The Ancient Origins News Desk
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- Episodes
- 319
- Years Active
- 2025
Study Tracks Earliest Colombian Hunter-Gatherers - Who Vanished Without a Trace! | Ancient Origins
Ancient DNA reveals a vanished population in Colombia's high plains—early hunter-gatherers were completely replaced 2,000 years ago by migrants from Central
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Mon 02 Jun 2025
New Study Points to Maya Population Collapse 1,200 Years Ago From Copan Site Ruins | Ancient Origins
Ancient DNA from Copán reveals a sharp Maya population decline 1,200 years ago, offering new insights into collapse, migration, and enduring genetic continuity.
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Sun 01 Jun 2025
How Ice Age Fauna Adapted and Evolved Across Various Stages of Cold | Ancient Origins
New research reveals how Ice Age animals like mammoths and reindeer evolved over millions of years, challenging assumptions about rapid climate-driven
00:06:31 |
Sun 01 Jun 2025
Study of 7,000 Year Old Monuments in Arabia Reveals Pastoral Adaptability Patterns | Ancient Origins
Ancient monuments in Oman reveal 7,000 years of resilience—pastoralists adapted stone structures as climate shifted from lush savannah to harsh desert.
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Sat 31 May 2025
Xingyi Ancestry: The Ghost Lineage of East Asia From the Jungles of Yunnan | Ancient Origins
Ancient genomes from Yunnan reveal deep genetic diversity and ancestral links to Tibetans and Austroasiatic peoples, reshaping East Asia’s prehistoric map.
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Fri 30 May 2025
New Study Finds Birds Nested Alongside Dinosaurs in the Ancient Arctic Region | Ancient Origins
Bird fossils from Alaska show birds nested in the Arctic 73 million years ago—pushing back polar breeding records by 30 million years to the age of dinosaurs.
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Fri 30 May 2025
Leprosy Existed in the Americas Long Before the Arrival of Europeans, Study Reveals | Ancient Origins
Ancient DNA reveals leprosy plagued the Americas long before European contact, rewriting the disease’s origin story and tracing M. lepromatosis back 9000 years.
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Fri 30 May 2025
Tools of the Beached Titans: Exquisite Whale Bone Artistry in Ice Age Europe | Ancient Origins
Ice Age Europeans crafted tools from stranded whales 20,000 years ago—an ancient alliance of ingenuity, coastal life, and deep ecological awareness.
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Thu 29 May 2025
On This Day: The Ottomans Seize Constantinople, Ending the Byzantine Empire's Rule | Ancient Origins
Explore the pivotal events of May 29, 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Ottomans, ending the Byzantine Empire and reshaping world history forever.
00:05:27 |
Thu 29 May 2025
On This Day: Spanish Armada Launched in 1588 at Prince Philip II's Behest | Ancient Origins
Spain’s mighty Armada set sail in 1588 to crush Protestant England—what followed was a saga of naval missteps, ambition, and a turning point in European power.
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Wed 28 May 2025
Glory, Guts, Gaffes: Rethinking Emperor Titus’ Complex Military Legacy | Ancient Origins
Titus won the war, but at what cost? His siege of Jerusalem exposes a commander torn between valor and flawed judgment.
00:12:13 |
Wed 28 May 2025
Roman Massacre That Never Happened: Archaeological Site in Britain Holds the Clues | Ancient Origins
A new study from Bournemouth University reveals that Maiden Castle skeletons died over decades in local conflicts, not in a Roman massacre as long believed.
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Tue 27 May 2025
On This Day: Tsar Peter 'the Great' Lays the Foundation for St. Petersburg | Ancient Origins
Founded by Peter the Great in 1703, Saint Petersburg rose from swamps to imperial grandeur, reshaping Russia with vision, sacrifice, and Enlightenment ideals.
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Tue 27 May 2025
Earliest Documented Use of Psychoactive Plant 'Harmal' in Iron Age Arabia | Ancient Origins
Ancient Arabian tomb reveals world's earliest ritual use of psychoactive Syrian rue, uncovering 2,700-year-old plant-based healing and spiritual practices.
00:05:52 |
Mon 26 May 2025
On This Day: Dunkirk Evacuation of 340,000 Allied Soldiers, 26th May, 1940 | Ancient Origins
Evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940 turned defeat into defiance as 330,000 Allied troops escaped Nazi forces in a daring rescue known as the "miracle of deliverance."
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Mon 26 May 2025
On This Day: The Edict of Worms Tries to Silence Martin Luther, 25th May, 1521 | Ancient Origins
In the spring of 1521, the Rhineland town as old as Rome, ‘Worms’, witnessed an event that was destined to alter the history of Christendom forever.
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Sun 25 May 2025
17,000-Year Projectile Weapon Ambush Unearthed, Points to Stone Age Violence | Ancient Origins
Ancient flint wounds on a 17,000-year-old skeleton in Italy reveal one of the earliest known ambush killings—evidence of Stone Age intergroup violence.
00:05:29 |
Sun 25 May 2025
On This Day: The Fifth Crusade, Siege of Damietta, May 24th, 1212 | Ancient Origins
On May 24, 1218, the Fifth Crusade set sail from Acre, aiming for Egypt. Their siege of Damietta began with hope—and ended in humiliation.
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Sat 24 May 2025
On This Day: The Capture of Joan of Arc, May 23rd, 1430 | Ancient Origins
On May 23, 1430, Joan of Arc was captured at Compiègne during the Hundred Years' War. Discover the story behind her fall, the politics of her betrayal, and how
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Fri 23 May 2025
6th-Century Byzantine Bucket at Sutton Hoo Indicates Cremation Burial | Ancient Origins
A 6th-century Byzantine bucket found at Sutton Hoo was used as a cremation urn—revealing a forgotten ritual blending Anglo-Saxon and Eastern traditions.
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Fri 23 May 2025
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