AncientPages.com – A mysterious headless skeleton discovered in Jamestown, USA may belong to Sir George Yeardley, who is today remembered as a man ‘who shaped early America’. When Sir George Yeardley (1587–1627), came to Jamestown in 1609, the first permanent British colony

AncientPages.com – A new large sphinx has been discovered in Luxor, Egypt. The ancient statue has a “lion’s body with a human head”. According to Egyptian officials, the ministry is currently working on lifting the statue because due to the nature

AncientPages.com – A submerged Stone Age settlement has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Kuolimojarvi in Finland. The prehistoric settlement is offering archaeologists and unique opportunity to learn more about the human occupation in South Karelia during the Mesolithic and

AncientPages.com – Burial chambers that belonged to the two Middle Kingdom elites (Remochetni and Baqet II) have been uncovered during cleaning works inside their tombs in Beni Hassan Necropolis in El-Minya Governorate. The working team of Egyptian-Australian archaeologists from Macquarie University,

AncientPages.com – The world beneath of feet is still greatly unexplored. Mysterious ancient underground cities, strange structures and vast tunnels are examples of what archaeologists can encounter when exploring the secrets of the subterranean world. This is exactly what happened in

AncientPages.com – Using satellites researchers have discovered several hidden North American mounds that could offer valuable information about pre-contact Native Americans and early life of our ancestors, but we need to act quickly and save these ancient structures before they are

AncientPages.com – Many crucial questions regarding the Great Pyramid of Giza still remain unanswered. The structure reveals the incredible skills of ancient master builders and engineers who applied advanced technologies we still not know much about. It is one of ancient,

AncientPages.com – When archaeologists open an ancient tomb they never really know what they will find inside. Our ancestors’ burial customs were often perplexing and unique. This time scientists have examined a 4,500-year-old tomb in the Dniester region, Ukraine. It is

AncientPages.com – Robert Burns also known as Rabbie Burns (1759 – 1796), was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely considered as the national poet of Scotland and one of Scotland’s most famous writers. However, it is known that some

AncientPages.com – Scientists have studied two Chilean female mummies clad in red poison dresses. The females aged 9 and 18 years died about 500 or 600 years ago and were buried according to Inca customs. Inside their graves, archaeologists found precious

AncientPages.com – Bronze and silver Roman coins have been found during excavations in the Roman fort of Apsaros  Georgia. Since the 12th century, Apsaros  is called Gonio  and the fort has experienced several stages of construction and repair. Construction layers date

AncientPages.com – Earlier this month, archaeologists found a granite sarcophagus and a marble bust in a tomb during excavation work on private land in Sidi Gaber, Alexandria, Egypt. As Ancient Pages reported, the sarcophagus dates back to the Ptolemaic period 2,000 years

AncientPages.com – A 1,700-year-old Roman marble bust has been unearthed during excavations in the ancient city of Soli Pompeiopolis in the southern province of Mersin’s Mezitli district, Turkey. The bust is believed to depict a Roman aristocrat or commander who lived

AncientPages.com – A mummy workshop that dates back more than 2500 years and the 30-meter-deep shaft, a host of burial chambers with several mummies, sarcophagi and wooden coffins, have been discovered at Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian Streets reports

AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Saqqara, Egypt have discovered a gilded mask on a mummy of a priest. The find dating to the Saite-Persian period (664-404 BCE) has been labeled a sensation. Very few similar ancient masks are known to exist.