Archaeology Archive

AncientPages.com - We are all familiar with the symbol “0”, but when and where zero first appeared is far from certain. There is evidence of counting that stretches back

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists unearthed a four-century-old ship wreck that used to belong to King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden has been uncovered in central Stockholm. Swedish archaeologists believe the

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, there are many stories about female warriors called shield-maidens. Historians have debated for years whether these powerful women did really exist

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have found a massive complex of underwater ruins off the northeastern coast of Tunisia, proving that an ancient Roman city that once stood there was devastated

AncientPages.com - A set of controversial, newly discovered human-like footprints from Crete are now putting theory of human evolution to the test. The footprints are about 5.7 million years

AncientPages.com - A 1.9-meter statue of a guard and part of a Medicine Buddha represent some of the finds revealed after 13 days of archaeological excavations conducted in Angkor

AncientPages.com - While chronicling Saint Catherine’s Monastery’s library on the Sinai Peninsula, scientists discovered several scriptures with ancient lost languages. In ancient times monks often wrote copies of the

AncientPages.com - Five ancient Roman tombs with different architectural style have been discovered in Egypt's Dakhla Oasis. The tombs, unearthed in Beir Al-Shaghala necropolis in the Western Desert are built

AncientPages.com - A study based on analysis of ancient texts, art, artifacts, and archaeobotanical remains reveals that citrus was not “just” a fruit to ancient Romans. It was a

AncientPages.com - Evidence of the destruction of Jerusalem at the hands of the Babylonians, has been found by archaeologists conducting excavations  in the City of David,  at the Jerusalem Walls National

AncientPages.com - Researchers are scratching their heads trying to decipher a set of mysterious carvings and script on a 1,700-year-old stone relic. Known as the Stela of Montoro, the

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many fascinating ancient petroglyphs in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Among them is one that researchers think represents an ancient total eclipse

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists say they have discovered the home of Jesus’ apostles in the lost Biblical town Bethsaida, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Apostles

AncientPages.com - Angkor Wat in Cambodia is a remarkable ancient place of great historical and archaeological importance. There is still so much we do not know about this temple complex