AncientPages.com – There is plenty of evidence our ancestors liked beer very much. The first known beer was called kui, brewed by the ancient Chinese around 7,000 BC. Kui was made from rice, honey and fruit, but the first barley beer was most
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In an ancient Medieval manuscript, there is a very strange story that cannot be easily explained. The incident happened on a Sunday in a small Irish village. Several witnesses saw a remarkable phenomenon in the sky.
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Ancient myths and legends tell they came from a distant corner of the Universe and settled on the Earth. It is written that one of their home planets was destroyed. They became known as the star
AncientPages.com – Hundreds of gold coins of the late imperial era, kept in a soapstone vessel have been found during archaeological excavations in the basement of the former Cressoni Theater in Como, north of Milan, Italy, informed Ministry of Cultural Heritage
AncientPages.com – Two burials with rich grave goods were discovered in a pit of the Middle Minoan IA era (2100-2000 BC) in Siteia, NE Crete, during excavations of a palace-related cemetery, according to Tornos News. The excavations took place at the
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – There are ancient Mesoamerican cultures we still know very little about. The Toltecs belong to one of the most mysterious ancient races in America and their existence has puzzled historians and archaeologists for a long time.
AncientPages.com – It has long been known that cheese making dates back at least 5,000 years. A new study revealed evidence of fermented dairy products — soft cheeses and yogurts — from about 7,200 years ago, according to an international team
AncientPages.com – Human remains dated between 590 and 630 CE have been analyzed by researchers from Eurac Research and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. The skeletal remains originate from an Alemannic burial site that was in
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – What could the Vikings possibly know about the lost legendary mythical land of Atlantis? Our first thought is that they were not familiar with Atlantis at all! Yet, there are those who claim we have misunderstood
AncientPages.com – The head of a statue dated to the 3rd century AD and believed to depict Roman Emperor Aurelian (250 – 275 AD) have been discovered at the site of Ulpia Oescus in northern Bulgaria, reports Archaeology in Bulgaria. Ulpia
AncientPages.com – Remains of an ancient village, dating back to about 5,000 BC, has been discovered by the Egyptian-French archaeological expedition, led by Dr. Frederick Gio. Archaeologists say it is one of the oldestt-known villages in the Nile Delta, predating the
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Many years ago, a somewhat curious event took place in England. Under normal circumstances there would be no reason for us to pay attention to the following story. However, this case was the first in a
AncientPages.com – Nearly 1,000-Year-Old Maya pictographic text was recently announced as authentic, according to scientists at Mexico’s National Institute of History and Anthropology. The valuable document that was sold by looters fifty four years ago, contains a series of observations and predictions
AncientPages.com – In 2005, one year after the “Settling the Steppe” project started in the Jordan Valley, it revealed the discovery of fragments of hollow wheel-made anthropomorphic statues, reports The Jordan Times. At that time, the archaeological team in charge
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Several years ago, archaeologists unearthed an ancient tomb that contained remains of an unknown woman. She was put to rest dressed in precious clothes and surrounded by valuable artifacts. Who she was remains unknown, but it
AncientPages.com – According to historians, political debates in ancient Rome were conducted with great harshness and personal attacks, which were comparable to examples of hate speech on the internet. “The attacks, also known as invectives, were an integral part of public
