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AncientPages.com - A 1.9-meter statue of a guard and part of a Medicine Buddha represent some of the finds revealed after 13 days of archaeological excavations conducted in Angkor
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AncientPages.com - Archaeologists hope they have finally found the long-lost tomb of Tang Xianzu who has often been described as “China’s Shakespeare. While excavating in Fuzhou, east China's Jiangxi
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - While chronicling Saint Catherine’s Monastery’s library on the Sinai Peninsula, scientists discovered several scriptures with ancient lost languages. In ancient times monks often wrote copies of the
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AncientPages.com - On August 29, 1475, the Treaty of Picquigny ended a brief war between England and France. It was a significant historic peace treaty that followed an invasion
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - If you are interested in the power of magic, then a huge collection of ancient spells discovered in Germany may interest you. Some of these Abracadabra spells
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Five ancient Roman tombs with different architectural style have been discovered in Egypt's Dakhla Oasis. The tombs, unearthed in Beir Al-Shaghala necropolis in the Western Desert are built
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Plimpton 322 is a 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablets that has puzzled mathematicians for more than 70 years. The small tablet was discovered in the early 1900s in
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On This Day In History
AncientPages.com - On Aug 24, 1185, the Sack of Thessalonica by Normans of the Kingdom of Sicily took place and was one of the worst disasters to befall the Byzantine Empire in the 12th century.
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Ancient Symbols
AncientPages.com - A study based on analysis of ancient texts, art, artifacts, and archaeobotanical remains reveals that citrus was not “just” a fruit to ancient Romans. It was a
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - When Mount Vesuvius erupted on the morning of August 24, 79 A.D. its great cloud of hot ash, stones and poisonous gases completely buried the whole Roman
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Evidence of the destruction of Jerusalem at the hands of the Babylonians, has been found by archaeologists conducting excavations in the City of David, at the Jerusalem Walls National
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A stone quarry dated to the Roman-era and used to make household vessels has been discovered by archaeologists at Reineh, in the Lower Galilee, northern Israel. Archaeologists
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Svarog (“Very Hot”) is one of the most important deities in the Slavic pantheon. He is the Slavic god of celestial fire and
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Researchers are scratching their heads trying to decipher a set of mysterious carvings and script on a 1,700-year-old stone relic. Known as the Stela of Montoro, the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The first-century Roman-era stone road was discovered by archaeologists excavating the ruins of the ancient city of Aigai in the western province of
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On This Day In History
AncientPages.com - On August 12, 1099, shortly after the capture of Jerusalem, the Battle of Ascalon was fought, and it is considered the last action of the First Crusade.
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Archaeology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many fascinating ancient petroglyphs in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Among them is one that researchers think represents an ancient total eclipse
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A beautifully carved head and upper torso of a female figure have been discovered at the archaeological site of Tayinat in southeast Turkey near the Syrian border.
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists say they have discovered the home of Jesus’ apostles in the lost Biblical town Bethsaida, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Apostles
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Ancient giants roaming the Earth are mentioned in several myths and legends from all across the world. Nevertheless, the existence of prehistoric giants is still a subject
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Angkor Wat in Cambodia is a remarkable ancient place of great historical and archaeological importance. There is still so much we do not know about this temple complex
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Egyptian Papyrus of Ani contains a number of fascinating descriptions of curious encounters with interesting boats. The “boats” are often mentioned in
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - The ancient Greeks are considered one of the most famous civilizations in Europe, but where did they have their beginnings? DNA samples from thousands of years ago
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Choctaw Indians of Mississippi have a fascinating ancient legend about the Nanih Waiya Cave Mound. The Indians say that their ancestors emerged from an
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - From the Bible we learn that Naboth’s vineyard was located near the palace of King Ahav at Jezreel. This place is mentioned in 1 Kings in the
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The puzzling knowledge of the Dogon tribe remains a great ancient mystery that raises a number of thought-provoking questions. About 5,000 years ago, something
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient legends tell that an antediluvian city is inhabited by immortal sages hidden deep in the Himalayas. This mysterious place is so well
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Thousands of years ago, the mysterious Canaanite people lived in a part of the world we now recognize as Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan, establishing a
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Did the Phoenicians discover America by mistake? The Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle (384 – 322 B.C.) wrote an intriguing account of how the
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