Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – People in Croatia during the 5th to 6th centuries may have used cranial modifications to indicate their cultural affiliations, researchers say. The latest study confirms the oldest known incidence of Artificial Cranial Deformation (ACD) in
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – We continue to explore many ancient mysteries of the Knights Templar. In part 1 we discussed a secret meeting organized by influential persons who most likely shaped the organization’s future existence and determined the real
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The concept of life after death is often mentioned in Norse mythology, and there are several stories about the journeys of the dead and souls in Norse Sagas. The afterlife is interesting because it reflects some
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – New research has found that the population of Ireland was in serious decline for almost 200 years before the Vikings settled. Previously it was thought that the population of Ireland gradually increased over the years. Using
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists have discovered Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting Virgin of the Rocks contains some surprises. Using a technique called infrared reflectography (IRR) researchers found a hidden drawing beneath the painting. The Virgin of the Rocks,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A small piece of papyrus that was excavated on the island of Elephantine on the River Nile a little over 100 years ago, has been studied by researchers using among others non-destructive techniques at BESSY
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Knights Templar have fascinated historians, writers and the public for many centuries. Much has been written about this powerful and wealthy Christian military order that in modern times has become a target of numerous conspiracy
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Modern humans traveled across the Eurasian steppe about 45,000 years ago, which means the date is about 10,000 years earlier than archaeologists previously believed. It is also 15,000 years after modern humans left African continent.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The face of one of Scotland’s oldest druids, believed to have been more than 60 years old when she died during the Iron Age, has been reconstructed by Karen Fleming, an MSc Forensic Art & Facial Identification
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Brokkr and Eitri were Norse dwarves who fashioned magical artifacts for the gods, making them powerful and invincible. In Norse mythology, many stories tell of how gods relied on magical weapons and other curious objects
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Toltecs, an ancient Mesoamerican culture, lived in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico. The Aztecs refer to the Toltecs as their intellectual and cultural predecessors. We must admit that there is very little information available about this intriguing
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – During excavations on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, archaeologists from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, have found evidence of the Babylonian conquest of the city from 587/586 BC. The discovery is important because it
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Greek mythology, there is a well-known myth of Hades, a harsh, shadowy place where the dead lived. Hades is also the name of the god who reigned over this inhospitable realm. Hades does not resemble the Christian
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – We continue to explore the untold story of the Great Sphinx, an ancient monument that still remains shrouded in mystery. In part 1 we discussed how Egyptologists explain the nature of the Sphinx, but as
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Frumentarii was a special military elite in the Roman Empire that served as the emperor’s secret police. At the turn of the second and third centuries AD, they watched the actions of senators, high-ranking military
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Two 2,000-year-old marble eagle statues have been discovered in a Hellenistic temple at the Kınık Mound, located near the Yeşilyurt village in Niğde’s Altunhisar district, Turkey. One of the two 2,000-year-old marble eagles discovered in the
