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AncientPages.com – There are many enigmatic ancient geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, in southern Peru. Stretching across nearly 200 square miles of high arid plateau the Nazca lines are legendary and of great interest to archaeologists and historians. Some of these giant
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists from Egypt and Russia have discovered a wooden coffin with a mummy dating back to the Greco-Roman era. Image credit: Russian Institute for Oriental Studies The mummy was found wrapped in linen, wearing a blue and gold cartonnage
AncientPages.com – Born in modern Nepal, Prince Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha or the “awakened one”, was the founder of Buddhism. It is believed he lived around 566-486 B.C. According to myth, when Buddha died his remains were divided up
AncientPages.com – It’s a great discovery that is of major interest for those who are passionate about ancient history and archaeology. Scientists report 4,000-year-old Assyrian clay tablets reveal locations of 11 lost ancient cities! More than 23,000 cuneiform texts, inscribed in
AncientPages.com – Analysis of a 2,000-year-old papyri fragments reveals ancient Egyptians were familiar with advanced ink technology. Using X-ray microscopy have demonstrated that black ink used by Egyptian scribes also contained copper – an element previously not identified in ancient ink.
AncientPages.com – The oldest known human-like footprints recently preserved in Trachilos, Crete are nearly 6 million years old and represent one of the recent and most fascinating discoveries in paleontology. Fossil footprints that challenge established theories of human evolution and are approximately 5.7 million
AncientPages.com – These unusual 2,500-year-old face urns represent one of the most fascinating categories of prehistoric artifacts unearthed in Poland. They were discovered in Pomerania, a region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Germany and Poland.
AncientPages.com – The National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C will open a 3D virtual tour of the Holy Sepulchre, the site of Jesus’ tomb on November 15. The exhibit will most likely draw tourists from around the country, but it’s also
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in the Roman town of Interamna Lirenas, near Monte Cassino, in Italy have unearthed a rare 2,00-year-old sundial. It’s still intact and has a Latin inscription that can reveal information about the man who commissioned it. Lying face down,
AncientPages.com – Some days ago, scientists announced they had discovered a mysterious, secret void inside the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. Researchers said they have no clue what’s hiding inside the void. The purpose of the void remains unknown. The
AncientPages.com – Have you ever wondered what ancient Egyptian schools were like? We do some information about education in ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian schools were in some way similar to the Eduba, ancient scribal school in Mesopotamia. Higher level of education in
AncientPages.com – There is no doubt any more that ancient people were much ahead of their time, long before the arrival of Columbus. Mona’s caves, located on the Puerto Rico’s Mona Island reveal our ancestors were true ancient artists and their
AncientPages.com – An unfinished portrait of a woman believed to be Mary, Queen of Scots has been found hidden beneath another 16th-century portrait during a significant research project recently conducted at the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) and The Courtauld Institute
AncientPages.com – There is still so much we don’t know about the magnificent great Pyramid of Giza. Researchers have now announced an extraordinary discovery that raises more questions than answers. Using cosmic rays created at the edge of space, a team
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Using a combination of a Biblical text and an ancient Egyptian text, scientists have been able to pinpoint the date when the world’s oldest solar eclipse took place. The event, which occurred on 30 October
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The history of the number zero goes very far back in time, but no-one knows with certainty when and where people started to use the number. There is evidence of counting that stretches back five
