more...]( Ancient Alien-Like Heads Discovered in Croatia --------------------------------------------------------------- Archaeologists digging in Croatia have unearthed three ancient alien-like skeletons and two have artificially elongated skulls. Since 12,000-years-ago in ancient China, all over the ancient world, from Eurasia and across Africa to South America, people deliberately deformed the shapes of their children’s skulls... [Read more...]( Fort Kyk-Over-Al and the Dutch Defense of Guyana --------------------------------------------------------------- The Dutch have had a long presence in the Caribbean and Latin America and a form of Dutch is still spoken in parts of the region. The European nation has left many architectural and archaeological remains in the area, one of which is the remains of Fort Kyk-Over-Al, in the South American country of Guyana... [Read more...]( Human Bone Found at Orkney’s Neolithic Cathedral, Ness of Brodgar Archaeologists excavating a vast Neolithic cathedral at Ness of Brodgar on the Scottish island of Orkney have made the rare discovery of a human arm bone . While the discovery of a single bone might seem less than newsworthy, the reason this discovery is special is because human remains are very rare at this ancient site. This excites experts who now have the chance to learn more about the 5,000 year old civilization who built one of the most magnificent stone buildings of the ancient world. The bone was found “deliberately” placed beneath the foundations of a wall in a vast stone built temple, and that wall... [Read more...]( You Might Like [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Copyright 2019 Ancient Origins - Stella Novus Limited, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter list. If you do not wish to receive our newsletter emails in the future, please unsubscribe here. Stella Novus Limited | 6 Abbey Business Park | Baldoyle Industrial Estate | Dublin 13 | D13 N738 | Ireland | +353 876 087 916 [Unsubscribe here](