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.
AncientPages.com – Where did the earliest Indians come from? This subject has been long debated among researchers. The Indian Subcontinent is a great place of languages, cultures and religions: it is also a place that harbors huge genetic diversity. Scientists have
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The first Pharaoh in Egyptian recorded history was Menes-Narmer and his reign marks the beginning of human civilization. As recorded on the Palermo Stone, there was a civilization prior to the present one that dated back
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Secret documents hidden in the library of the Rosicrucians reveal humans’ mysterious past and the inevitable future of the human race. What was the function of the pyramids? How and why was Atlantis destroyed? Who are
AncientPages.com – Still much is buried under the sands in many places across the world. Recently, a strong sand storm in Kerman province in southern Iran has contributed to an important discovery of a lost ancient city. For now some of
AncientPages.com – The oldest remains of the ancient city of Nea Paphos in Cyprus have been discovered by Warsaw archaeologists during excavations. Approximately 2.4 thousand years old fragments of walls and floors are located in the part of the city inhabited
AncientPages.com – Excavations carried out at the ancient site of Çatalhöyük in Central Anatolia, Turkey, have revealed many interesting finds. “Last year, we carried out works with a core team including 12 excavators and 15 laboratory experts, aiming to reach the
AncientPages.com – A vaulted tomb dating back to the time of the Assyrian Empire in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan has been accidentally unearthed during construction works in the area. Erbil is known as the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the
AncientPages.com – During excavations in the ancient Italian city of Poseidonia, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a massive building and invaluable ceramics imported from Greece. Haaretz reports that for the first time, excavations have revealed how rich its Greek founders
Thalia Lightbringer – AncientPages.com – No one really knows for certain what happened to the Anasazi. They attained a high level of culture for their time, then abandoned it all. Did they exhaust their resources then lose faith in their way
AncientPages.com – History books say that barbarian tribes of Huns, under their violent and cruel leader Attila, triggered the fall of one of history’s greatest empires: Rome. However, a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Cambridge brings some important results that
AncientPages.com – The remains of a 13th Dynasty pyramid have been unearthed by an Egyptian archaeological mission excavating in an area to the north of King Snefru’s Bent Pyramid in the Dahshur Necropolis. According to experts, a portion of the pyramid’s internal
AncientPages.com – Giant ancient palace unearthed in Mexico was the ruler’s home and the seat of government. Archaeologists say it is the oldest ever palace excavated in Mexico’s Valley of Oaxaca. “Recently completed excavations at the site of El Palenque in Mexico’s
AncientPages.com – An intact tomb has been discovered in the necropolis located at Qubbet el-Hawa, West Aswan by excavating archaeologists of the Spanish Archaeological Mission. The tomb belongs to the brother of one of the most important governors of the 12th
AncientPages.com – A unique statue, possibly of Queen Tiye, the wife of King Amenhotep III and grandmother of King Tutankhamun, has been unearthed at her husband’s funerary temple in Kom El-Hittan on Luxor’s west bank. The discovery of the statue, which
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Saraswati River is not a legend. It really existed when great civilizations flourished in the northwestern part of India. It has been richly described and celebrated in the Vedas and Puranic literature. Cities thrived on
AncientPages.com – An ancient observatory from the 3rd or 4th century has been discovered by a team of researchers during excavations carried out in the south of Iran. Traces of the ancient observatory were found during the excavation of the Paregan mound in the province of Khormozgan
