Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The oldest house in North America is located in Ohio. The 12,500-year-old dwelling was used by Paleoindians during the Ice Age. Discovered in the early 1990s by David Brose who was with the Cleveland Museum
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A recent study of an ancient silver bowl with Greek-style reliefs found in Tibet decades ago has revealed something surprising. It was long thought the bowl is covered with scenes from Homer’s “Iliad” but this
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Hunter-gatherers made use of open woodland conditions in the millennia before Stonehenge monuments were built, according to a new study. Much research has explored Bronze Age and Neolithic history of the region surrounding Stonehenge, but
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – All ancient Egyptian tombs are unique, but some pose a greater mystery than others. In 1905, archaeologists excavating in the Egyptian necropolis of Deir el-Bersha discovered a hidden tomb that contained something unexpected. After 33
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists have investigated whether Neanderthals were well adapted to life in the cold or preferred more temperate environmental conditions. Based on investigations in Lichtenberg in the Wendland region (Lower Saxony, Germany), the researchers showed that
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – New analysis into the residue inside ancient ceramic vessels from 11th–12th century Jerusalem has found that they were potentially used as hand grenades. Previous research into the diverse sphero-conical containers, which are within museums around
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In a multidisciplinary project, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech-Lorraine used terahertz imaging and signal processing techniques to look beneath the corroded surface of a 16th-century lead funerary cross. Led by
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – While working his land in the southern Gaza Strip, a Palestinian farmer found a rare 4,500-year-old stone sculpture. According to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities the artifact carved out of limestone and 22 centimeters
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – While excavating in Tel Farama site in North Sinai, Egypt an archaeology team unearthed an ancient temple dedicated to God Zeus. “The remains, made of mudbricks, were found on a 170cm tall mount of debris
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Prehistoric Cycladic figurines carved in marble are very ancient artifacts that appeared in the Cycladic society, many centuries before the rise of the famous Minoan Civilization. For over 7,000 years, the Cyclades have stood as a remarkable
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have found as many as 64 dice pieces during the ongoing excavations in the heritage city of Vadnagar. The city’s ancient name was Anartapura (or Anandapura), and the city is mentioned in several old
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – As most archaeological material is found in a fragmented state, the phenomenon has been considered a natural consequence of objects’ having been long buried underground. However, according to Postdoctoral Researcher Marja Ahola from the University
Conny Waters- AncientPages.com – While excavating in the ancient city of Mastaura in Turkey archaeologists have unearthed a huge, unique sewer system that was constructed 1,800 years ago. The ancient sewer system, located inside a narrow valley is remarkable because
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In part 1 we discussed some curious archaeological discoveries that according to some researchers may offer evidence of an unknown ancient mining civilization in North America. The problem with several of these ancient artifacts is
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In 1953 while clearing the ground in Borgund on the west coast of Norway strange debris was discovered. Archaeologists came to the site and started excavating. They managed to identify 45,000 objects from the Middle
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Current global climatic warming is having, and will continue to have, widespread consequences for human history, in the same way, that environmental fluctuations had significant consequences for human populations in the past. Cantabrian coast (N Iberian
