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  Satanic Symbol from Before Christ: Warrior Grave Held a Pentagram Jug | Ancient Origins 07.10.2026 5мин

  A 2,000-year-old warrior grave in Russia held a horse, weapons, a pentagram jug and a rare Greek gold coin beneath the man's jaw inside a sacred circle.
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  Flat Head Syndrome Prevalent in 2,800-Year-Old Italian Skulls | Ancient Origins 07.10.2026 5мин

  A study of 26 Iron Age skulls from Matelica, Italy, found flat head syndrome in 42% of adults, the earliest known cases in Italy, from the 9th–8th century BC.
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  Archaeologists May Have Finally Solved a 100-year-old Florida Mystery | Ancient Origins 06.10.2026 11мин

  Microscopic analysis of 1,000-year-old Tampa Bay pottery reveals Mississippian potters migrated south and carried their clay recipes and grog temper with them.
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  Animals May Have Evolved 200 Million Years Earlier Than Fossils Show | Ancient Origins 06.10.2026 5мин

  A new Oxford-led study suggests animals may have originated 800–700 million years ago, up to 200 million years before their first fossils, and possibly before Snowball Earth.
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  First Americans Arrived No Earlier Than 21,000 Years Ago, DNA Suggests | Ancient Origins 05.10.2026 5мин

  Ancient DNA suggests the first Americans arrived no earlier than 21,000 years ago, near the end of the Last Glacial Maximum, but older sites remain unexplained.
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  Examining the Italian Renaissance Paintings with UFO’s Hidden in Plain Sight | Ancient Origins 05.10.2026 10мин

  Could Renaissance paintings hide UFO sightings? Explore strange objects in Italian art, miraculous snow, and the mystery behind these unusual images.
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  Abydos Royal Tombs: Skulls Reveal Violent Retainer Deaths | Ancient Origins 05.10.2026 5мин

  A forensic study of 46 skulls from Abydos finds fatal head injuries in 39% of cases, reviving the case for retainer sacrifice at Egypt's first royal tombs.
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  Inscription on Ossuary May Name Man Who Helped Carry Jesus’ Cross | Ancient Origins 04.10.2026 4мин

  A 2,000-year-old Jerusalem ossuary inscribed "Alexander, son of Simon" may name the son of Simon of Cyrene, the man who carried Jesus' cross.
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  Anglo-Saxon Coins Reveal Rome's Forgotten 'Little England' | Ancient Origins 04.10.2026 5мин

  Twenty Anglo-Saxon coins found near the Vatican prove Rome's Schola Saxonum was a thriving English community that used its own currency.
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  AI Decodes 217-Year-Old Napoleon Cipher in Just Six Hours | Ancient Origins 03.10.2026 6мин

  AI has decoded a 217-year-old Napoleon cipher — an 1809 coded letter to Marshal Marmont — in six hours, revealing French and Austrian troop positions.
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  Adult Fossil Confirms Homo erectus in Africa 2 Million Years Ago | Ancient Origins 02.10.2026 5мин

  A new adult skull fragment from Drimolen in South Africa pushes adult Homo erectus in Africa back to 2 million years ago, long before Dmanisi in Georgia.
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  Babylonian Education Put the Gods in Every Lesson | Ancient Origins 02.10.2026 4мин

  Babylonian education wove gods into writing lessons. New research traces divine lists, sacred cities and temple offerings in ancient scribal schools.
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  2,800-year-old Ethiopian Palace Walls Could Have Supported 16 Storeys! | Ancient Origins 02.10.2026 5мин

  An ancient Ethiopian palace walls could theoretically support 16 storeys, a new study finds.
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  Naatsit Underwear: Greenland’s Beaded Seal-Fur G-String! | Ancient Origins 01.10.2026 3мин

  Explore naatsit underwear, a beaded seal-fur garment from East Greenland that reveals Inuit craftsmanship, indoor dress and Arctic practicality.
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  Ice Age Giant Found Living Alongside Ancient Humans in Chile | Ancient Origins 01.10.2026 4мин

  A fractured skull and a remarkably preserved gomphothere skeleton have surfaced at Chile's ancient Tagua Tagua lakeshore. Did its first inhabitants open the skull for food?
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  How Roman Amulets Survived the Rise of Christianity | Ancient Origins 30.09.2026 4мин

  Roman amulets endured Christianity's rise. A Leiden study of 300 charms reveals how crosses, scripture and old protective habits coexisted.
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  Is this Impressive Carved Figure in Sudan a Lost Kushite King? | Ancient Origins 30.09.2026 4мин

  Is this impressive rock-carved figure a Kushite ruler? A new survey reveals ancient art, a medieval church and centuries of change at the sacred site of Miseeda.
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  Sarmatian Warrior Identified in Reused Burial Mound | Ancient Origins 30.09.2026 4мин

  A Sarmatian warrior burial in Ukraine reveals a dagger, food offering and possible Roxolani link inside a reused Bronze Age mound.
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  Earliest Modern Human Face Reconstruction from 315,000-Year-Old Fossils | Ancient Origins 29.09.2026 4мин

  Short title: Jebel Irhoud Face A new Jebel Irhoud face imagines an early Homo sapiens, but its 315,000-year-old skull combin
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  Innovative Stone Age Arrows Emerge as Norway's Oldest Ice Disappears | Ancient Origins 28.09.2026 5мин

  : A variety of Stone Age arrows are emerging as Norway’s oldest mountain ice melts. Archaeologists recovered 48 arrows and are racing to preserve the fragile finds.