AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating at the Margate Caves site in Kent, UK have made an unusual discovery. They uncovered an Iron Age skeleton in the bottom of a bell-shaped chalk pit. The skeleton was found to be a rare crouch burial,
AncientPages.com – Thousands of years ago, our ancestors came up with efficient farming techniques that modern scientists are now investigating to mitigate climate change. Using high technology researchers are uncovering long-forgotten irrigation systems and other features concealed in landscapes that farmers
AncientPages.com – A pot containing some 500 silver and gold coins was found during water works conducted near the city of Vianen, in the province of Utrecht, central Netherlands. Most of the coins seem to date from the 1470’s and 1480’s. Some
AncientPages.com – A rare, intact 700-year-old bronze ring bearing the image of St. Nicholas was accidentally discovered work in the garden of a home in the Jezreel Valley, Israel. St. Nicholas is best known as the source of the beloved,
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Hopi await the return of Pahana, their lost white brother, who will come back dressed in red and bring with him a missing section of a sacred Hopi tablet. Pahana will come from the
AncientPages.com – Burial pits containing human remains, probably dated to the early 17th century have been found during renovation and restoration works under the floor of the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Rzeszów. It is believed
AncientPages.com – During works for Rome’s new subway station, workers have uncovered an ancient Roman ‘Commander’s House’, the first discovery of its kind in the Italian capital, say archaeologists and conservation experts. As ANSA reports, the dig has turned up a
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Frey is one of the most important gods of Norse mythology. Frey and his twin sister, Freya, are the most famous members of the Vanir tribe. When the war between the Aesir and Vanir finally
Thalia Lightbringer – AncientPages.com – You’ve heard of the da Vinci code, but what about the Michelangelo Code? Did this famous artist encode subversive messages in the work he did for the Church? Does the Sistine Chapel relate something other than the
AncientPages.com – A 7,000-year -old Native American underwater burial site has been discovered off the coast of Florida, near the Venice shoreline. Archaeologists now hope this discovery leads to more knowledge and a greater understanding of Florida’s early peoples. “Seeing a
AncientPages.com – Many modern people love tattoos and so did our ancestors. Several ancient civilizations used tattoos for a number of reasons and scientists have discovered many very old skeletons covered with unusual symbols that we sometimes don’t even understand. It
AncientPages.com – Unfortunately, sometimes something must be destroyed so that another discovery can be brought to light. Seven clay tablets, found in a palace hidden under the Tomb of Jonah in the northern city of Mosul, describe the rule of a
AncientPages.com – Many famous artists had hidden secrets messages or other details beneath their paintings. One of them was world famous painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) who deliberately changed certain things during the painting process. Using an X-ray fluorescence imaging
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The mysterious Bronze Age Viksö helmets with horns were discovered in southern Scandinavia. Due to their impractical size and shape, these ancient helmets were not used in warfare. Instead, the Viksö helmets were deliberately made for
AncientPages.com – How many ancient mummies, statues and precious artifacts could we still find in the land of the pyramids? Archaeologists have announced they have discovered a completely new necropolis near the city of Minya, south of Cairo, Egypt. Credit: Reuters
AncientPages.com – While excavating south of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Israel, archaeologists have discovered an ancient seal that could offer first solid proof of the Biblical prophet Isaiah. The small seal discovered by archaeologist Eilat Mazar and her team carries an
