Human Origins

All across the world, there are stories about people of giant stature, and also of relatively small people. In the mainstream, these stories are almost always called myths, and the proof is elusive. Conspiracy theories abound, suggesting giant skeletons have been a carefully guarded secret. However, there are many...

For decades, archaeologists have agreed that Homo sapiens were the first to create and use fire some 400,000 years ago, marking a profound turning point in the cultural aspect of human evolution because it provided a source of warmth and protection. But new data from a team of researchers at...

Mainstream scientists seem to have inadvertently given some support to the ancient astronaut theory again. Recently, we wrote about a "new" scientific discovery that unlocked the potential of gold atoms, with 2D gold nanosheets. Using layers of gold just two atoms in thickness, the researchers made a "landmark achievement." The...

When we examine the ancient texts of Mesopotamia and Sumer, we are talking about the location of modern-day southern Iraq. The tablets and artifacts found in this area are of great importance in understanding the real history of human civilization. We want the truth of our origins, but how...

Ancient texts and stories weave tales of time travel, thousands of years before science fiction movies would popularize the concept in the mainstream. They also tell stories of strange magical beasts that can talk and perform amazing feats. These stories appear in texts followed by millions of people all...

  One of the main tenets of the ancient astronaut theory is that ancient beings may have manipulated the DNA of humans and other lifeforms. Numerous ancient carvings appear to show the double helix motif of DNA, prompting theorists to speculate: What if extraterrestrial beings gave humans an evolutionary kickstart?...

When "Lucy" the now-famous Australopithecine was discovered in Ethiopia in 1974 by paleoanthropologists, researcher's minds were full of questions, but the biggest question of all was: what did Lucy's ancestors look like? That question has now been answered, at least in part, thanks to the discovery of a nearly...

Just four months before he died on October 9, 2010, ancient astronaut theorist Zecharia Sitchin, 90, was staking his life's work on a DNA test. The author of 14 books was pushing hard for the Natural History Museum to conduct DNA testing. He knew that the results could undermine...

Archaeologists were recently exploring in Croatia when the happened upon something that immediately caught their eye and has subsequently set off debate about what they found, according to Ancient Origins: "(The researchers) unearthed three ancient alien-like skeletons and two have  artificially elongated skulls. Since 12,000-years-ago in ancient China, all over the ancient...

In 2007, paleoanthropologist and rock art researcher Genevieve von Petzinger decided to set out to study geometric signs found in caves and other sites, dating back as far as 40,000 years ago during the Stone Age. While most people are familiar with the familiar petroglyphs of animals, little was...