Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Two full-sized Viking burial ships have been discovered in the Swedish municipality of Uppsala, located in the central part of the country. According to medieval writer Adam of Bremen, Uppsala was the main pagan center
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study reports that ancient people in east Asia, were reshaping their skulls as early as 12,000 years ago. The so-called elongated skulls (having artificially elongated brain cases and flattened bones) was a prehistoric
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com -The ancient Roman marble child statue head, dated to the third century AD, and a chamber pot have been discovered at the site of the Danube city of Novae, that was once related to the ancient
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In part 1 of this series we discussed who they Inca were and where they came from. It soon became clear that the true history and origin of the Incas and the prehistory of the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Philistines – known for their biblical conflict with the Israelites – were an ancient people who were lived in south cost of Canaan between the 12th century BC to 604 BC when they exiled
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Science in Poland reports that Polish archaeologists discovered dozens of mummies dating back 2,000 years during excavations in the vicinity of the world`s oldest pyramid at the necropolis in Saqqara in northern Egypt. These poorly
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com -The huge, rectangular ditch – the so-called “Dra Moat” carved around the oldest Egyptian pyramid, the Pyramid of Djoser – was a 3-D model of the deceased pharaoh`s way to the afterlife, according to Egyptologist Dr.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – According to a new fascinating theory there may be a secret ancient lunar calendar hidden at a Hittite sanctuary in Turkey. Archaeologists have examined several intricate carvings in Hattusha, the old capital of the Hittites
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Before the Spaniards arrived in 1532 AD., an impressive and very wealthy empire lived in the Andes. Famous for its gold, this civilization was known as the Incas and they were Quiche-speaking Indians. The name
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A 3,000-year-old head sculpture of an eternally-young Tutankhamun — the Egyptian pharaoh known as King Tut — goes under the hammer this week in London despite an outcry from Cairo. Christie’s expects the 28.5-centimeter (11-inch) brown
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A peculiar bronze mace head has accidentally been unearthed in a region that is today modern Poland. The object is rather baffling. Not only it is an unusual ancient artifact, but appears it once belonged
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – We continue to explore the controversial Hollow Earth theory and this time we will discuss some of the most interesting questions and the answers provided by those who have studied the subject. In part 1
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Kingdom of Mitanni reached the height of its power between 1500 and 1240 BC and controlled trade routes up the Euphrates from to Carchemish, along with the upper Tigris and its headwaters at Nineveh.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study conducted by Nozomi Kawai, professor of Egyptology at Kanazawa University in Japan suggests that Tutankhamun’s chariot had sunshades, reports Ahram Online. Kawai examined both Tutankhamun’s chariot and sunshade and suggests the sunshade
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study conducted by Marianne Moen of the University of Oslo shows that gender roles during Viking times were not nearly as differentiated as we might think. Researcher examined the contents of 218 Viking
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists have discovered a huge structure along with ceramics, statues, columns or pillars and other features relating to the building. The underwater structure is almost 50 feet long and dates to the time of
