Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – One of the oldest cities in Asia Minor, the ancient site of Kültepe (also known as Kanesh) had consistently been inhabited from 3,000 B.C.-2,500 BC to the end of the Roman period. Some of the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A fascinating DNA study of more than 400 Viking skeletons has just re-written history. Today we know with certainty some Vikings were not those who we previously thought. Scientists have examined skeletons scattered across Europe
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An ancient sculpture of Lord Vishnu, belonging to the Pandya period has been found at the western bank of Gundaru River at Ulagani village, Tamil Nadu in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent. A
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists from East Bohemia unearthed a unique Celtic sword. The discovery took place during surveying the site of a former Celtic oppidum in the village of Ceské Lhotice near the town of Chrudim in the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Different races were present on earth in the distant past. We cannot deny this. Are we trying to erase perhaps thousands of years in our history, just because the facts do not fit in our
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A team of Israeli and American researchers uncovered new evidence that an earthquake may have caused the destruction and abandonment of a flourishing Canaanite palatial site about 3,700 years ago. The discovery was made at
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Polish archaeologists uncovered a 3,000-year-old settlement located on the outskirts of Poland’s capital, Warsaw. The remains of the settlement discovered in Białołęka, one of Warsaw’s districts date back to a Late Bronze Age and cover
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Long-lasting archaeological excavations conducted in the Eleke Sazy valley in East Kazakhstan, have located a burial mound with a rich treasure of ancient gold jewelry. The exhibition “Gold of East Kazakhstan” – Infocenter of the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The underwater remains of a 1,500-year-old basilica in honor of St. Neophytos has re-emerged from a lake due to the effects of a drought in the region of the Iznik district of the province of Bursa,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Following the destruction of sacred caves in Western Australia, three heavy bosses are leaving the mining giant Rio Tinto. The company’s board has agreed with CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques and directors Chris Salisbury and Simone Niven
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Two pieces of a six-foot-tall statue of a lion have been accidentally found by a team of experts who were excavating and clearing mines for a planned groundwater reservoir. The place is located along the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – For some unknown reason, a woman crossed at least 2,000 miles (3,200 km) about 4,000 years ago. We may never know what prompted the decision to start this long and dangerous journey. West Asia, which includes
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A 3,000-year-old hill fort built by the mysterious Votadini tribe has been unearthed on top of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland. Today, Arthur’s Seat, which is an extinct volcano is not much to look at,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have analyzed 18 ancient texts dating back to around 600 BCE from the Tel Arad military post using state-of-the-art image processing, machine learning technologies, and the expertise of a
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In part 1 we discussed why these ancient buildings are unusual, and what experts had to say about the puzzling architecture that sometimes doesn’t make any sense. We investigated several ancient places in Europe and
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – About 3,500 years ago, the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete developed a writing system composed of syllabic signs, called Linear A, which they sometimes used to inscribe offerings at sanctuaries and adorn their
