Ancient Artifacts
Thousands of intriguing ancient artifacts have been discovered world-wide. Some of these ancient artifacts give us a deeper understanding of our ancestors’ customs, traditions, beliefs, level of technology and scientific achievements. Many of the artifacts are also mysterious and puzzling because we haven’t yet been able to determine their true purpose.
Artifacts Archive
Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - During excavations in the ancient city of Ephesus, archaeologists uncovered a rare terracotta incense burner featuring the Greco-Egyptian god Serapis. Ephesus, once the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An ancient Roman sculpted portrait of an unidentified woman was discovered in a residential house in the western section of Chersonesos Taurica, located
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Hallie Meredith, an art history professor and glassblower at Washington State University, made a significant discovery about ancient Roman glasswork while examining a private
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Avars, originating from Central and Inner Asia, arrived in the Carpathian Basin around 567/568. They were the first to unify this region
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Recent findings from the Kani Shaie Archaeological Project have yielded valuable insights into the early history of Mesopotamia and the Zagros Mountains, shedding
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Dating from 1000–800 BCE, the Peebles Hoard is a significant archaeological find consisting of over 500 distinctive bronze and organic objects, many of
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The ancient city of Troy, located in northwestern Anatolia, is a significant site in both literature and archaeology. Strategically positioned on trade routes
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers have discovered the oldest artifact crafted from hippopotamus ivory in the Iberian Peninsula. This significant finding originates from the Bòbila Madurell site
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Egyptian Archaeological Mission of the Supreme Council for Archaeological and Workers at the site of the Pharaoh Hill in Husseinia in the Eastern
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.om - An archaeology student, who was unable to participate in Newcastle University’s excavations at Birdoswald Roman fort with Historic England last year due to
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The recent archaeological excavations at the Oppidum of Manching have yielded significant insights into the ethnic group and their cultural practices, with over 40,000
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A rare ancient Roman relic, dating back 2,000 years and stored for over a century at Bolton Museum, is now on display for the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Central Wyoming's River Bend site (48NA202) is notable for containing the largest collection of adornments discovered in the state, showcasing significant evidence of
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Scripts, Paintings & Inscriptions
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Mongolian collection at the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin houses a distinctive Gungervaa shrine. Inside this shrine, researchers discovered three
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Scripts, Paintings & Inscriptions
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A significant discovery in the form of the complete text of the previously unknown "Hymn to Babylon," was made by Dr. Enrique Jiménez,
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In the heart of northern Poland, near the Baltic coastal city of Kolobrzeg, a remarkable discovery has emerged—a figurine that stands as one of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have uncovered a significant find in northern England: a massive leather shoe dating back nearly 2,000 years. This discovery was made at Magna,
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Vikings
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have investigated a significant Viking farm and burial ground located in Täby, near Stockholm, in Sweden. During this exploration, they uncovered the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeological evidence has confirmed the presence of Vikings on the Isle of Man, a strategically located island on the sailing route from Scandinavia to
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Danish island of Bornholm offers a fascinating journey through time, with its history of human settlement stretching back to 9000–8000 B.C. Early
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Ancient Mysteries
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Notable works of art often become the focal point of enduring scientific debates, inviting us to ponder their mysteries and significance. A prime
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Vindolanda, one of the earliest Roman forts established by the Roman army in England, stands as a significant archaeological site in Europe. It played
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Discovered in the late 1930s, Sutton Hoo is a site of great archaeological significance, named after the Old English terms "Sut" and "hoo," meaning
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Imagine the excitement of uncovering a unique treasure trove. In 2012, metal detectorists Reg Mead and Richard Miles made an extraordinary discovery on Jersey,
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Somló Hill, located in Veszprém County, Hungary, is considered as one of the most significant hilltop settlements dated to the Late Bronze Age and
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Antique swords from the pre-colonial West African kingdom of Dahomey are distinguished by their unique aesthetic qualities. However, these masterpieces also contain numerous
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A local villager has uncovered rare ancient artifacts in the Romanian forest near the Magura Calanului quarry. The discovery was made accidentally on
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Imagine unlocking the secrets of ancient Greece with today's cutting-edge technology. At the University of Cincinnati, Classics researcher and Assistant Professor Florence Gaignerot-Driessen
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeological exploration in the Tlayócoc cave, located in the Guerrero mountains of southern Mexico, has yielded a significant discovery. Russian speleologist Yekaterina Katiya Pavlova
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Antikythera Mechanism, an intriguing ancient artifact discovered in 1901 among the remains of a shipwreck near the Greek island of Antikythera, has
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The wealth of sophisticated, ancient goldsmithing of the Colchian Culture is enormous. The treasures of Colchis are associated with the famous myth, known in Greek
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Sutton Hoo helmet, one of Great Britain's most significant archaeological discoveries, is often likened to the 'British Tutankhamun.' Due to its motifs
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The archaeology of pre-Columbian El Salvador remains less explored compared to its neighboring countries, primarily due to challenges such as high population density and
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Egyptian-French archaeological mission from the Egyptian-French Centre for the Study of Karnak Temples (CFEETK) has made a significant discovery at the Karnak
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Human Beginnings
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A recent study has provided new insights into the behavioral complexity of Palaeolithic hominins by examining incised stone artifacts from the Levantine Middle
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A magnificent and uniquely rare Roman gold lock has been presented to the public by the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Association (LWL). Dating back to
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During a class trip to the scenic area of Ein Karem in Jerusalem, Israel, 10-year-old Nehorai Nir made an intriguing discovery. As a
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have made a significant discovery at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery near Canterbury in Kent, UK, unearthing a remarkably rare sword from the sixth century.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Excavations at a 4th millennium B.C. settlement in Iraqi Kurdistan have provided groundbreaking insights into the origins of the world's earliest governing institutions.
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Army Museum in Bialystok, Poland, has unveiled a significant historical artifact: a Viking-era sword dating back to the 9th or 10th century.
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Vikings
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - For the first time ever, a fragment of a tenth-century Viking sword has been unearthed near the Frisian town of Witmarsum in the
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Linguistic Discoveries
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A recent discovery near Lake Bashplemi in Georgia's Dmanisi region offers compelling evidence of languages yet to be understood by scientists. An ancient
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