In an important study, researchers report that pebbles taken from an ancient asteroid by a Japanese spacecraft contain crucial clues about how the solar system evolved and how life originated on Earth. They are the most uncontaminated and unfractionated extraterrestrial materials studied so far. Japanese Hayabusa2 collected the pristine samples …

There are many interesting creatures in the world of Greek mythology, but some of the most daunting are the harpies. Read more Section:  News Myths & Legends Europe Read Later  Source: Ancient Origins

PAPHOS, CYPRUS—The Cyprus Mail reports that a rampart enclosing an area of more than 2,000 square feet has been discovered in the monumental tumulus of Laona in southwestern Cyprus by a team of researchers from the University of Cyprus, the Cyprus University of Technology, and Siena’s University for Foreigners. The …

OXFORD, ENGLAND—CNN reports that Ruiliang Liu and A.M. Pollard have deciphered the names of two ingredients in a recipe for bronze recorded in the Kaogong ji, a 2,300-year-old Chinese text containing details about metal items such as swords and musical instruments. Jin and Xi, two of the main ingredients for bronze …

While ancient history boasts a host of grisly medical recipes, one of the most intriguing and elaborate was the mellified man, a human being mummified into honey candy. Read more Section:  News Weird Facts Read Later  Source: Ancient Origins

Per leggere questo articolo occorrono 5 minuti Il British Museum annuncia una mostra sui geroglifici egizi la cui decifrazione, avvenuta nel 1822, ha segnato uno dei momenti più importanti nella nostra comprensione della storia antica. Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt, il titolo della mostra, esplorerà le iscrizioni e gli oggetti che …

In Greek mythology, Adonis is declared as an extremely good looking man. Read more Section:  News Myths & Legends Europe Read Later  Source: Ancient Origins

An unknown object was spotted on Mars last month by Perseverance. While many had doped for aliens, it turns out its just more trash we brought to Mars. It is also not the first piece of trash humans have sent to Mars. In fact, there is so much more. A …

UFOs are a hotly debated subject, and people want to know the truth. Are we alone in the universe? Are UFOs evidence of Aliens, and have we been visited by beings, not from Earth? Are the Navy videos of UFOs that show unidentified aircraft performing mind-bending maneuvers proof of otherworldly …

Archaeologists in the Czech Republic recently made an unusual and exciting discovery that dates back many centuries.  Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later  Source: Ancient Origins