Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Scientists have discovered that Vikings occasionally carried useless decorative swords that could not be used as real weapons. Left: Viking warrior – Adobe Stock – Ana – Right: Viking swords displayed at Hedeby Viking Museum –
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The discovery of a prehistoric “giant goose” skull in Australia sheds light on an extraordinary extinct species. This fossil belongs to the Genyornis newtoni, a massive flightless bird that weighed an astonishing 230kg (36 stone),
AncientPages.com – In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in Germany. Not long after we made the data publicly available, people started comparing their own DNA with that of the 14th-century
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Over a millennium ago, the chess game was brought from the Orient to Europe, and chess pieces from those early days are exceptionally rare. However, a remarkable archaeological discovery was made during excavations at a
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Osmond wreck (Osmundvraket), a remarkable discovery from the 1550s, sheds light on the thriving iron trade during the reign of Gustav Vasa in Sweden. In that era, a customs official in Stockholm inspected barrels filled
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Time capsules offer a captivating glimpse into the past, bridging the present and future generations. These carefully curated collections of objects and artifacts have been utilized for millennia. Time capsules provide a unique form of
AncientPages.com – In 2023 alone, the board game industry topped US$16.8 billion and is projected to reach $40.1 billion by 2032. Classics like “Scrabble” are being refreshed and transformed, while newer inventions such as “Pandemic” and “Wingspan” have garnered millions of
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – It is fascinating to think that a secret 5,000-year-old underground city could be hidden somewhere beneath Death Valley, California. Those who entered the subterranean tunnels and visited this marvelous place say an unknown race once
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered a remarkable Roman-era structure submerged near the Campo di Mare coastline on Italy’s western coast. The submerged building on the Cerveteri coast, initially discovered in the 1960s, was initially thought to be
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A significant fossil discovery has provided valuable insights into the history of dinosaurs in Wales. Until recently, the land of the dragon lacked any evidence of dinosaur presence. However, several dinosaur fossils have been reported over
AncientPages.com – The Crosby-Schøyen Codex, an important early Christian book containing five distinct texts all copied by the same scribe, is going up for auction in June at Christie’s in London. Jonah and the Whale (1621) by Pieter Lastman. Image
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery of what is believed to be the largest prehistoric rock art in the world. These engravings, carved into rock faces along the Upper and Middle Orinoco Rivers in Venezuela
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A team of paleontologists has discovered a fossil of a gigantic flying reptile from the Jurassic period with an estimated wingspan of more than three meters—making it one of the largest pterosaurs ever found
AncientPages.com – When it comes to its connection to the sky, Stonehenge is best known for its solar alignments. Every midsummer’s night tens of thousands of people gather at Stonehenge to celebrate and witness the rising Sun in alignment with
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The ancient Celtic civilization of the pre-Roman Iron Age in Western and Central Europe left a rich cultural heritage, evident in massive burial mounds and remarkable archaeological artifacts. Despite this wealth of evidence, much about
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have conducted a fascinating study on the remains of 25 individuals buried between the 12th and 15th centuries in the castle at Zorita de los Canes, Guadalajara. After exhuming the remains from the castle’s
