Ancient Symbols
Symbols played a very important role in the lives of ancient people. Ancient symbols reflected peoples’ most sacred beliefs, their relation to the Universe, worshipped gods, connection to family, animals and nature.
In this section we examine a number of ancient symbols that were highly significant in ancient times and as we are about to find out, some of these symbols and signs are still used today.
Ancient Symbols Archive
Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many ancient cultures regarded number 9 (or ‘Nine’) as a symbol of perfection, unity, and freedom. Even in ancient Egypt, it was attached great
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The number 7 seems to be everywhere. This mysterious number has accompanied humanity for a very long time. The Seven Sacred Planets. source Seven
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Ancient Idioms & Superstitions
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It's a common ancient superstition that a horse symbolizes good luck. The lucky emblem's status has survived over the centuries, and many ancient
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the first associations that come to mind when we think about pirates is Jolly Roger, the black flag decorated with white
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - During the feudal era in Japan, also known as the Age of the Warrior, Christians were persecuted. Christianity was banned in Japan, but
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Wilhelm Tell was a Swiss national hero symbolizing the political and individual freedom struggle. The scene depicting the hero shooting an apple off
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Apophis (also known as Apep) symbolized chaos and the powers of darkness. This huge snake was feared by the ancient Egyptians, who believed
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Yin Yang symbol is widely recognized throughout the world, but the beginning and philosophy related to this ancient symbol originate in ancient China and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Will we ever solve the mystery of California's maze stones? A mysterious prehistoric maze stone is located on a hill west of the city
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Since ancient times, people have constructed mazes. They were created in countless geometric variations, which are complex and intricate. Mazes and labyrinths have been
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AncientPages.com - An amateur archaeologist in Finland has made an extraordinary discovery of a three-headed eagle pendant on the Pohdonsaari Island. The pendant is from the Iron Age and most
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the most puzzling geometrical designs found elsewhere is a spiral found on countless rocks, sculptures, boulders, and ancient cave walls worldwide. With
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Ancient Symbols
AncientPages.com - The stone, a solid pink granite boulder, measures 0.5 x 1.68 x 0.36m and weighs c.670kg. It was incised with odd carvings on two adjoining faces by the Picts
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Today, most people associate the heart as a symbol of love, but in ancient times people used a variety of different signs and
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Ancient Symbols
AncientPages.com - An impressive marble statue of a ram, an ancient Christian symbol for Jesus, was discovered on Christmas Eve during the excavation of a Byzantine-period church in Caesarea, the
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An idol with human head and a lion's body known as sphinx is one of the most important symbols in humanity's records. It's a
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Viking Age (ca. 800 to 1050) was a time of increased contact with other countries. People from Scandinavia plundered and traded in
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - This time our quest for the hidden history of mankind takes us to Peru where we encounter an enigmatic inscription that offers evidence Sumerians
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ornaments in the shape of beetles are known from the late Paleolithic epoch (10,000 to 20,000 years ago). However, so much earlier than the
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Ancient Symbols
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,
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