Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In 2022, a complete plano-convex ingot was discovered in the village of Särdal along the west coast of Sweden. It’s a significant archaeological find because such a round heavy metal object was found in the
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Known for her extensive knowledge of astronomy, the Lady of the Stars, the goddess Seshat, played a vital role in the construction of sacred Egyptian buildings. She assisted the pharaoh in the Stretching of the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have uncovered a broken sculptural vessel depicting warriors in combat at the entrance to the Solar Observatory of the Chankillo Archeoastronomic Complex, located in the Casma Valley of Peru’s Ancash region. The broken vessel strengthens
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – This ancient and enigmatic temple, with its perilous vaults, has captivated the imagination for generations. Legends speak of a curse that befalls those who dare to violate this sacred site. When treasure seekers attempted to
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Mendik Tepe, with its earliest Neolithic layers, is located in the rural Payamli area of Eyyubiye, Sanliurfa Province, and was discovered by Fatma Sahin, the excavation director of Cakmaktepe, where excavation efforts at Çakmaktepe began in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study by a Utah anthropologist, using genetic studies, has concluded that Sahul colonizers arrived later than the commonly held 65,000-year timeframe. Gwion Gwion rock paintings in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, taken at a site
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – At the archaeological site of Huaca Yolanda, situated 500 miles north of Lima, the capital of Peru, researchers have unearthed a three-dimensional multicolored mural believed to be between 3,000 and 4,000 years old. The polychrome mural
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – According to intriguing old folklore, the mound is thought to be the resting place of a giantess from the Vendel period, which lasted roughly from 540 to 790 AD. This extraordinary woman was celebrated as
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A team of researchers has uncovered the history of Hunacti, a 16th-century mission town featuring stone streets and a Spanish-style church. However, behind its appearance lies another story of this small town. It’s a story
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a sunken city off the coast of Egypt and are now recovering its 2,000-year-old remnants from the seabed of Abu Qir Bay, near Alexandria. Divers and cranes helped to recover massive relics
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.om – An archaeology student, who was unable to participate in Newcastle University’s excavations at Birdoswald Roman fort with Historic England last year due to illness, had a fortunate turn of events this year. Birdoswald Roman Fort,
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The wise Proteus knew the future lived in the South Seas, but he was a loner and, of his own free will, did not help anyone. Whoever wanted to get away from him, the council
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – There are many secrets surrounding Stonehenge that remain to be uncovered. A compelling study from the 2010s revealed that Stonehenge’s standing bluestones were quarried approximately 140 miles away from the iconic monument, at two distinct sites
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – For more than a year, archaeologists have been conducting excavations at a multi-hectare site in Holzwickede, which is planned to become part of the Eco Port Süd business park near Dortmund Airport. Aerial photograph of the
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Did an ancient, unknown civilization once dwell in the enigmatic French forest of Fontainebleau? The origins of the strange carvings on the walls of its narrowest caves remain a mystery. Who were these mysterious beings
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers from the University of Oxford have recently resolved a long-standing archaeological mystery by re-examining the molecular composition of a curious orange residue found in bronze jars unearthed from a 6th-century BCE underground Greek shrine
