Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – After 13 years of absence due to the civil war in Libya, archaeologists from the University of Warsaw return to study Ptolemais, a large ancient city on the Mediterranean coast. One of their tasks will
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have found a beautiful life-sized statue of a water nymph estimated to be 1,800 years old. The ancient statue was discovered during excavations in the ancient city of Amastris (modern Amasra), located on the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In the Middle Bronze Age, numerous waves of migration flowed into the territory of today’s Poland and Ukraine. Their traces are now read thanks to new genetic research. Image source Population studies and kinship studies
AncientPages.com – Depending upon how you do the counting, there are around 9 million species on Earth, from the simplest single-celled organisms to humans. It’s reassuring to imagine that complex bodies and brains like ours are the inevitable consequence of evolution, as if evolution
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Another fascinating ancient treasure has been discovered in Norway, but this one is something truly exceptional. Experts say it is the largest gold treasure of it is kind found in the country! The lucky finder
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The metal detectorist could hardly believe his eyes when he saw what he had found. He was looking at a magnificent Viking Age silver treasure. It seemed like a dream, but it was true! Håvard
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A leading team of researchers have discovered what is believed to be a complete Neolithic cursus set within a rich prehistoric landscape on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. This monument type is among the first that was
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Birds descended from theropod dinosaurs by the Late Jurassic, but our understanding of the earliest evolution of the Avialae, the clade comprising all modern birds but not Deinonychus or Troodon, has been hampered by a
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists report having discovered four incredibly well-preserved Roman swords in the Judean Desert. This very rare find was made in a small hidden cave located in an area of isolated and inaccessible cliffs north of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Limestone spheroids, enigmatic lithic artifacts from the ancient past, have perplexed archaeologists for years. While they span from the Oldowan to the Middle Paleolithic, the purpose behind their creation remains a subject of intense debate.
A. Sutherland- AncientPages.com – Vikings used several ancient symbols based on Norse mythology. Symbols played a vital role in Viking society and represented their gods, beliefs, and myths. Some Viking symbols remain mysterious, and their meaning is still unknown, but many
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Scientists have re-described a unique fossil animal from rocks nearly 520 million years old that fills in a gap in our understanding of the evolution of animals known as arthropods. The animal, which has
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists conducting mining archaeological investigations have discovered an extremely well-preserved 2,000-year-old child shoe in a salt mine! The special find was made by the German Mining Museum Bochum, Leibniz Research Museum for Georesources. Excavations were
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In 2007, a passerby discovered a scarab seal at Tel Gerisa, located in northern Tel Aviv, bearing the image of a walking lion. Image credit: Israel Antiquities Authority “Since time immemorial, lions have been a
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – During excavations in Jerusalem’s heart, archaeologists recently unearthed an intriguing fragment of a Byzantine-era jar handle. They estimate the artifact is approximatly 1500 Years. Image credit: Israel Antiquities Authority “On the handle fragment, an engraving
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – During excavations of an ancestral sod house on the shore of Karluk Lake, Kodiak Island, Alaska, archaeologists uncovered rare fragments of woven grass artifacts estimated to be 3,000 years old. The fragments, which appear to
