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AncientPages.com – A limestone stela of liberation has been discovered by Egyptian archaeologists excavating in Kom Ombo temple area dated back to Early 18thDynasty or the Liberation war period. The stela has a scene in the upper lunette shows two persons
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists armed with a motorized high resolution georadar have found a Viking ship and a large number of burial mounds and longhouses in Østfold County in Norway. The discoveries were made by archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural
AncientPages.com – Modern facial reconstruction gives us a unique opportunity to see what historical people looked like in real life. We can never create an accurate picture of a face from the past, but using a combination of modern technology such
AncientPages.com – The discovery of a 10-year-old’s body at an ancient Roman site in Italy suggests measures were taken to prevent the child, possibly infected with malaria, from rising from the dead and spreading disease to the living. The skeletal remains,
AncientPages.com – Koh Ker was part of the Khmer kingdom during the Angkor period in what is now Cambodia. In this long forgotten ancient city stands a magnificent step pyramid that was once an important structure built by the local ruler of
AncientPages.com – Il Globo reports that archaeologists have made a surprising discovery in the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city, which was destroyed following the explosion of Mt Vesuvius in AD 79. The new discovery is a richly painted garden
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Egypt have discovered a unique burial complex of the royal confidant and priest Kaires. Kaires was an unusual man of great importance and he had many responsibilities. According to historians, Kaires was the sole friend (of
AncientPages.com – The smallest ancient Thracian brick tomb has been unearthed, near the town of Rozovo, Bulgaria.. The tomb dates to the first half of the 3rd century BC. The tomb is the second known beehive tomb or tholos (a dome
AncientPages.com – Once again scientists have managed to discovered a hidden text inside an ancient scroll. With help of new technology, researchers can now examine precious, damaged ancient scrolls and discover more of their secrets. This time, researchers from the Cardiff University
AncientPages.com – It’s certainly doesn’t happen every day that we come across, Viking artifacts, especially not swords. But Saga Vanecek, an 8-year old girl in Sweden managed to do what most archaeologists dream of. She found a Viking sword in at
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new set of petroglyphs may offer evidence of a lost advanced civilization that existed thousands of years ago. The rock art was found in India’s western state of Maharashtra. Archaeologists say it’s unknown who created
AncientPages.com – Two ancient paintings made of sandstone have been discovered by an Egyptian archaeological mission working on reducing the groundwater level at Aswan’s Kom Ombo Temple. One of the paintings belongs to the second king of the 19th dynasty King Seti I
AncientPages.com – Traces of opiates preserved inside a distinctive vessel dating back to the Late Bronze Age have been discovered by researchers at the University of York and the British Museum. Vessels of this type, known as ‘base-ring juglets’, have long been
AncientPages.com – A 1,800-Year-old painted tomb has been unearthed by archaeologists from the Department of Antiquities and the discovery that was made at the ancient site of Capitolias in northern Jordan. The subterranean tomb measures 52 square meters and is decorated with
AncientPages.com – Researchers at Tulane University have documented the discovery of dozens of ancient cities in northern Guatemala through the use of jungle-penetrating Lidar (light detection and ranging) technology. “Seen as a whole, terraces and irrigation channels, reservoirs, fortifications and causeways
AncientPages.com – A mysterious ancient bronze hand with a gold cuff dating back some 3,500 years puzzles scientists. It has today become known as the hand of Prêles. Archaeologists say they have never seen anything like this before and cannot explain
