Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A team of INRAP archaeologists excavates an ancient necropolis located in the vicinity of the early Christian church of Saint-Pierre-l’Estrier, in the municipality of Autun (Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, central-eastern France.) The site contains a large variety
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Today’s Biblical mystery deals once again with Adam who is a fascinating figure in the Bible, at least if we take time to examine his story in detail. According to the Bible, Adam was the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Now, we can determine the origin of colorless glass from the Roman period, according to researchers from the Aarhus University and the and University of Münster. The Roman glass industry was prolific, producing wares for drinking
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Prehistoric stone structures are usually numerous and well-studied in the Levant, the area bounded by the Taurus Mountains to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, the northern Arabian Desert to the south, and Upper
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The 1,600-year-old Arjai Grottoes – also known as the Baiyanyao grottoes – have been under restoration since August 2018. Out of the 65 grottoes at the site, 43 caves are painted, and 41 have remained
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An object of black magic that dates back to the 1st century AD was discovered in Tongeren, a city located in the Belgian province of Limburg, in the southeastern corner of the Flemish region of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study conducted on pottery items uncovered in the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron suggests the cave was used and visited as a pilgrimage site during the First Temple Period, around 2,700 years
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Ancient humans deliberately collected perforated shells in order to string them together like beads, according to a new study. Shells from Qafzeh Cave on which use-wear was studied. Credit: Bar-Yosef Mayer et al, 2020 Shells
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Curiosity can be a great asset as it helps us to gain knowledge and understanding of the world around us. Yet, sometimes, curiosity can get us in trouble or help us discover objects and places
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A long-lasting controversy about whether ancient Polynesians and Native Americans had contact – is over. Stanford Medicine researchers and their collaborators have found conclusive scientific evidence of contact between ancient Polynesians and Native Americans from
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The ancient city of Patara on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast fascinates visitors with traces of history and the stories of people who once lived there. It is an ancient city with a long history, and one
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – There are many reports of strange sightings of unknown beings and mysterious lights around certain mountains and unusual hills. The most famous ones are Mount Shasta and Mount Kailash. There are also several lesser-known mountains
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An ancestor to modern humans had a stockier body shape and a larger lung volume than today’s humans, according to a team of paleoanthropologists. Reconstructed upper body skeleton of the 1.5 million years old Homo
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – He was the founder of the second-largest empire in history stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Carpathian Mountains of Europe. But when he wasn’t marauding across massive swathes of land and leading the Mongols on
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Released on the 800th anniversary of the creation of Saint Thomas Becket’s shrine, stunning CGI reconstruction uses new evidence to show how it would have likely appeared. The shrine of Saint Thomas Becket, the most
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – How did the Norman Conquest of 1066 affect everyday people’s lives? Now, a new study sheds light on the subject. Background map source. Archaeologists from Cardiff University and the University of Sheffield have combined the
