Explore mysterious ancient civilizations and their legacy. We examine their buildings, artifacts, religion, rituals, scientific achievements, customs and traditions, inventions, government, geography, wars, cities, empires and much more.
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The ancient Maya were good astronomers who could record and interpret every aspect of the sky. They watched various celestial bodies and were more skilled astronomers than many previously thought. Not long ago, researchers suggested that the Maya may
AncientPages.com – Ancient Egyptians were familiar with sophisticated science and technology, but were all of their inventions really their own? Is it possible people in ancient Egypt produced inherited or did they inherit knowledge from a lost Atlantean civilization? In ancient
AncientPages.com – Evidence of the destruction of Jerusalem at the hands of the Babylonians, has been found by archaeologists conducting excavations in the City of David, at the Jerusalem Walls National Park. The works concentrate on the eastern slope of the City
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The puzzling knowledge of the Dogon tribe remains a great ancient mystery that raises a number of thought-provoking questions. About 5,000 years ago, something strange happened in Mali, West Africa, the homeland of the Dogon people.
AncientPages.com – Thousands of years ago, the mysterious Canaanite people lived in a part of the world we now recognize as Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan, establishing a culture that became influential in the Middle East and beyond. The Canaanites
AncientPages.com – Some years ago, archaeologists discovered ancient copper mummies that revealed a mysterious lost medieval civilization once lived on the edge of the Siberian Arctic. At the Zeleny Yar medieval necropolis, archaeologists have now found more mummies that may shed new
AncientPages.com – Beautiful, elaborate mosaics, statues, ancient Roman silver and gold coins are among artifacts unearthed by archaeologists excavating a 1,700-year-old villa in Ptolemais, an important trading port for the ancient Romans on the Libyan coast. Most of the coins were
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Among certain groups of the Maya of Yucatan, it was believed that the Bacabs — mythical figures in Mayan beliefs — were four brothers placed by the gods at the four corners of the world
AncientPages.com – The recently excavated, Harappan site, dubbed by archaeologists as 4MSR, is located about 10 kilometers from Anupgarh town in Rajasthan. Among many fascinating artifacts unearthed by archaeologists from ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) is a circular flat-bottomed terracotta vessel with a pronounced
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Very little is known about Sonchis of Sais, an Egyptian priest who, according to ancient Greek texts, revealed intriguing information about the legendary Atlantis. From whom did he receive knowledge about events that happened thousands of
AncientPages.com – More than 200 previously unknown remains of villages and an ancient city have been discovered by Polish archaeologists excavating in northern Mesopotamia – present day Iraqi Kurdistan. Most works are concentrated on the western and eastern banks of the Great Zab
AncientPages.com – Located on the slopes in the State of Veracruz, Mexico there is a very intriguing ancient Olmec site known as Tres Zapotes. A Professor of Anthropology who has investigated this enigmatic place has found evidence that the Olmecs practiced
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Peru have discovered traces of an ancient civilization inhabited by humans nearly 15,000 years ago during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene ages. The groundbreaking discovery was made in Huaca Prieta in coastal Peru, home to
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – With its magnificent pyramids, the sphinx, mysterious tombs and enigmatic hieroglyphs, Egypt is a country full of ancient secrets, some of which are heavily guarded. Ancient Egyptians possessed sophisticated knowledge of astronomy, medicine, architecture and many
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Mosaics unearthed during excavation works in the ancient city of Perge in the southern province of Antalya are known as “Turkey’s second Zeugma” for their very attractive appearance. They are located in the antique town of
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The ancient Egyptians viewed their civilization as a legacy coming directly from divine beings who existed in Egypt thousands of years before the pharaonic dynasties. Before the Sky Gods left and returned to the stars, they
