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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the 1800s, West Virginia was a hotbed for eerie and unsettling encounters with an unknown entity. Tales of a mysterious figure who
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A pair of beautiful bracelets, now declared Roman treasure, has been discovered on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. The two copper alloy
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pisidian people built the city of Termessos 1,050 meters above sea level, providing them a great advantage against possible attacking enemies. Rock-cut tombs
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - You have probably seen people wearing shoes with extremely long toes in many Medieval paintings. These pointed shoes, whose tips could extend from
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are interested in so-called manuports for several reasons. Derived from the Latin words "manus," meaning "hand," and "portare," meaning "to carry," a
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During a field search in the Borki forest in Masuria, Poland, local history enthusiasts discovered intriguing Roman-era artifacts. The society Wendrusz Historical and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - With its rich and diverse history, Florida is undoubtedly a treasure trove of captivating archaeological sites. Over the years, archaeologists have made remarkable
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - More than 100 ornaments buried in ancient graves dated to about 11,000 years have been unearthed by archaeologists from Ankara University. These artifacts
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Underwater archaeologists researching the Island of Kasos have made remarkable discoveries. In collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, the Hellenic National Research Foundation science
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Natural landmarks held significant importance in the daily lives and cultural practices of the Pagan Vikings and Norse people. In contrast to other
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Etruscans, a fascinating ancient civilization, lived between the 8th and 3rd century B.C. in what we now know as Tuscany, western Umbria, and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Chonchon (Spanish: ‘chonchón’) is a mythical, terrifying bird from the beliefs of the Araucanian (Mapuchen) people who mostly inhabit the Central Valley of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While excavating in the Neolithic city of Çatalhöyük in central Anatolia, archaeologists found an 8,600-year-old piece of bread in a structure resembling an
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While excavating on excavation the banks of the Brazos River in southeastern Texas, archaeologists have uncovered more than 10,000 artifacts from Washington-on-the-Brazos, a
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered 16 new archaeological sites while investigating a large area in Jalapão, in the eastern part of the state of Tocantins,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - As we continue our intriguing journey across North America, delving into its many mysteries, we now find ourselves in California. This state is
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - One of the most unusual and intriguing alchemy manuscripts is the Ripley Scroll. The Ripley Scroll, an impressive manuscript that is almost 6
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A global team of researchers, spearheaded by Chinese scientists, has discovered that East Asian hominins were already using sophisticated stone tool technology around 1.1
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DNA
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Approximately 7,500 years ago, the last communities of hunter-gatherers in Western Europe came into contact with incoming Neolithic farmers. Over time, these hunter-gatherer
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Human Beginnings
Jan Bartek - Ancientpages.com - The question of when the genus Homo first migrated from Africa to Europe has been a subject of ongoing research. Previously, it was
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Paleontology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers have unearthed remnants of what is believed to be the Earth's most ancient fossil forest on the northern coastline of Devon and Somerset
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Locals knew there was something strange about her as soon as she arrived. She behaved differently, and her odd behavior was one of
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - According to recent research, the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), which produces beans used for products like chocolate, liquor, and cocoa butter, likely originated
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters—AncientPages.com—The term "pancake" may have emerged in the 15th century and became standard in 19th-century America, but the history of pancakes stretches much further back. Astonishingly, evidence from
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Using a 'walkover survey,' a small team of archaeologists from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services surveyed and recorded visible archaeological remains of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Trevor Penny, an amateur fisherman from Oxfordshire, UK, had quite the surprise when he pulled up a rusty metal object from the River
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Historical and ethnographic sources have long highlighted the importance of tobacco in Mesoamerica, but finding actual physical evidence of this plant in archaeological digs
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Polish archaeologists operating in Oman have unearthed evidence of extensive copper ore processing activities, along with stone tools and remnants of copper smelting
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The identity of the first humans to arrive in America remains a subject of ongoing scientific debate. Periodically, new evidence emerges that compels
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - For the past two years, archaeologists have excavated in the Old Town of Kalmar, Sweden. Recently, at a press conference held at Kalmar
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Since the early Holocene period, people in northern Europe have enjoyed hazelnuts, a powerful and easy-to-obtain energy source. Now, archaeologists can recreate ancient
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A medieval pilgrim's badge depicting a basilisk dragon in a circle enclosed was found in Wólka Nieliska, Zamość district, in southeastern Poland. Image credit:
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During an excavation in Egypt's Minya Governorate, archaeologists discovered a massive statue of Pharaoh Ramesses II, who reigned during the 19th Dynasty of
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Scripts, Paintings & Inscriptions
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The discovery of an eleventh-century Islamic astrolabe, adorned with Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions, is truly extraordinary. The Verona astrolabe. Citation: Nuncius 39, 1 (2024)
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - Ancientpages.com - The discovery of the mysterious golden lords of Panama opened a new chapter in the world of archaeology. Some years ago, numerous artifacts
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