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Ancient Mysteries
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Along the prominent Gila River at Butte, Arizona, lies Cochran Ghost Town, and there are five very well-preserved beehive-shaped ovens standing in a
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In a quiet field in Quadring, UK, a small yet magnificent artifact lay patiently beneath the earth, waiting for the moment it would be
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Swedish folklore, the sjörå (or the ‘Mistress of the Lake’) is a "supernatural being" that inhabits mainly lakes, but it can also
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Who wants war? The majority of people want to live in peace. “War is hell,” as the saying goes, and it is often
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in northern Iraq have made an intriguing discovery. The research team found a deliberately constructed feature that offers new insights into
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - After six years of excavation at Tell El-Farama in North Sinai, archaeologists have uncovered a rare water-focused ritual complex dedicated to the local
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Lycurgus is mentioned in many ancient sources, but most modern historians regard him as a semi-mythical figure. Some scholars say Lycurgus was deliberately
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It took many years, but the mystery behind a curious ancient artifact found in Kents Cavern in Torquay, U.K., has finally been solved,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Readers with an interest in unexplained phenomena and traditional folklore will find the accounts of the mysterious Vardøger particularly compelling. These reports, which
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A new scientific study is offering important insights into the Maori diet and burial practices in Aotearoa, New Zealand, before European colonization. Led by
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Overconfidence can turn against you more quickly than you might expect, a lesson Phaethon learned far too late. The Greek myth of Phaethon
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have analyzed ash residues from ancient incense burners in Pompeii and nearby villas, revealing new insights into Roman trade and religious practices.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature’s longest-lasting partnerships, but its origins have been difficult to pinpoint. A new study has
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Researchers using an advanced satellite radar system have identified a large, oval-shaped anomaly beneath one of the most significant prehistoric sites in Lower
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Recent research suggests that the earliest known dice in human history were created and used by Native American hunter-gatherers on the western Great Plains
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The discovery of a 2,400-year-old metalworking workshop in Senegal offers important new information about the history of iron production in Africa. Although archaeologists have
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In a remote, high-altitude Andean town in Peru, difficult to reach, reporters and investigators encountered a mystery that remains unsolved. The settlement, which
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Linguistic Discoveries
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A 2,000-year-old papyrus fragment, uncovered in the archives of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo, Egypt, has gifted us with 30 previously
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have been carefully investigating a large burial mound from the early Celtic period on the southwestern edge of Riedlingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany,
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the old days, people were genuinely terrified of being dragged into the mountains and held captive by trolls—and it’s easy to see why!
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Linguistic Discoveries
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - With artificial intelligence (AI) as a powerful new lens, researchers are uncovering inspiring connections hidden across continents and centuries. By using AI as
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Beowulf's name has power because it belongs to one of the most revered heroes among English-speaking cultures, with his tale enduring through many
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in the city of Lublin, Poland, have made a fascinating discovery. A Polish team has unearthed a giant megalithic tomb that predates
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Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient myths and legends tell of a wonderful, hidden land located in a remote and nearly inaccessible mountain region. In these stories, this
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The medieval town of Stolzenberg remains something of a mystery. Historical records and early maps indicate that it functioned as a town only
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - During the reign of Khufu and Khafre, Egypt suffered severe disasters. Temples were closed, and Egyptians—free citizens and enslaved people—worked day and night
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An underwater archaeological excavation is underway in Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where the remains of a Roman cargo from a ship that sank nearly 2,000
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A rare, well-preserved timber structure more than 3,500 years old has been uncovered near Gloucester, UK. Initially, archaeologists believed they were seeing only
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many Native American tribes have legends about secret underground worlds their ancestors once inhabited. In some accounts, these subterranean realms are so pleasant
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