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  Early Homo Left Tree-Climbing Behind by 1.8 Million Years Ago | Ancient Origins 22.09.2026 4min

  Fossil limb strength suggests early Homo had largely left tree climbing behind by 1.8 million years ago, marking a major shift in human evolution.
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  Plague Returned for Centuries After the Black Death, DNA Shows | Ancient Origins 22.09.2026 4min

  Ancient DNA shows plague returned across Europe for more than 350 years after the Black Death, evolving through new lineages and human movement.
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  55 Mesoamerican Underworld Scenes Found in Hidalgo, Mexico | Ancient Origins 22.09.2026 4min

  Archaeologists have identified 55 scenes across 25 sites in Hidalgo showing travelers approaching a Mesoamerican lord of the underworld. The imagery may even preserve ideas echoed in Otomi healing rituals today.
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  1,000-Year-Old Serpentine Pendant Blends Saint and Medusa | Ancient Origins 21.09.2026 2min

  An 11th-century serpentine pendant found in Staraya Russa combines a Christian saint with a Medusa-like figure, revealing early Byzantine influence.
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  Empress Huayang Tomb May Be Hidden Near a Chinese Airport | Ancient Origins 21.09.2026 5min

  A Qin royal mausoleum near Xi’an airport may be the long sought Huayang tomb, but archaeologists stress that the empress dowager’s identity remains unproven.
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  Medieval Chinese Skeleton May Reveal a Brutal Nasal Punishment | Ancient Origins 21.09.2026 4min

  A medieval Chinese skeleton with healed nasal damage may reveal the first archaeological evidence of nasal amputation as punishment.
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  New Evidence Points to Hidden Chambers Beyond Tutankhamun’s Tomb | Ancient Origins 20.09.2026 6min

  New radar and microgravity add to evidence suggesting hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun’s tomb, reviving the search for Queen Nefertiti.
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  ‘Lost’ Medieval Castle Found Inside Dublin College Building | Ancient Origins 20.09.2026 3min

  A lost Norman medieval castle has been found inside University College Dublin's Roebuck Castle building, with walls and a courtyard surviving beneath later layers.
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  Parthenon Optical Illusions Explanation Challenged by New Mathematics | Ancient Origins 20.09.2026 5min

  A new mathematical study by an Oxford scholar challenges one of the Parthenon’s most enduring stories: that its curves were built to correct optical illusions.
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  Egyptian Fortress Dig Reveals Daily Life of New Kingdom Soldiers | Ancient Origins 19.09.2026 3min

  A new Egyptian fortress discovery at Tell el-Abqain reveals New Kingdom soldiers’ homes, food stores, royal inscriptions and a horse burial.
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  Rare 4th-Century Odyssey Fragment Found in Utrecht | Ancient Origins 18.09.2026 2min

  A rare 3rd- or 4th-century Odyssey fragment found in Utrecht preserves Book 12 and reveals how Homer was read in Roman Egypt.
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  Six Lost Pages Reveal a Tudor Enforcer’s Forbidden Catholic Book | Ancient Origins 18.09.2026 4min

  Six missing pages from a medieval Catholic bestseller have been found in a Brighton archive—and a signature links the book to Henry VIII’s own dissolution enforcer.
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  Was There Really a Female King in Egypt 5,000 years ago? New Study Says Yes | Ancient Origins 17.09.2026 4min

  New research suggests Meretneith was a female pharaoh who ruled Egypt more than 5,000 years ago, making her one of history’s earliest female kings.
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  Ice Age Artists Turned Mammoth Tusk Growth Lines into Art | Ancient Origins 17.09.2026 4min

  A study of 18 Ice Age figurines from Ukraine finds artists used natural mammoth tusk growth lines to shape their engraved designs.
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  All Roads Did Not Lead to Rome, Study Concludes | Ancient Origins 16.09.2026 4min

  New research finds provincial cities were better connected than Rome by land, while Roman roads were straight only where terrain allowed, dispelling long held ideas.
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  Finland’s Largest Viking Silver Hoard Found by Detectorist | Ancient Origins 16.09.2026 3min

  A Finnish detectorist found two birch-bark caches of Viking silver in his hometown woods — thousands of coins weighing 4.5 kg, Finland’s largest hoard of the age.
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  North Africa’s Oldest Defense System Outside Nile Valley Found in Morocco | Ancient Origins 16.09.2026 6min

  A 4,000-year-old Moroccan defensive system examined at Oued Beht is the oldest known in North Africa beyond the Nile Valley, new research reveals.
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  Heel-Strike Walking Gave Humans an Edge - at a Cost | Ancient Origins 15.09.2026 4min

  Heel-strike walking saved early humans energy but increased impact force, revealing an evolutionary trade-off that may have expanded their range.
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  More than 2 million Indigenous people lived in Australia in 1788: new figures | Ancient Origins 15.09.2026 8min

  A Nature study estimates 2.22 million Indigenous people lived in Australia in 1788 before a 93% colonial-era population collapse ensued.
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  Roman Painting Reveals Egyptian Blue Pigment Infused in Plaster | Ancient Origins 15.09.2026 5min

  Analysis of a Roman villa painting in Italy reveals Egyptian blue pigment mixed deep into its plaster, an exceptionally rare ancient technique.