Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Has a previously unknown Roman town near St. Pantaleon-Erla in Lower Austria been discovered? Which Roman city could it be? Was it perhaps the settlement of Claudivium, likely abandoned around 180 AD? Since 2015, an
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Young adults, not families, drove migration in Bronze Age communities. Researchers analyzed skeletal samples from Greek archaeological sites to assess mobility during the Middle and Late Bronze Age. The results show that young people actively
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – After years of research into ancient runes, archaeological findings, and naming practices, a prominent scholar has presented a study revealing an unexpected connection between Romans and Vikings. Previous studies have shown that Romans and Vikings
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists are investigating mysterious giant stone circles visible only from the air. This complex structure is located over 3,000 meters above sea level near the Tigre mountain range in Argentina. Initially detected through satellite imagery, the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A small 2,000-year-old artifact has proven more important than once thought. This decorated Iron Age terret, now on display in the European Prehistory Gallery at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, was found in Suffolk, England.
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – A set of puzzling ancient inscriptions has been discovered in Iceland, North America, and Peru. What makes this discovery truly fascinating is that the symbols are almost identical, strongly suggesting the same culture created them.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – He has been considered a genius with the highest mental ability and a unique talent. Who was Archimedes? Archimedes was a great scholar from Syracuse, the ancient capital of Sicily, which was originally a Greek
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A centuries-old Highlands story of forbidden love, war, and a legendary curse is now being investigated as a true-crime case. Forensic experts hope to uncover the real facts behind this medieval mystery. For generations, the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Historical records confirm that the greatest military campaigns of conquest were often accomplished by the robust nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples inhabiting Central Asia. Left: Timur – Turco-Mongol Conqueror. Reconstruction of Timur Lenk’s face based on
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – About a hundred years ago, archaeologists unearthing pottery sherds in Tampa Bay found something unexpected. Some of the fragments they recovered had designs nearly identical to decorated pottery found hundreds of miles to the north.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Hidalgo, Mexico, is home to numerous ancient cave paintings and rock art. Located in the pre-Hispanic region of Mesoamerica, the area has seen migrations of various indigenous peoples, including the Olmecs, Toltecs, Chichimecas, Aztecs, and
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Around 1 in 10 people worldwide chew betel nuts. However, the earliest beginnings of this widespread drug-use habit are unknown. Colored areca nuts [Areca catechu] in the market. Bago, Burma [Myanmar]. This red color determines
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Parts I and II of this series examined ancient sightings and the physical and mechanical descriptions of so-called fire dragons across various cultures. We considered how distant civilizations described similar mechanical behaviors using comparable imagery.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One of Dublin’s previously “lost” medieval castles has been identified within University College Dublin’s Roebuck Castle. New research reveals that substantial remains of the Norman castle of Roebuck, an important fortress on one of the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – While working with old manuscripts in Utrecht University’s Special Collections, Dr Mark de Kreij, an assistant professor of Ancient Greek and Papyrology at the University, made a remarkable find. The scientist teaches Greek language and
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Across ancient cultures worldwide, the trickster often appears as a divine being, a mortal, a spirit, or a creature caught between animal and human. Dwelling between the mortal and supernatural realms, this captivating, unpredictable figure
