Ancient Origins

Human ancestors were using naturally occurring basalt spheres as all-purpose tools more than a million years ago in the Ethiopian highlands, showing a level of creativity and ingenuity that far surpasses what was once believed was possible for our archaic forerunners. https://lnkd.in/eHqw-puj #MelkaKunture #Ethiopia #spheroids #HomoErectus #HomoHeidelbergensis #HumanEvolution #Acheulean

In a find that could challenge beliefs about the ancient Egyptian pyramids, archaeologists have discovered pyramid tombs in the Egyptian New Kingdom settlement of Tombos that contain the bodies of both elites and common laborers. This is remarkable, as all previous evidence suggested that pyramid tombs were reserved for pharaohs and their fellow aristocrats. https://lnkd.in/eTeSDB7v #Nubia #Tombos #EgyptianPyramids #NewKingdom #EgyptianTombs #Siamun

Vampires, werewolves, and zombies aren’t just Hollywood nightmares—they’re echoes of ancient human fears. From Mesopotamian spirits to the Norse draugr to their modern avatars, these monsters reveal humanity’s darkest anxieties and hidden cultural beliefs. https://lnkd.in/e66vXuBs #AncientMonsters #Vampires #Werewolves #Zombies #Mythology #Folklore #DarkHistory #AncientLegends #Monsters

Money has been around for at least 7,000 years. From metal objects to coins to shells to paper money to credit cards and checks and the cryptocurrency of today, money has gone through an extraordinary evolution, while still performing the same function now that it did millennia ago. https://lnkd.in/e2B3rpzJ #MoneyHistory #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #Coins #PaperMoney #AncientCurrency

A groundbreaking genetic study found that humans are descended from two archaic species that split apart 1.5 million years ago, then came back together again just 300,000 ago, interbreeding to produce Homo sapiens. One of these hominins contributed 80% of our DNA and the other 20%. https://lnkd.in/eYRwHfHw #HumanEvolution #HumanOrigins #ArchaicHominins #HomoSapiens #HomoErectus # HomoHeidelbergensis #Neanderthals #Denisovans #AncientDNA

Did Moses really part the Red Sea to create safe passage for the Israelites? With some help, it was possible, scientists say, as new research reveals how natural forces could explain one of the Bible’s greatest miracles. https://lnkd.in/etb6xVBV #RedSea #Moses #BiblicalMiracles #ScienceAndReligion #Exodus #OceanScience #TidalForces

Chicha is a fermented Latin American beverage brewed from corn that has been consumed in the region since the days of the Incan Empire (and even before that). Then as now, it was consumed during rituals and celebrations, and continues to unite people in the region with their pre-Columbian roots. https://lnkd.in/exPTDNmq #Chicha #IncanEmpire #LatinAmericanHeritage #Mesoamerica

In a pioneering project, researchers from Spain were able to precisely identify the political and economic borders of El Argar, the first state to appear in Western Europe, through the study of its production and distribution of ceramic pottery 4,000 years ago. https://lnkd.in/eg7qZFcc #ElArgar #IberianPeninsula #BronzeAge #BronzeAgeIberia #AncientCeramics #AncientStates

Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered an extraordinary ancient Greek tomb near Tenea in Corinth, revealing burial rituals and religious practices and producing stunning artifacts spanning both the Hellenistic and Roman periods. https://lnkd.in/eHNwmjaJ #AncientGreece #GreekHistory #Tenea #Hellenistic #RomanEra #Corinth #AncientTombs

Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,600-year-old royal tomb deep underground in Abydos, Egypt. The tomb is linked to the mysterious Abydos Dynasty, breakaway kings who ruled over Upper Egypt, separately from the traditional pharaonic line, between 1700 and 1600 BC. https://lnkd.in/ejZBTRxu #Abydos #AbydosDynasty #SecondIntermediatePeriod #RoyalTomb #Senebkay #SetiI #RomanEgypt #RomanPottery