AncientPages.com – The ruins of a 2,400 year-old shrine beneath Cairo’s modern district of Mataria, have been discovered by Egyptian and German archaeologists, according to Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty announced Monday. The mission also unearthed remains of a limestone colonnade
AncientPages.com – The accuracy of the Old Testament is a controversial topic among scientists. Many regard the ancient text as inaccurate and untrue. Needless to say that Christian people are of a different opinion. The discovery of 15,000 ancient Ebla tablets
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – “According to Masonic lore, Enoch was the inventor of writing, “that he taught men the art of building”, and that, before the flood, he “feared that the real secrets would be lost – to prevent
AncientPages.com – Archeologists in North China’s Shanxi Province have excavated a rare turtle-shaped brick tomb dating back to about 800 years. The tomb of the mid to late Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) was discovered in April this year by a resident of
AncientPages.com – Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) extremists have blown up the famous Arch of Triumph in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, the country’s head of antiquities said Oct.5, as the jihadists press their campaign to
Ellen Lloyd – Ancient Pages.com – Throughout all the Americas there are a number of legends of secret of subterranean passages stretching for miles. Did perhaps our ancestors for some reason seek protection underground? Many of these ancient legends tell of
AncientPages.com – A two-year meticulous investigation into the mystery of an Edinburgh crypt has finally cast important new light on the turbulent and little-known history of the Dark Ages in Scotland. Researchers carried out forensic tests on the skeletons of
AncientPages.com – A “very rare” Bronze Age underground building which experts believe could have been a sauna or steam house has been discovered by archaeologists in Scotland. The ancient building could have been constructed for ritual ceremonies or as a
AncientPages.com – A recently launched project that is performing CAT scans on the remains of Pompeii victims contained within plaster casts has revealed that good health was widespread among people of the ancient city. “For sure, they ate better than
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – They came from a distant place in our Galaxy. Their spaceship crashed on Earth. They were chased and killed by humans. Stranded on an alien planet they desperately tried to return home. They knew their existence
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Marcahuasi is an eerie place related to many legends and unbelievable stories about mysterious subterranean chambers, sightings of balls of light or even encounters with unknown inner-earth beings. The name is old and predates the Incan
AncientPages.com – 60 million years ago, two asteroids struck Earth in what is now Sweden. It is the only proven example of such a double strike. The only known evidence of two asteroids simultaneously crashing to earth has been unearthed
AncientPages.com – A massive ancient tomb recently opened in northern Greece was likely a monument to Hephaestion, the close companion of Alexander the Great, experts working on the monument said Wednesday. “We surmise it was a funerary heroon (hero worship
AncientPages.com – Aboriginal society has preserved memories of Australia’s coastline dating back more than 7,000 years, researchers say. After three years of painstaking research, University of the Sunshine Coast Professor of Geography Patrick Nunn and collaborator Nick Reid, a University of
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – “On the earth there once were giants.” Greek poet Homer wrote in 400 B.C. People of Africa have memories of the giants who once lived on Earth. African legends describe these powerful beings as brave men
AncientPages.com – A 1,500 year old mosaic, depicting a map with streets and buildings, was uncovered on the floor of an early Christian church in Kiryat Gat, about two years ago. This extraordinary mosaic served as the floor of a church
