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Discovered: Thor's Shattered Viking Army and their Sacred Hammer of the Gods

The mysterious origins of almost 300 violently broken bodies discovered in a mass grave in Derbyshire, England, are “the Viking Great Army!”, announced archeolo...

The Thunder Stone and the Bronze Horseman: The Monolithic Savior of St Petersburg?

The Bronze Horseman is a monument located in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg. This equestrian statue has for its pedestal the Thunder Stone, a monolith cla...

Discovered! Ancient Mexican Spiral of Death

Ten ancient skeletons have been unearthed in Mexico this week including a baby of around one-month-old! Ritualistically deformed, in that their skull shapes and...

Sacred Mummified Arm Traverses Canada on a Holy Relic Road Show

A highly-venerated sacred arm and hand once belonging to St. Francis Xavier is being displayed on Canadian soil for the first time ever, and Angèle Regnier, co-...

Stone Age Grave of a Mother and Child is the Oldest Baby Burial in the Netherlands

(Top Image: Left: The baby was found tucked under the arm of a woman in a grave in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. Right: An artist's impression of the grave. Sour...

The Ruins of Valle dei Mulini: Abandoned by Humans, Reclaimed by Nature

(The Valle dei Mulini. Source: CC BY SA 3.0) Ruins of old mills dot the landscape of the Valle dei Mulini (‘Valley of the Mills’). Their crumbled walls are the ...

An Ancient City on the Top of Andes

Machu Picchu is one of the most amazing destinations. The ancient city was constructed by the Incas about 700 years ago on the top of the Andes mountain range i...

Richly Adorned Arabic Influenced Chess Piece Unearthed in Norway

(The medieval chess piece found in Norway in December 2017. (Image: Lars Haugesten, NIKU)) Archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute of Cultural Heritage Rese...

One of the Last Two Known Dead Sea Scrolls Is Deciphered

One of the Last Two Known Dead Sea Scrolls Is Deciphered Researchers from the Haifa University have reconstructed the contents of one of the last two undecipher...

Footprints on the Wall: Were Dinosaurs Actually Climbing the Cliffs in Bolivia?

Some ancient rock art shows the deliberate leaving of hand prints by our ancestors leaving a lasting impression of their existence. The surprising prints that a...

Mythbusting Ancient Rome: Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Early Roman history is full of stories about the terrible fates that befell citizens who broke the law. When a certain Tarpeia let the enemy Sabines into Rome, ...

It was about time for Ancient Origins to join Steemit!

Hi everyone, Ioannis Syrigos here, co founder of Ancient Origins, one of the top sites worldwide in Archaeology, History, Mythologies and Ancient Places from al...