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A 400-Year-Old Shipwreck Just Revealed a Secret Global Supply Chain | Ancient Origins
01/08/2026 | 6 mins.
A 400-year-old shipwreck has revealed an unexpected global supply chain, offering remarkable new insights into seventeenth-century maritime trade. A 400-Year-Old Shipwreck Just Revealed a Secret Global Supply Chain.
Archaeologists Just Found the Smallest Ice Age Sculptures Ever Made | Ancient Origins
31/07/2026 | 5 mins.
Archaeologists have identified the world's smallest Ice Age sculptures—40,000-year-old mammoth ivory carvings revealing remarkable Paleolithic artistry and symbolism.
Three New Kings Uncovered, and a New Understanding of the Assyrian King List | Ancient Origins
31/07/2026 | 4 mins.
Researchers have discovered three forgotten Assyrian kings who were erased from the official Assyrian King List, revealing a turbulent history of rebellion and succession crises in the ancient Neo-Assyrian Empire.
Archaeologists Just Found the Oldest Library on the Iberian Peninsula— Hiding in a Mithras Sanctuary | Ancient Origins
31/07/2026 | 4 mins.
Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered what may be the oldest library on the Iberian Peninsula, hidden within a sanctuary dedicated to Mithras and filled with ancient texts that shed new light on Roman Hispania. A room at a Roman villa in Spain was identified as a Mithras sanctuary for decades. New research says it was actually a 4th-century library.
5,000-Year-Old Jar Was Buried Upside Down - On Purpose | Ancient Origins
30/07/2026 | 5 mins.
Archaeologists excavating Gökhöyük in Türkiye have discovered a massive 5,000-year-old ceramic jar buried upside down. Archaeologists think it wasn't an accident — it was a ritual act.

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