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[View web version]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 5000-year-old Pyramid Structure Leads to Grisly Finds In Peru In Peru, archaeologists have uncovered a mysterious pyramid structure in a massive archaeological complex. The pyramid may have been used for ceremonial purposes and could even have been the site of human sacrifices. It is hoped that this discovery will help researchers to better understand one of the first Andean civilizations. The amazing discovery was made at the Sechin Archaeological Project , in the northern province of Casma in the Ancash region. This historic site dates back over 5000 years and it is believed to have been the center... [Read more...]( Secrets of Iron Age Oman Revealed By Copper Mining Necropolis --------------------------------------------------------------- Archaeologists in Oman’s Al Sharqiyah governorate have discovered an Iron Age settlement, copper mine, and necropolis with 45 tombs. The tombs are located 700 meters (2296.59 ft.) from an ancient settlement that the team of... [Read more...]( 3,000-Year-Old Tablet Has Noah’s Ark Built Based On “Fake News” --------------------------------------------------------------- A new translation of 3,000-year-old tablet reveals 'fake news' was employed by an ancient Babylonian god to trick ‘Noah’ and his followers into building his ark. The act of ancient trickery was found on the 11th tablet of Gilgamesh , an epic dating back to 700 BC... [Read more...]( Suggested Weekly Video [AFRICAN GOLD | The story of Mansa Musa, the Richest Man In History]( 23 Little Known Facts About Chichen Itza Warrior’s Beat Up Body Confirms Rosetta Stone’s Message A team of archaeologists have excavated the 2,200-year-old remains of a warrior slain in the ancient Egyptian uprising described on the famous Rosetta Stone. On November 22 this year, at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research ( ASOR), a research team led by Dr. Robert Littman from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and anthropological archaeologist Jay Silverstein of the University of Tyumen in Russia, announced the discovery of the skeleton at the ancient city of Thmouis, in the Mendes-Thmuis district of the Nile Delta... [Read more...]( Amazon Warrior Discovered in Ancient Armenian Grave --------------------------------------------------------------- The rare grave of an injured female Amazon warrior has been discovered in the highlands of Armenia. The Kingdom of Urartu flourished in Armenia from the 9th to the 6th centuries BC and this “uncommon developed culture”, according to a new paper... [Read more...]( Search for the Treasure of Lima and Wealth Beyond Measure --------------------------------------------------------------- We all remember how the daring, thrilling novels of pirates, buried treasures, and exciting swashbuckling sparked our imagination when we were kids. The iconic novels such as “Treasure Island” by Robert Luis Stevenson, or “Peter and Wendy,”... [Read more...]( 18,000-Year-Old Puppy Found with Whiskers, Hair, and Velvety Nose The male puppy with its arrow-head milky teeth was less than two months old when it died. It was found in summer 2018 inside a lump of a frozen ground near Indigirka River, north-east of Yakutsk. Its full body, muzzle, and even whiskers and eyelashes have been preserved by permafrost. The reason for the puppy’s death has not been determined yet, although its position did not suggest distress, unlike the previously discovered Tumat puppies. Initial genome sequencing carried by Swedish Centre for Palaeogenetics (CPG) surprised researchers in that it failed to define... [Read more...]( Is This The Oldest Chess Piece In The World? --------------------------------------------------------------- Archaeologists digging in Jordan may have found the oldest chess piece in the world. John Oleson, an archaeologist at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada, believes he and his colleagues may have found “a rook”, which in the game of chess can move as many spaces as it can in any one... [Read more...]( Black Bones of a Polish Princess Modeled by Tech Geniuses --------------------------------------------------------------- A 2000-year-old skeleton of a Polish ‘princess’ was thought to be impossible to scan because of its dark color. A group of tech wizards has been able to create a model of the skeleton despite the challenges and this will be used to recreate the face of the ancient woman... [Read more...]( Neanderthals Died Out due to Inbreeding and Bad Luck Researchers now believe that they may have established why the Neanderthals became extinct. Expert analysts using population models believe that inbreeding and the internal dynamics of their small populations resulted in their demise. This research could mean that modern humans did not directly cause the extinction of the species of archaic humans. The research was undertaken by a group at the University of Eindhoven, in the Netherlands and it sought to test if ‘the internal dynamics that operate in small populations’ led to the demise of the Neanderthals according to... [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. 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