Explore mysterious ancient ruins, sacred sites, places of great historical importance and phenomenal archaeological sites. Many ancient places offer us unique glimpse to the past.
Marvel over the astonishing architecture and history. You will be magically transported back in time.
AncientPages.com – The Aşıklı Mound, where settlement first started in the Cappadocia region 11,000 years ago, offers a chance to travel back in time. Archaeological excavations have been continuing for 26 years in the mound, located in Kızılkaya village in
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The mysterious ancient city of Ebla (“White Rock”) existed a thousand years before the biblical time of Kings David and Solomon. The Assyrians, led by Sargon of Akkad’s grandson Naram-Sin (ca. 2240 BC), destroyed Ebla
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – One of the earliest written records describing a very strange event witnessed in the skies comes from Egypt. It is an account of an unusual celestial phenomenon as observed by the ancient Egyptians more than 3,500
AncientPages.com – Ancient Irish people carved images of an ancient eclipse into giant stones over 5,000 years ago, on November 30, 3340 BC to be exact. This is the oldest known recorded solar eclipse in history. The illustrations are found on
AncientPages.com – A group of scientists excavating on the edge of the Siberian Arctic have made a very intriguing discovery unearthing unopened human remains wrapped in birch bark belonging to a mysterious lost medieval civilization. Several of the ancient bodies were
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The mysterious ancient Hongshan culture vanished thousands of years ago, but they left behind a number of absolutely astonishing jade figurines that we have the privilege to admire today. In the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, there
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – A mystery lies scattered on the unexplored bottom of Fuxian Lake, stretching out through Chengjiang County, Jiangchuan County and Huaning County in Yunnan Province, about 60 kilometers to Kunming City, China. The lake is rising 1,720
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Peterborough petroglyphs in Ontario, Canada, are just as mysterious as controversial. Could these sacred images offer enough evidence that ancient Celtic explorers visited Canada more than 2,000 years ago? Some are convinced that the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A tiny dragon’s head, one of the most famous symbols of the Vikings, has been discovered during excavations in the harbour at Birka in Lake Mälaren. Birka, on Lake Mälaren, 40kms from Stockholm, is thought to
AncientPages.com – At first sight, the Birka Ring, an ancient Viking artifact, resembles just an old ring. However, a closer examination of the ring revealed a surprising discovery: an unexpected inscription of foreign origin. Image credit: Birka Vikingastaden “More than a
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – By using cosmic rays detectors, scientists are able to locate secret chambers inside pyramids. When a scientific team conducted a series of experiments on the Chephren pyramid at Gizeh, everything seemed normal, but it was not…
AncientPages.com – Examination of rock carvings in Arizona and New Mexico, has led scientists to the conclusion that “Chinese explorers not only reached the Americas in pre-Columbian times, but that they interacted positively with Native populations, sharing both intellectual and cultural
AncientPages.com – An “exceptional” tomb from the 5th Century BC likely to be that of a Celtic prince has been unearthed on the outskirts of Lavau in France’s Champagne region. The grave containing Greek and possibly Etruscan artefacts was discovered in
AncientPages.com – The Solar Cult Complex in the temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari, reconstructed by a Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw mission, was opened to visitors on the 22th of February, 2015. The funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut,
AncientPages.com – A team of researchers led by Professor David Mattingly, of the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History, is investigating a lost civilization in southern Libya that will help to reshape the history of early Africa.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – These amazing engravings were drawn, long before ancient Egypt as we know it existed! The carvings are 20 feet in height and consist of two life-size giraffes meticulously carved into one specific rock. One large male,
