It has always been seen as valuable in the forensic field as a way of helping to identify John and Jane Doe’s, but the technique has increased in popularity among archaeologists and historians thanks to shows like Meet the Ancestors and History Cold Case.

https://www.ancient-origins.net/human-origins-science/facial-reconstructions-0011507

Mysterious, majestic and elusive, the phantoms of the Himalayas are so shy that many of the local people living in the Himalayas have never seen them. They know about these phantoms only because of the stories and legends told by their ancestors. The snow leopard gave rise to the legend of phantoms that roamed the Himalayas.

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/hemis-monastery-0011506

The Han Dynasty was China’s second imperial dynasty and succeeded the Qin Dynasty . This dynasty ruled China for about 400 years, during which there were more than 20 emperors on the throne. Many of these emperors were buried not far from the ancient Han capital of Chang’an in what have been called some of the most spectacular tombs in the world.

https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/royal-tombs-han-dynasty-0011505

Sarah Wilson was an Englishwoman who made a name for herself during the 18 th century. The gist of her colorful story is that she was convicted of theft in England, sent to America as a prisoner, sold into slavery, escaped, and impersonated as a non-existent English princess!

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/sarah-wilson-convict-princess-0011499

Archaeologists in England have made the rare discovery of two lead caskets from the Roman era but with clear Celtic influence. One of the coffins contains the remains of an adult and infant, probably a mother and her baby. The find is offering a unique insight into Romano-British society and culture.

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/two-roman-lead-caskets-found-quarry-britain-0011454

The oldest Nahua legends speak of a mythical place called Tamoanchan, considered to be the cradle of all Mesoamerican civilizations and a sort of terrestrial paradise from which the ancestors of the Aztecs and the Toltecs would go out to repopulate the earth after The Great Flood.

https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/tamoanchan-0011452

Beautification and cosmetology have been important to humans for many thousands of years. Obsessing over our appearance is something that seems to go back to the very roots of modern human behavior, and our ancestors altered their appearance in a myriad of ways.

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/ancient-beauty-secrets-0011453

Children all over the world are read stories of heroes following winding rivers and venturing to mystical islands where they battle bizarre oceanic creatures and while the protagonists’ characters and personalities lead the charge in these myths, water is a primordial mythological symbol of life, cleansing and rebirth.

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/pantheon-ancient-islands-0011449

A rare 1200-year old bible has been seized from a group of antiquities smugglers in Turkey. In recent years there have been a sharp spike in the numbers of historic artifacts smuggled into the country from neighboring Syria. The seizure of the precious sacred text shows the persistent problem of antiquity smuggling because of the Syrian civil-war.

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/bible-gold-0011448

The rock cave, now known locally as Bojjannakonda, is located near the modern village of Sankaram. Between the third and ninth century AD, when it was originally known as the ‘hill of the Buddha’, this crucial Buddhist center flourished.

https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places/bojjannakonda-0011446