The River Thames in England has gained a reputation as a watery burial ground, and with good reason. Over the past 200 years skeletal remains have been dredged up from its bottom ...

With the international release of the blockbuster movie Nosferatu at the beginning of this year, interest in vampires may be at an all-time high.

Over the past three decades, former emergency room physician Dr. Steven Greer has become one of the more well-known (and controversial) ufologists.

New research into Indigenous population dynamics in the New World of the pre-Columbian Americas is producing some fascinating results, thanks to the deployment of new analytical tools that allow for a ...

Archaeologists excavating a 4,900-year-old fortress in Almendralejo, southwestern Spain, have uncovered a perplexing burial that may belong to a Roman soldier.

In ancient previews of the famous Brazilian Carnival, pre-colonial people in Brazil apparently gathered in summer months to feast on migratory fish and share alcoholic drinks, a new study has determin ...

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The modern era has witnessed an incredible surge in the popularity of all forms of media concerning the mythology of the ancient Mesopotamians.

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

A major archaeological discovery near Sturgeon Lake First Nation territory, the traditional home of the Plains Cree territory in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, is reshaping history, challengin ...