A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Gefjon (Gefion) was the Aesir goddess of fertility, plow, and agriculture in Norse mythology. She also possessed extraordinary mental abilities and, like Frigg, knew the secrets of human fates. The Gefion Fountain (Gefionspringvandet) is located
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In part 1 we discussed stories told by Native American medicine men who said they had visions of strange people who came to America in the distant past. We elaborated on an intriguing connection between
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Warrior graves dating back 2,000 years have been found by archaeologists near Bejsce in the province Świętokrzyskie (Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship), situated in southeastern Poland. According to the archaeologists, the newly discovered cemetery covers around 1 ha
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Mount Sinai, also known as Mount Moses, is a sacred site to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. In the Bible, it is written that God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on this holy mountain. The problem
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Two people died roughly 100 years apart. Nevertheless, they were buried together – in boats. In the second half of the 9th century, an important woman dies at the farm now known as Skeiet at
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Archaeological excavations in North America have, on several occasions, provided evidence that civilizations from distant ancient lands visited the continent. We have found traces of many ancient cultures that explored America in ancient times. Many unearthed artifacts
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers report they have discovered 143 spectacular, never before seen geoglyphs on the Nazca Plateau and its surroundings in Peru. One of the geoglyphs is a square-headed being that has a human form. Credit: Yamagata
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A 12,000-year-old lake dried up after a team of treasure hunters carried out an authorized excavation to unearth an ancient trove in Turkey’s northern Gümüşhane (‘Silver House’) province with ich silver and bronze mining history.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Excavations in the ancient city of Metropolis, located within the borders of the Torbalı district of the Aegean province of İzmir, Turkey continue to shed light on the secrets of history. Ancient ruins of the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The ship-shaped formation discovered in 1959 in eastern Turkey, by Capt. İlhan Durupınar, an expert cartographer, will be presented in the form of 3D images. The legend of Noah’s Ark, which has been mentioned in
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Loki, in Norse mythology, is an elusive, malevolent god destined to be the gods’ adversary at Ragnarok, and yet a constant companion to them, especially to Odin and Thor. Thiazzi in eagle disguise, and Idun
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The beautiful island of Unkonsaari in Lake Inari, northern Finland is sacred to the Sami people. Unfortunately, this holy place has also been a tourist attraction for long, and it has happened far too often
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In part 1 of this series, we discussed curious events reported from North America, Belgium in Indonesia. As previously mentioned similar cases of stone-throwing have reached media in many other countries. Based on these reports
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Using a special type of radar, scientists have discovered “ghost” footprints dating as far back as the Pleistocene Era. Invisible footprints hiding since the end of the last ice age offer valuable historical information about
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – After spending extensive time scanning the desert of Sahara an archaeologist announced he has found a new site where a large structure is hidden beneath the sand in the Egyptian desert. Could it be a
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Egypt Today reports the discovery of an archaeological cemetery in Saqqara. It is the first cemetery from the Roman era in this region, unearthed by a team of Egyptian-Japanese archaeologists excavating in North Saqqara. The Step
