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[Is There a Natural Explanation For The Unnatural Ages in Genesis?]( Is there any significance to the puzzling ages of the antediluvian patriarchs in the fifth chapter of Genesis? And why do these numbers differ between the Masoretic text and the Septuagint? These questions occupied the Swedish 19th century novelist, journalist, scholar and later member of parliament, Viktor Rydberg during the late 1860s. In 1869, he had come up with answers to these questions that were published in Swedish. The ideas of Rydberg caught the interest of Samuel Birch of... [Read more...]( The Lost Knowledge of the Ancients: Were Humans the First? Part 4 [The Lost Knowledge of the Ancients: Were Humans the First? Part 4]( Archaeologists and historians have produced a number of curious finds which still await a logical explanation. The story of man will appear in a different light if the answers are ever found. If the following facts are well-founded, civilization might have had a much earlier source. In excavations at Choukoutien (Zhoukoudian), a cave system near Beijing in China, Dr. F Weidenreich discovered a number of skulls and skeletons in 1933. One skull belonged to an old European, another to a young woman with a narrow... [Read more...]( [image?cs_ema...]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( New Studies Clash with Previous Analyses On the Life and Fate of Neanderthals [New Studies Clash with Previous Analyses On the Life and Fate of Neanderthals]( Two new studies have emerged in the past week claiming to provide more details than ever about the Neanderthal’s genetic contribution to the modern population plus a new theory on how it eventually lost out to modern humans. Science Daily reports that a new study suggests that Neanderthal-Denisovan lineage nearly went extinct after separating from modern humans. The new study’s finds challenge the conventional wisdom about modern humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans... [Read more...]( Analysis Shows Children were Given Drugs and Alcohol before Ritual Sacrifice 500 Years Ago [Analysis Shows Children were Given Drugs and Alcohol before Ritual Sacrifice 500 Years Ago]( The remarkably preserved mummified remains of three children were found on the summit of Volcan Llullaillaco in Argentina over a decade ago. The ‘Maiden’ was 13 years old when she met her demise and her companions ‘Llullaillaco Boy’ and ‘Lightning Girl’ were between the ages of 4-5 years old. A 2012 analysis of the bodies revealed some startling details – the children had been drugged and given alcohol over a year-long ritual process in preparation for their ultimate sacrifice... [Read more...]( Ancient Acoustic Artifacts and Communication with the Gods [Ancient Acoustic Artifacts and Communication with the Gods]( Archaeoacoustics is the use of acoustical study within the wider scientific field of archaeology. This includes the study of the acoustics at archaeological sites, and the study of acoustics in archaeological artifacts. Over the last 40 years it has become increasingly obvious that studying the sonic nature of certain areas of archaeology can help us understand ancient cultures. Archaeoacoustics is an interdisciplinary field, it includes various fields of research including: archaeology, ethnomusicology... [Read more...]( [Lost ‘Icon’ of an Advanced Universal Religion in the Prehistoric Past]( Archaeologists Discover Ancient Irish Funeral Practices Involved ‘Deconstruction’ of the Body [Archaeologists Discover Ancient Irish Funeral Practices Involved ‘Deconstruction’ of the Body]( New insights into the lifeways -- and death rites -- of the ancient people of Ireland are being provided through funerary studies led by a researcher at the Department of Anatomy at New Zealand's University of Otago. The findings, which have been published in the journal Bioarchaeology International , are part of a project applying modern techniques and research questions to human remains that were originally excavated more than 100 years ago... [Read more...]( Can You Hear the Past? Acoustic Archaeology is Beginning to Explore this New Historical Dimension [Can You Hear the Past? Acoustic Archaeology is Beginning to Explore this New Historical Dimension]( Picture an archaeological site, what comes to mind? Sandstone walls, standing in the desert heat? Stonehenge, watching over a grassy field? When thinking about archaeological sites, we tend to conceive of them as dead silent – empty ruins left by past cultures. But this isn’t how the people who lived in and used these sites would have experienced them. Residents would have heard others speaking and laughing, babies crying, people... [Read more...]( [Evolving Science]( The Supernatural Weapons of the Mahabharata and Their World Destroying Power [The Supernatural Weapons of the Mahabharata and Their World Destroying Power]( In many world mythologies, the characters in the myths are often given supernatural weapons. In Greek mythology, for instance, Zeus has his thunderbolts, whilst the Norse god Thor has his magic hammer, Mjölnir. Supernatural weapons also appear in Hindu mythology, and are known generally as astras. These supernatural weapons are wielded by the characters of the various Hindu texts, including those of the famous epic, the Mahabharata.... [Read more...]( Finding Beowulf: Is Some of the Famous Anglo-Saxon Heroic Epic Based on Truth? [Finding Beowulf: Is Some of the Famous Anglo-Saxon Heroic Epic Based on Truth?]( Beowulf is possibly the most famous example of Anglo-Saxon literature. The heroic epic was created between the 8th-11th century and is set in Scandinavia. In the tale, Beowulf helps the king of the Danes, Hroðgar, by defeating a monstrous being called Grendel. Until Beowulf showed up, Grendel had been wreaking havoc on the mead hall and the rest of the kingdom. Just a piece of fiction? Maybe not. The 6th century dining hallat the center of this epic has been found in Denmark... [Read more...]( You Might Like [image?cs_ema...]( [image?cs_ema...]( [image?cs_ema...]( [image?cs_ema...]( [image?cs_ema...]( [image?cs_ema...]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [FindUs_small...]( [FindUs_small...]( [FindUs_small...]( [FindUs_small...]( [FindUs_small...]( [FindUs_small...]( [FindUs_small...]( [FindUs_small...]( You have received this email because you have subscribed to [Ancient-Origins.net](. Copyright © 2017 [Stella Novus Limited]( - [Ancient Origins]( Stella Novus Limited - Ancient Origins. 61 Saint Assam's Park, Raheny, Dublin 5, D05 W3C8, Ireland. 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