Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Keeladi (also Keezhadi) is today an important archaeological site, located on the banks of the Vaigai River, near the southern tip of India. Digging ring wells at the Keezhadi excavation site. Image credit: EPS Once in
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – One would think respecting the remains of the dead should be self-evident, but it is not always so. Relief from the West wall of a chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos, Egypt. Credit: Gift of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In archaeometallurgy, the study of ancient metal, archaeologists have historically taken a top-down approach, meaning that the jewelry, tools, weapons, and other artifacts they discover have come to signify a dominant ruling group that exerted
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers analyzed human tissues of 29 individuals (26 urn cremations and 3 inhumations) from Szigetszentmiklós-Ürgehegy, one of the largest Middle Bronze Age urn cemeteries in Hungary. The site is located in the northern part of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered North Africa’s oldest Stone Age hand-axe dating back 1.3-million years. The find made during excavations at a quarry on the outskirts of the country’s economic capital Casablanca is a made major discovery
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A missing section of Jerusalem’s walls, destroyed by the Babylonians on Tisha B’Av (the ninth of the Hebrew month Av), 2600 years ago have been now unearthed during excavations in the City of David National
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In 1968, a weapon grave with brooches was found at Suontaka Vesitorninmäki, in the south of Finland. Suontaka village is located in a historical province of Häme, known for its numerous sword-findings and archaeological sites.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered a beautiful and huge 2,000-year-old Roman basilica that many have been built by Herod the Great mentioned in the Bible. The basilica was unearthed during renovations to Tel Ashkelon National Park, Israel’s
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have unearthed the remains of a 2,000-year-old building in Jerusalem. The lavish Second Temple was destroyed by Romans, but the public has now been granted a unique opportunity to explore the magnificent building that
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Mangar Bani, a sacred ancient forest grove located in the Faridabad district in the Indian state of Haryana is not only home to beautiful trees, plants, birds, and animals. Here we also find the intriguing
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Today, all we know about the ancient city of Ur comes from the written documents unearthed at Ur. Since Ur was part of Mesopotamia, it is important to note that its people used cuneiform, written
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Anatolia’s ancient city of Zeugma still surprises with new mosaics. Today, the most beautiful mosaics are gathered in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in the town of Gaziantep, Turkey. It is the biggest mosaic museum in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It is not the first time scientists say modern humans and Neanderthals are closely related. Only this time, scientists have determined how much of our DNA is unique to us. It turns out it is
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Ancient Sumerians stated everything they knew was taught to them by the gods. While examining ancient sacred texts, we discover gods’ secret knowledge was only passed on to specific individuals, the Chosen Ones. Initiated into
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists in India have discovered rare and beautiful sculptures of the Kakatiya Dynasty near a temple. The 800-year-old sculptures are of great historical significance and exhibit the talent of the Kakatiya sculptors. The finding was
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Anchor Church Caves in the United Kingdom have long held a secret, but no one knew it, at least not until now. At first sight, the caves between Foremark and Ingleby in South Derbyshire,
