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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...]( The Braided Rapunzels of Namibia: Every Stage of Life is Reflected in Their Hair [The Braided Rapunzels of Namibia: Every Stage of Life is Reflected in Their Hair]( Not everyone desires floor-length hair, but if you do, you can take some lessons from the Mbalantu women of Namibia in Africa, who are renowned for their incredibly long, braided hair. Throughout the world, numerous ancient tribes exist that have retained their ancient traditions, which have been passed down from one generation to the next. The Mbalantu, which resides near the southern tips of Angola and nothern border of Namibia, did not participate in agreements signed between the German... [Read more...]( Archaeologists Discover Ancient British Stones Have Secret Markings Visible Only at Night [Archaeologists Discover Ancient British Stones Have Secret Markings Visible Only at Night]( A new study suggests that Stonehenge and other ancient stone memorials could have been used for sacred moonlit ceremonies which took place late at night. The archaeologists taking part in this study have come to this conclusion, after finding that some mysterious messages are visible only at night. Until recently, Neolithic structures were thought to be exclusively connected with the movements of the sun, with the immense Wiltshire circle of Stonehenge being the ultimate... [Read more...]( The Greatest Discovery Never Made – Ancient Civilizations Thrived With NO Ruling Elite [The Greatest Discovery Never Made – Ancient Civilizations Thrived With NO Ruling Elite]( There is a remarkable discovery that has not yet emerged from our renewed interest in ancient civilization. Yet few remark upon this glaring omission from the relics and records we dig up and discover. I first recognized its absence at a visit to the British Museum, and made a point of going back a few years later for another check. Their Mesopotamian rooms begin at 6500 BC, and as you wander through the exhibits and look at the artifacts and depictions of their culture there... [Read more...]( [image?cs_ema...]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 1,200-Year-Old Mummies of Adult and Baby Found Cocooned in Copper, Fur and Bark in Siberian Permafrost [1,200-Year-Old Mummies of Adult and Baby Found Cocooned in Copper, Fur and Bark in Siberian Permafrost]( Mummified members of an unknown bygone civilization have been dug up from a permafrost necropolis on the edge of the Arctic. The discoveries at the Zeleniy Yar burial site near Salekhard have the potential to shed light on the early human exploration of the extreme north of Russia. Alexander Gusev, head of the expedition, senior researcher of the Centre for the Arctic Studies, said: “The mummified remains were found lying next to each other, buried strictly along a North to South line... [Read more...]( The Lost Knowledge of the Ancients: Were Humans the First? Part 3: Science in Antiquity [The Lost Knowledge of the Ancients: Were Humans the First? Part 3: Science in Antiquity]( The achievements by modern science are phenomenal. But with our background of spaceships, skyscrapers, wonder drugs, and atomic reactors we are apt to minimize the scientific accomplishments of the ancients. This is a mistake. The peoples of the past had many of the problems which confront us today and they sometimes solved them in almost the same manner. For example, ancient Romans would change some street arteries to one-way traffic during peak hours... [Read more...]( Could the Ark Described at Edessa Be the Biblical Ark of the Covenant? [Could the Ark Described at Edessa Be the Biblical Ark of the Covenant?]( The year was 165 AD, and the location was the Edessan necropolis at Sogmatar, in what was then northern Syria. In this year King Wa'el of Edessa had an inscription carved upon the sacred hill of Sogmatar, which said: In Sebat of the year 476 (of the Seleucid era) ... we set up this pillar (netsib) on this blessed mountain and erected a seat (kersa) for the one who maintains it. The governor will be a budar ... and he will give the seat to the one who is going to maintain it ... [Read more...]( [Hidden Prehistoric Landscapes in South West Wales]( New Secret Tunnel Discovered Under the Ancient Temple of the Moon at Teotihuacan [New Secret Tunnel Discovered Under the Ancient Temple of the Moon at Teotihuacan]( A secret tunnel has been discovered near the Pyramid of the Moon in the ancient city of Teotihuacan in Mexico. Archaeologists suggest that this tunnel might have been a way for its ancient inhabitants to imitate the underworld. The ancient city of Teotihuacan, which is located about 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Mexico city, flourished between 100 BC and 750 AD and is one of the largest and most important sacred cities of ancient Mesoamerica, whose name means "the city of the gods"... [Read more...]( Archaeologists Uncover Spine-tingling New Hoard of Roman Letters at Vindolanda Fort [Archaeologists Uncover Spine-tingling New Hoard of Roman Letters at Vindolanda Fort]( Archaeologists have spotted a stockpile of Roman letters at Vindolanda, the fort below Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England. Experts can’t hide their excitement about the newly found 25 tablets and hope that the new letters will reveal previously unknown information about the characters that lived there as well as ancient Roman life at the site. The Guardian recently reported that an exciting fresh find of 25 Roman letters has been discovered at the archaeological site of Vindolanda... [Read more...]( [Evolving Science]( Modern Science Confirms Ancient Chinese Remedy Provides Effective Non-Addictive Pain Relief [Modern Science Confirms Ancient Chinese Remedy Provides Effective Non-Addictive Pain Relief]( With innovations appearing in our lives seemingly every day it seems that new breakthroughs in science are the only ones we trust. New is always considered better. With this prevalent thinking those who espouse the wisdom of the ancients are ignored and perhaps even ridiculed – right up until the point when modern science backs them up. Sometimes looking to ancient knowledge as a source and then checking with modern science can yield useful results... [Read more...]( The Solution to the 5,500-year-old Mesopotamian Clay Ball Enigma [The Solution to the 5,500-year-old Mesopotamian Clay Ball Enigma]( In late 2013, interesting fresh evidence dating back five and a half millennia was found, giving insights into the enigma of the Mesopotamian clay balls. Through use of CT scanning to peer into the clay balls, the study came to a revealing conclusion that the balls may in fact illustrate the world’s “very first data storage system”. After their discovery in the 1960s at Choga Mish site, Iran, the purpose of the 150 balls which were of varying size (from golf ball to baseball)... 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