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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating a newly uncovered area of the vast Ostiense Necropolis, one of the major burial zones outside Rome, have identified a Roman funerary ritual involving the placement of nails on the deceased’s chest. The
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Archimedes Palimpsest is one of the most significant surviving manuscripts from antiquity. It is a 10th-century Greek manuscript that preserves several treatises by Archimedes of Syracuse. In the Middle Ages, parts of the original
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Old Dongola is an archaeological site in Sudan, situated on the eastern bank of the Nile. During the Middle Ages, it served as the capital of Makuria, one of the most significant African states of that
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A recent study reveals that thousands of years ago, European communities prepared elaborate meals using a diverse range of plant and animal products. Traditionally, researchers have interpreted the diets of ancient cultures by analyzing fatty
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The discovery of rare, tiny Viking Age figurines made of bronze or silver across Scandinavia is truly remarkable and speaks volumes about the rich cultural heritage of the Norse people. These intricately crafted amulets, depicting
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – For 2,500 years, her burial remained undisturbed beneath the ice—a silent witness to the rise and fall of civilizations, with generations living their lives completely unaware of her existence. When archaeologists finally uncovered her resting
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers conducted an important study on water management in the ancient Mayan city of Ucanal, an archaeological site of the ancient Maya civilization. It is located near the source of the Belize River in the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists working in Luxor, Egypt, have uncovered a significant cache of colorful coffins containing mummies, along with a collection of rare gold artifacts dating back to the Third Transition era. This discovery was made in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have identified the remains of a woman known as the Princess of Bagicz, dating back to approximately 120 AD. This dating was established by analyzing the wood from her coffin, which was crafted from a
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists working in the Chicama Valley, located in Peru’s La Libertad region, have recently made significant discoveries that shed new light on the Chimú civilization. The research team uncovered a previously unknown geoglyph and a temple,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Templo Mayor continues to provide valuable insights into the pre-Hispanic history of Mexico City, serving as a significant testament to the grandeur of ancient Mexico-Tenochtitlan. Recently, archaeologists uncovered a remarkable new find: an extensive offering
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A recent discovery offers further evidence that our ancient ancestors possessed greater intelligence than previously believed. At multiple archaeological sites in southern Africa, researchers have uncovered hundreds of unusual fragments of ostrich eggshells. These shells,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The precise location of the Temple of the Sun, whose high priest became the Roman emperor Elagabalus in the third century AD, has been a subject of scholarly debate for many years. Recent archaeological work may
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Paleolithic artifacts dating back 34,000 to 45,000 years feature intriguing sequences of signs—such as repeated lines, notches, dots, and crosses. Many of these objects have been unearthed in caves within the Swabian Jura region of southwestern
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Recent storms along Britain’s coastline have uncovered 2,000-year-old footprints on Angus’s Lunan Bay beach, marking it as one of the few sites in the UK where such ancient imprints have been found. These human and animal
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A burial pit discovered on the outskirts of Cambridge offers significant insight into a turbulent period in English history, possibly dating to when the region served as a “frontier zone” amid conflict between the Saxon kingdom
