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Where Did It Begin? Gathering Place for the Battle of Salamis is Found | Ancient Origins
2026/1/31 | 3 mins.
Archaeologists think they have found where the Greek fleet gathered before the 480 BC Battle of Salamis, fought betwe
Hair Texture Helped Ancient Human Brains Expand 2-Million-Years-Ago | Ancient Origins
2026/1/31 | 5 mins.
Breakthrough research has revealed a link between ancient human hair texture and brain expansion!
Antichrist: The Deceiver, Betrayer and Herald of the End of Times | Ancient Origins
2026/1/31 | 12 mins.
The Antichrist, mentioned only 5 times in the Bible, is an evil character found throughout Christian history, in Islam, and in popular culture.
Urnes Stave Church: A Final Vestige of Viking Innovation | Ancient Origins
2026/1/31 | 8 mins.
At the edge of the world lies the last trace of Viking Christianity. Urnes Stave Church (c. 1130 AD) stands tall in Sognefjord in the west of Norway, yet it represents as much of an end as it does a new beginning. The church at Urnes is one of the last surviving examples of early Christian Scandinavia architecture,
Measuring Up Real World Archaeological Giants | Ancient Origins
2026/1/31 | 3 mins.
Strabo, Philostratus and Pliny all wrote about mythological giants: Antaeus, Ilio son of Hercules, Orestes, Cyclops and many others, and one of the most common components of creation myths found in ancient cultures...

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About The Ancient Origins News Desk

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, our view is that there exists countless mysteries, scientific anomalies and surprising artifacts that have yet to be discovered and explained .

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