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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - With some 7,000 islands and cays and a 7,000-year history of human habitation, the Caribbean Sea is practically synonymous with maritime travel. The

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeological discoveries made on the outskirts of Canterbury, Kent (England) confirm the presence of early humans in southern Britain between 560,000 and 620,000

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A new study from The University of Western Australia has challenged earlier claims that Aboriginal stone artifacts discovered off the Pilbara coast in

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It is often said better late than never, and now after 100 years scientists can finally say they have sold the mystery of

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands has announced a unique archaeological discovery at Herwen-Hemeling (Zevenaar) where scientists have unearthed a complete and

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A metal detector has discovered an ancient coin depicting mighty Viking King Harald Hardrada. The 1,000-year-old coin was found in southern Hungary. The

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Many ancient civilizations appreciated board games. Some of the oldest known board games are still played, while others are all but forgotten. The

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers identified and reconstructed the first ancient genome of E. coli, using fragments extracted from the gallstone of a 16th century mummy. E. coli is

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ivar the Boneless has gone down in history as one of the most powerful Vikings ever. Not only was he one of the

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The human middle ear—which houses three tiny, vibrating bones—is key to transporting sound vibrations into the inner ear, where they become nerve impulses

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeological excavation is still going on at Tilaurakot, Kapilvastu of southern Nepal. According to archaeologists involved in the excavation, the recent discovery of

Jan Barterk - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists had low expectations when excavations started at 35 Spaska Street in Kyiv in 2007. Two earlier archaeological surveys had been carried out

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In 1347, the plague first entered the Mediterranean via trade ships transporting goods from the territories of the Golden Horde in the Black

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have just published a study of what may prove to be China's most ancient human fossil. Scientists at the Centro Nacional de

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The troll is a fascinating mythological creature, well-known in Scandinavian countries. They were 'nature beings' because encounters with them usually took place in