Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The lost Beverina Castle is shrouded in mystery. It is mentioned in ancient texts and legends, but it has never been found. The castle is mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry and ancient legends tells this
AncientPages.com – Scientists have found evidence people in Sahara were familiar with glass technology centuries before the arrival of Europeans. During excavations at Igbo Olokun, located on the northern periphery of Ile-Ife in southwestern Nigeria, archaeologists uncovered more than 12,000 glass
AncientPages.com – For the first time in thousands of years, sacred Mayan underwater tunnels in Mexico’s Yucatan are being rediscovered, say researchers from Mexico’s National Anthropology and History Institute (INAH). In the tunnel-like caves, INAH researchers have discovered human bones, and
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Whenever the name Adam is mentioned, people think about the Bible and the first male human being created by God in his image. The story about Biblical Adam is rather complex and gives much to think
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists report they have discovered a 2,000-year-old rare sarcophagus in a rock-cut cave in India. The stone tomb was found at Viyur village of Kollam, near Koyilandy, in Kozhikode. There are human remains inside the stone tomb, but whether
AncientPages.com – A few centuries ago, Mexico’s Aztec nation suffered a large disaster in their history. Within not more than five years (1545-1550 AD), 15 million people, it means 80% of the Aztec population – died. Scientists have long been puzzled
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Spruce Hill is not only one of the most important archaeological sites in North America, but also of the greatest ancient mysteries in Ohio. Was Spruce Hill once home to an ancient lost civilization? The massive
AncientPages.com – Ever since the discovery in 1907, scientists have debated who was really buried in the Egyptian tomb of the two brothers. Now, ancient DNA can finally help us solve a 4,000-year old mystery. The ancient burial site, later dubbed
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An undisturbed Scythian burial mound has been discovered by Swiss archaeologist Gino Caspari, using high-resolution satellite images of the Uyuk River valley (Siberia) on his computer screen. The mound is located in a swamp in
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Vikings played an important role in the history of Ireland. The Norsemen founded many of the island nation’s towns and cities, including its capital, Dublin. Vikings were present in Ireland until the famous Irish hero Brian
AncientPages.com – Researchers from AOC Archaeology are now researching ancient crumbling ruins, which are believed to have been an Iron Age fort, or possibly the home of a local chief or lord, reports The Herald. The ruins of a broch (a
AncientPages.com – Egyptian and American archaeologists made two new important discoveries in Aswan, include royal administrative complex in the ancient Egyptian city of Tel Edfu and a collection of artefacts in the Kom Ombo temple, according to a statement by Egypt’s
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In 1871, the controversial American Freemason Albert Pike wrote a letter outlining a plan for three world wars. He managed to predict two of his prophecies with great accuracy, and now only one remains. Will Albert
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The myth of Orpheus is an attempt to bring the dead to the living world. Death and its inevitable coming have always caused fear, but through the ages, people have successfully managed to reduce this negative
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – When scientists examined a mysterious ancient jade artifact it quickly became clear that the object didn’t match anything that anyone knew about jadeite jade. The artifact was found at the “wrong” place. It simply didn’t belong
AncientPages.com – Two months ago, a “huge void,” at least 30 meters long, within the Pyramid of Cheops was discovered according to the results of the Scan Pyramids project, led by Mehdi Tayoubi (Hip Institute, Paris) and Kunihiro Morishima (University of
