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Study Challenges Long-Held Beliefs: Scavenging Carcasses May Have Made Us Human

A study with IPHES CERCA redefines the role of scavenging in human evolution and shows that it was an...

Obesity Discovery Stuns Scientists, Challenges 60-Year-Old Beliefs

For 60 years, HSL was known for releasing energy from fat, but people born without it lose fat instead...

New Study Challenges Common Beliefs About “Unhealthy” Processed Fats

Researchers found that commonly used processed fats made from palm and plant oils do not raise heart disease risks...

Cedar – Sacred Tree With Medicine Power In Native American Beliefs

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Cedar is considered the most sacred tree in Native American beliefs. Cedar holds significant importance...

Näcken – Greatest Shapeshifter In Norse Beliefs Who Despised His Own Name

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Northern people have long been celebrated for their extraordinary memory, holding onto beliefs that beautifully...

Zombie-Like Creature In Sami People’s Beliefs: A Frightening, Dangerous Entity That Should Be Avoided At All Costs

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Why do the superstitions surrounding this zombie seem to be much older than the...

Dragon Empress Wu Zetian Challenged Confucian Beliefs Against Female Rulers

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Empress Wu Zetian was a pivotal and influential figure in Chinese history, renowned for...

Death And Afterlife In Sumerian Beliefs

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Our knowledge of Mesopotamian afterlife beliefs comes from literary texts recorded on cuneiform clay...