r/Ancientknowledge
40k members
r/Ancientknowledge is a subreddit with 40k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses ancient, archaeology, old, discovery, and found.
Current articles, pictures, and other links regarding ancient cultures and civilizations with emphasis on up-to-date archaeology and anthropology
Popular Themes in r/Ancientknowledge
#1
News
: "Archaeologists Found That People Smoked High-Potency Cannabis At Funerals 2,500 Years Ago"
39 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Eddy Currents a Tool of Stone Masons"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "If Gen Z is forgetting a skill humans had for 5,500 years, what comes next?"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I made a video of my trip to the ancient city of Babylon in Iraq! I explore the city whilst talking history and then venture inside Saddam Hussein's abandoned palace which looms ominously over the site. This was a day I will never forget. Enjoy! ❤️ 🇮🇶"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Ancientknowledge
#1
Ancient
: "3000 year old Ancient weavings unearthed in Alaska - Now Archaeology"
55 posts
#2
Archaeology
: "Oldest known village in Europe, 8,500 years old, found under an Albanian lake - Now Archaeology"
45 posts
#3
Old
: "A 5,000-year-Old wooden boat used by the pharaohs is discovered by French archaeologists - Archaeology World News"
38 posts
#4
Discovery
: "Emperor Nero's lost theater has been found by archeologists in Rome."
23 posts
#5
Found
: "Emperor Nero's lost theater has been Found by archeologists in Rome."
19 posts
#6
Discovered
: "A hoard of Roman silver coins Discovered in Romania"
19 posts
#7
Evidence
: "Earliest Evidence of human inhabitation in Sicily dated to be 16,500 years old."
16 posts
#8
Roman
: "A kid finds 1800 year old Roman coin, silver denarius in a sandbox while playing - Now Archaeology"
16 posts
#9
Ancient Civilizations
: "Ancient Civilizations knew how to keep cool in deadly heat. We need to resurrect that lost knowledge now"
16 posts
#10
History
: "I made a video of my trip to the ancient city of Babylon in Iraq! I explore the city whilst talking History and then venture inside Saddam Hussein's abandoned palace which looms ominously over the site. This was a day I will never forget. Enjoy! ❤️ 🇮🇶"
15 posts
Flair Used in r/Ancientknowledge
#1
New Discoveries
: "An archeology student digging on Scotland's Orkney Islands has uncovered a carved stone head that's estimated to be over 900 years old."
25 posts
#2
Mesopotamia
: "A Massive 2700-Year-Old, 18-Ton Statue Of An Assyrian Deity That Was Excavated In Iraq In November 2023"
10 posts
#3
Ancient Ruins
: "The Sphinx Gate in the Bronze Age city of Hattusa c. 1500 BCE"
10 posts
#4
Ancient Egypt
: "‘Scent of eternity’ worn by ancient Egyptian mummy has been revealed"
9 posts
#5
Ancient Rome
: "Emperor Nero's lost theater has been found by archeologists in Rome."
7 posts
#6
Human Prehistory
: "A 7,500-year-old "toy car" with axle holes, found in Mardin, Turkey. It predates the widespread use of wheels for transport by thousands of years."
6 posts
#7
Ancient Psychedelia
: "Archaeologists Found That People Smoked High-Potency Cannabis At Funerals 2,500 Years Ago"
1 post
#8
Current Event at Ancient Site
: "Forbidden of banned books?"
1 post
#9
Mesoamerican
: "Stone tools discovered in Mayan cave might have been used for tattooing"
1 post
#10
UFO's Brah
: "Mysterious Ancient Underground Galleries Discovered Deep in a Cave in Peru"
1 post
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Last updated: June 14, 2026