Archaeology Archive

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Assos, one of the most important port cities of antiquity, unearthed 1,600-year-old pendants made from bones and depicting human and animal figures.

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – There will now be a new attempt to scan the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt. In search of the hidden chamber, scientists will

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A new study suggests that Neanderthals dived into the cool waters of the Mediterranean Sea to gather clam shells. Researchers have focused their

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Christopher Columbus' accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men. These stories have long been

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers confirm now that “yew of gold” of the MNA (National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico) ), originates from the Spanish plunder in the

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – One of the most famous runestones, the Rök stone reveals Vikings feared climate change. Located in Östergötland County, Sweden, the - Rök Stone (in

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The ancient Egyptian woman Merit Ptah is said to have been the first female physician and her accomplishments have inspired many women entering

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A 2,000-year-old small production center with winepresses and other related installations for producing a popular fish sauce (garum) was unearthed during excavations conducted

Jan Bartek -  AncientPages.com – Archaeologists, who investigated an ancient cemetery discovered several swords, spears and other artifacts that belonged to the Yotvingians, a long-forgotten ancient warrior culture

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have made a quite remarkable find in an Egyptian sarcophagus. They have retrieved what may be the world’s oldest illustrated book. It’s

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Two Bronze Age tombs dating back to 3,500 years ago, containing a trove of engraved jewelry and artifacts, have been discovered by a

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Road construction works in central Turkey led archaeologists to a discovery of an ancient sarcophagus that contained a female human skeleton, pieces of

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists are still trying to determine the age of the unearthed tomb that belonged to Priest Monoha, but preliminary studies show the burial

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - Sweden’s capital Stockholm may be famous for many things, but discovering a rare 500-year-old shipwreck in the middle of the city was an