Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Philip Christoph Königsmarck, a Swedish Count who lived from 1665 to 1694, had adversaries. Looking back at history, it is clear that some individuals harbored intentions to eliminate him. On the morning of July 2,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed the remains of the military camp of Legio VI Ferrata, along with buildings and roads. Legionary inscription: “VEXILLA TIO LEG VI FERR” (“Detachment of Legion VI Ferrata”), Hecht Museum, Haifa,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists unearthed traces of a thriving ancient marketplace during an excavation led by the Israel Antiquities Authority in 2014. The fair at Khan al-Tujjar. Image credit: William Henry Bartlett – Antique Prints – Public Domain In 1880, the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Domestication of wheat in Mesopotamia and rice in India and China laid the foundation for the Neolithic revolution in Europe and Asia. The domestication of maize played a key role in shaping the cultural development
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – It is time for a historical mystery today. We delve into an intriguing ancient mystery that unfolds in the heart of ancient France. It is a riveting tale involving dramatic historical events, a cryptic tomb,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The tomb of Neferhotep, a renowned scribe of Amun from the 18th Dynasty, during the reign of Pharaoh Ay (1327-1323 BC), was finally unveiled after over twenty years of painstaking restoration work. Credit: Supreme Council
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – During an excavation near the Holborn Viaduct in London, UK, archaeologists discovered a remarkably rare Roman funerary bed. This find, according to MOLA archaeologists, is the first complete funerary bed ever found in Britain. Roman
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – There is a fascinating tale of an ancient subterranean world originating from Tibet. The story, narrated by an explorer who journeyed through countless underground passages, chambers, and staircases, suggests the existence of an ancient and
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Easter Island’s enigmatic Rongorongo script remains undeciphered, but a new study offers evidence that it represents an independent writing system. Moai on Easter Island. Credit: Adobe Stock – modestlife Rapa Nui is famous for its
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – During a pioneering aerial survey of the Near East in the 1920s, the Jesuit French priest Father Antoine Poidebard undertook one of the world’s first aerial archaeological surveys. A sample of Poidebard’s (Reference Poidebard1934) aerial photographs:
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A curious comb drawing discovered in the Huenul Cave in Argentina may be the oldest rock art ever uncovered in South America. The Huenul Cave, a 630-square-meter rock shelter located in northern Patagonia, has been
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Callacpuma archaeological site, nestled in the Cajamarca basin of the northern Peruvian Andes, is renowned for its extraordinary cave paintings. These artworks, estimated to be approximately 15,000 years old, are unique in America and
