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This relic was made during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), and is made of pure silver. The origin of the ring is unknown. Inlaid in a ring like a

AncientPages.com - We always say there is a little bit of truth in every myth and legend. For years, the inhabitants of Puebla have told stories about a network

Thieving monks and cathedral tombs: Rediscovered cast skull of "father of English history" could solve medieval burial mystery. Cast skull discovery could answer questions about missing Venerable Bede's

"Chac Mool" (chacmool) is one of the most famous ancient statues throughout Mexico. The ancient name for these type of sculptures is unknown. It is also uncertain what

We travel to the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea Anatolia called Asia Minor, present-day Turkey. Today there are only ruins of that what once was the capital

Maya activity more than 2,000 years ago not only contributed to the decline of their environment but continues to influence today's environmental conditions, researchers at The University of

AncientPages.com - Archeologists working in Turkey’s eastern province of Van have uncovered 2,800-year-old pithos, or large ceramic storage containers, that once contained grain, oil and wine in the

Cacao and holly beverages, which were both high in caffeine - were really valued by the people in the eighth century, living in what is now the Southwestern

AncientPages.com - A treasure of 2,976 silver Roman coins from the 1st-2nd century AD has been discovered by archaeologists during the excavations of the ruins of the Ancient

A Shiva temple, said to be at least 500 years old, lies abandoned and on the verge of disintegration. It is built on an acre of land over

An early Christian crypt, among the largest in the Balkans, has been discovered by archaeologists near the Zaldapa Fortress close to the village of Krushari in Bulgaria’s Dobrich

One of the most important and beautiful sarcophagus has been improperly removed from the ground, the Israel Antiquities Authority said. A unique and extremely impressive stone sarcophagus, about

An international team of researchers has sequenced the first complete genome of an Iberian farmer. It is also the first ancient genome from the Mediterranean. This new genome

A few decades ago, five wax tablets from the Second Century were found by Albanian archeologist Fatos Tartari who excavated the ancient necropolis of Dyrrhachium or Epidamnos (today