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The best Ancient Origins articles for this week. Enjoy! If you cannot see this email properly, please click [here]( [main] [Top10Banner] [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [image?cs_ema...]( Atlantis Unearthed – Do Surprising Underwater Scans Show Lost Architecture on the Sea Floor? [Atlantis Unearthed – Do Surprising Underwater Scans Show Lost Architecture on the Sea Floor?]( In his poems of the Iliad, the Greek Philosopher Homer introduces us to the mythical city of Troy, which remained a curiosity to many until the late 1870s when Heinrich Schliemann, on a hunch, began excavating the remains of an ancient city in Turkey. Although he was an amateur archaeologist and his methods were considered somewhat outlandish, Schliemann would evidentially find Troy and confirm its place in history... [Read more...]( Why were the Knights Templar so Interested in Harran, One of the Oldest Cities in the World? [Why were the Knights Templar so Interested in Harran, One of the Oldest Cities in the World?]( Harran is one of the oldest cities in the World. Located in southern Turkey, a remarkable feature of this ancient place is its beehive-shaped adobe houses, built entirely of mud without any wood. Their design makes them cool inside and is thought to have been unchanged for at least 3,000 years. Some were still in use as dwellings until the 1980s. Harran dates back to at least the Early Bronze Age, to sometime in the 3rd millennium BC... [Read more...]( Was the Amazon Rainforest Once Home to A Massive Lost Civilization? [Was the Amazon Rainforest Once Home to A Massive Lost Civilization?]( There is a hill in the Amazon rainforest that stretches out over two acres of land. It is called Montegrande and, to look at it, it seems like nothing more than another hill. A particularly steep one perhaps, but nothing more than an overgrown mound of earth. For centuries, it was ignored, and, in time, as Peru’s cities and towns stretched further out in the Amazon, farmers even set up their homes on top of it. Then they started to dig. As the farmers worked the land, they started to uncover shards of old pots... [Read more...]( [image?cs_ema...]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 130,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Teeth Reveal Evidence of Prehistoric Dentistry [130,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Teeth Reveal Evidence of Prehistoric Dentistry]( Neanderthals treating toothaches? A discovery of multiple toothpick grooves on teeth and signs of other manipulations by a Neanderthal of 130,000 years ago are evidence of a kind of prehistoric dentistry, according to a new study led by a University of Kansas researcher. "As a package, this fits together as a dental problem that the Neanderthal was having and was trying to presumably treat itself, with the toothpick grooves, the breaks and also with the scratches on the premolar," said David Frayer... [Read more...]( The Venomous Visha Kanyas Versus the Thugs: Which Would You Prefer Were Real? [The Venomous Visha Kanyas Versus the Thugs: Which Would You Prefer Were Real?]( Even a touch can kill. The Visha Kanyas were supposedly poisonous young women who operated as executioners in ancient India. Any contact with these toxic ladies would mean death. However, no one can say for certain where truth ends and myth begins about the historicity of these venomous assassins and the superhuman-like aura surrounding them. Visha Kanya, literally meaning "poison maiden," comes from a disputed and disgraceful... [Read more...]( Evidence of the Earliest ‘Skull Cult’ Activity: Drilled and Carved Skulls Found at the World’s Oldest Temple [Evidence of the Earliest ‘Skull Cult’ Activity: Drilled and Carved Skulls Found at the World’s Oldest Temple]( Just as people at the world’s oldest known temple site in Southeast Turkey began to make the transition from hunter-gatherers to a more settled lifestyle, they also started a “skull cult” in which they drilled and de-fleshed human skulls post-mortem. These activities, of around 11,000 years ago, are of the oldest known skull cult ever discovered in the world, and there have been several. Why the people of this ritual center at Göbekli Tepe in southeastern Anatolia did it is a mystery. It is also unknown whom... [Read more...]( [Ancient Origins Premium]( Were the Ancient Funerary Towers of Sillustani Peru Originally Part of an Energy System? [Were the Ancient Funerary Towers of Sillustani Peru Originally Part of an Energy System?]( Sillustani is a pre-Incan burial ground on the shores of Lake Umayo, about an hour’s drive from Puno in Peru, which is a large city on the shore of Lake Titicaca. The tombs, which are built above ground in tower-like structures called chullpa, are the vestiges of the Colla people, Aymara speaking people who were conquered by the Inca in the 15th century. The structures housed the remains of complete family groups, although they were probably limited to nobility... [Read more...]( Could Plastic Bottles Made by Ancient Americans be the Cause of their Health Decline? [Could Plastic Bottles Made by Ancient Americans be the Cause of their Health Decline?]( According to Wired, scientists believe that ancient Native Americans living in California made their own plastic water bottles. However, they probably didn’t know how toxic the manufacturing process of these bottles may have been for their health. In a recent study published in the journal Environmental Health a few days ago, scientists attempt to find out if bitumen, a material derived from petroleum, could have had a negative impact on the health of ancient Native Americans who lived in California... [Read more...]( [Evolving Science]( Ancient Bones of Mystery Creature Dug up by Children in Yakutian Village [Ancient Bones of Mystery Creature Dug up by Children in Yakutian Village]( Experts were called to check remains uncovered during road building excavations close to Tit-Ary in Khangalassky district. The remnants of the ancient creature were found in melting permafrost, revealed Varvara Kuzmina, head of the local school lore museum. 'Locals found it by accident - the smell was strong,' she said. 'It was in spring when snow was melting' - although news of the find has only been reported now. One theory is that the bones could be those of an... [Read more...]( The Diverse Nature of Elves in Norse Myth: Beings of Light or Darkness? [The Diverse Nature of Elves in Norse Myth: Beings of Light or Darkness?]( Santa Claus, Keebler cookies, and overloaded shelves. When one speaks of elves, the mind most often goes to those who work for Santa or Keebler, or those which hide from little children in the middle of the night. These are their roles in popular culture today, but it is likely unsurprising to read that their origins stem from sources much less merry and jolly. Rather, among the earliest depictions of the elven race are the early medieval sagas and poems of gods, wars, and even death... 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