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A rare pre-Roman tomb has been unearthed in Pompeii, shedding new light on life at the site in the fourth century BC. The rare archaeological finding confirms that ancient Pompeii is still an inexhaustible source of scientific discoveries. The tomb
AncientPages.com – A mask of a satyr, a male companion of ancient wine god Dionysus with horse-like features, has been discovered near the town of Vetren in Southern Bulgaria during the 2015 summer excavations of Pistiros, an Ancient Greek emporium,
AncientPages.com – One of the richest Bronze Age cemeteries in the Polish lands has been discovered by archaeologists near the village Dunino in the commune Krotoszyce (Lower Silesia). Archaeologists found about 200 burials richly equipped with bronze and clay items
AncientPages.com – For more than a century and a half after the Mountain Meadows Massacre, no one knew exactly where the bodies were buried. A California-based archaeologist now says he has solved the mystery, and that it was surprisingly easy.
Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a 200-meter section of the long-lost Pelusiac branch of the Nile at the Tel Al-Dafna, archaeological site in Qantara. The ancient water-way was a key transport link for the 26th Dynasty and was lost to silt
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists unearthed many fascinating ancient treasures during excavations conducted at Sedeinga, a necropolis located 450 miles from Meroe in northern Sudan. Among them, there are 35 small and densely-packed Nubian pyramids, built during the later Meroitic Kingdom of
AncientPages.com – Vikramashila was one of the two most important centers of Buddhist learning in India during the Pala Empire, along with Nalanda University. Vikramashila is a town situated in the state of Bihar, India. It lies at a distance
Mexico has restored a series of colorful 2,500-year-old cave paintings with help from the American archaeologist who first registered them almost 50 years ago. Paintings are concentrated in the area of Oxtotitlán, a natural rock shelter and archaeological site in
AncientPages.com – A team of Japanese and Peruvian researchers has found in northern Peru an intact 2,700-year-old tomb containing the remains of two high priests from the ancient Pacopampa culture. The discovery was made in the Cajamarca region, 800 kilometers
AncientPages.com – Skeletal and crematory graves from the mid-1st millennium, and the remains of representatives of megafauna, living in the present Polish territory during the last Ice Age, have been discovered by archaeologists during the study of the Hanged Man
AncientPages.com – An ancient aqueduct system, which is estimated to belong to the historical castle of the city, has been uncovered in Borujerd in Lorestan Province during construction work. Pottery crocks were used in this system to clean up and
AncientPages.com – The oldest example of stone wall in the history of construction in the Polish lands, more than two and a half thousand years older than Romanesque architecture, has been discovered by archaeologists from Kraków on Zyndram’s Hill in
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Patara – one of the six big cities of the Lycia Union – is an ancient city with a long history. Long-lasting archaeological excavations in Patara have brought the city’s history to light. Located in
AncientPages.com – Enormous and impressive structure of Derawar Fort is located at the edge of the Cholistan desert. It’s a famed hallmark of Bahawalpur, the eleventh largest city in Pakistan and the capital of Bahawalpur District. The whole area around
Archeological excavations of the ruins of Taosi in Linfen City, Shanxi Province, China have confirmed the location of the capital of the Yao period, about 4,200 years ago, according to Wang Wei, head of the institute of archeology under the
Ancient Pages.com – Researchers work with the layout of Tell el-Amarna, ancient Egypt’s capital during the reign of pharaoh Akhenaten (1353B.C–1336B.C using remote sensing techniques. Based on images obtained from those of Google Maps after some processing to enhance their
