A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – One of the most famous swords in the history of humanity is the legendary Durendal, which belonged to Roland, Charlemagne’s knightly champion and the hero of many French ballads, legends, and songs. Charlemagne’s mysterious sword,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A unique 4,000-year-old board game made of stone has been unearthed by archaeologists in Oman. Marked with ‘playing fields and cup holes’ the discovery was made during excavations of settlements near the village of Ayn Bani
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It’s a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon: would you rather be running after tasteless wild berries, or curled up on your couch with fuzzy socks and a good book? You might not have had that
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As we discussed in part 1, everything the man witnessed that morning indicated the mysterious creatures were no ordinary human beings. Something was wrong with them, and he decided to learn more by attempting to
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, in co-operation with colleagues from Goethe University, Frankfurt, has uncovered the first insights into the origins of West African plant-based cuisine, locked inside pottery fragments
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Rutgers researchers have unearthed the earliest definitive evidence of broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) in ancient Iraq, challenging our understanding of humanity’s earliest agricultural practices. Their findings appear in the journal Scientific Reports. “Overall, the presence of millet in
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Many ancient civilizations have used alcohol, beer, and hallucinogens. The world’s oldest paycheck reveals ancient Sumerian workers were paid in beer, and this practice was widespread throughout the ancient world. In ancient Egypt, workers often
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Stories of encounters with mysterious little beings are always fascinating, especially when these reports come from credible witnesses, like the one we will discuss this time. How can we explain meetings with such unknown, little
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The desert regions of the Arabian Peninsula and Levant are crisscrossed by innumerable pathways. Across large areas of northwest Arabia, many of these pathways are flanked by stone monuments, the vast majority of which are
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognized as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain. Now, dating of a massive volcanic eruption in Ethiopia reveals they are much older than
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Graeco-Roman tradition, the Echidna is a gigantic half-woman and half-snake hybrid creature. As a tall, charming, and beautiful woman from the waist below, she was a hideous serpent. In other words, Echidna—described by Hesiod
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In Northern Sweden, there are many fascinating and mysterious ancient sites. Unfortunately, several of these historical sites have not been properly investigated because they are very difficult to access. Due to their remote location, they are
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Xunantunich, a major ceremonial center of the Maya Civilization, is an ancient Maya archaeological site atop a ridge above the Mopan River, about 80 miles (130 km) west of Belize City, Cayo District, in western
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The evolution of writing is a complex issue, but the Vai script, a rare manuscript may offer clues into this important question scientists have long tried to solve. The world’s very first invention of writing
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Medieval warhorses are often depicted as massive and powerful beasts, but in reality many were no more than pony-sized by modern standards, a new study shows. Horses during the period were often below 14.2 hands
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new extinct reptile species has shed light on how our earliest ancestors became top predators by modifying their teeth in response to environmental instability around 300 million years ago. In findings published in Royal Society
