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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are interested in so-called manuports for several reasons. Derived from the Latin words "manus," meaning "hand," and "portare," meaning "to carry," a

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - With its rich and diverse history, Florida is undoubtedly a treasure trove of captivating archaeological sites. Over the years, archaeologists have made remarkable

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Underwater archaeologists researching the Island of Kasos have made remarkable discoveries. In collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, the Hellenic National Research Foundation science

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Etruscans, a fascinating ancient civilization, lived between the 8th and 3rd century B.C. in what we now know as Tuscany, western Umbria, and

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Chonchon (Spanish: ‘chonchón’) is a mythical, terrifying bird from the beliefs of the Araucanian (Mapuchen) people who mostly inhabit the Central Valley of

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered 16 new archaeological sites while investigating a large area in Jalapão, in the eastern part of the state of Tocantins,

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A global team of researchers, spearheaded by Chinese scientists, has discovered that East Asian hominins were already using sophisticated stone tool technology around 1.1

Jan Bartek -  Ancientpages.com - The question of when the genus Homo first migrated from Africa to Europe has been a subject of ongoing research. Previously, it was

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Locals knew there was something strange about her as soon as she arrived. She behaved differently, and her odd behavior was one of

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The term "pancake" may have emerged in the 15th century and became standard in 19th-century America, but the history of pancakes stretches much further

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Trevor Penny, an amateur fisherman from Oxfordshire, UK, had quite the surprise when he pulled up a rusty metal object from the River

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Polish archaeologists operating in Oman have unearthed evidence of extensive copper ore processing activities, along with stone tools and remnants of copper smelting

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - For the past two years, archaeologists have excavated in the Old Town of Kalmar, Sweden. Recently, at a press conference held at Kalmar

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A medieval pilgrim's badge depicting a basilisk dragon in a circle enclosed was found in Wólka Nieliska, Zamość district, in southeastern Poland. Image credit: 

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The discovery of an eleventh-century Islamic astrolabe, adorned with Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions, is truly extraordinary. The Verona astrolabe. Citation: Nuncius 39, 1 (2024)