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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Aigai, located in the Yunusemre district, is one of the 12 cities founded by the people of Aiol in western Anatolia. It has a history of 2,800 years. Mentioned by both Herodotus and Strabo, it was
AncientPages.com – Sometimes called Sweden’s first city, Birka was once of the most important trading centers during the Viking Age. Located on the island Björkö in Lake Mälaren, Sweden Birka has long served as an important archaeological site that sheds light
AncientPages.com – Hidden deep in jungle of in Honduras, Central America, there is a mysterious place known as the White City – some call it “Lost City Of The Monkey God. Discovered in 2012, the “White City” or a “Lost City of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The mystery of Viking ruler Rollo continues. An ancient sarcophagus Fécamp, Normandy, France has been opened, and analysis has been conducted, but the results are startling and not what anyone expected. While trying to solve
AncientPages.com – A large tomb of the famous Viking chief, Ulv Galiciefarer, may have been discovered in northern Jutland, Denmark. For now, it is perhaps too soon to say whether this theory is correct or not, but according to an archaeologist,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Some would say it’s just a piece of rock, but to a Neanderthal that lived 130,000 years ago, it was a precious item. He or she picked it up and decided to decorate a cave
AncientPages.com – Our ancestors were aware of how dangerous natural calamities can be. The Harappan civilization that inhabited the Indus Valley several thousand years ago was familiar with ancient tsunamis. Scientists have found evidence that 5,000 years ago, these ancient people
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Israeli spelunkers discovered ancient limestone carving of the seven-branched menorah, a cross, an ancient key and other etchings dating to late Roman, Byzantine periods. This intriguing discovery was made during the Hanukkah festival (the
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists in Denmark have made a very rare discovery. In Ågård, an important settlement during the Viking Age, researchers found a buckle depicting Norse God Loki. The finding is very intriguing, but the unusual artifact raises some questions and
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in British Columbia, Canada have discovered evidence that as early as 1,800 BC, ancestors of the Katzie First Nation in B.C.’s Lower Mainland were engineering the wetland environment to increase the yield of a valuable, semi-aquatic plant
AncientPages.com – Ancient Babylonians were excellent astronomers who wrote down their observations on cuneiform tablets. By studying ancient records of lunar and solar eclipses carved in clay tablets, dating back to 750 B.C., scientists can now confirm slowing of the Earth’s spin.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Jersey have discovered that despite globally significant changes in climate and landscape Neanderthals kept visiting La Cotte de St Brelade, a coastal cave for over 100,000 years. Why was this particular cave
AncientPages.com – During archaeological excavation, carried out in the S. Francesco Monastery at Lucca (Tuscany, Italy), a golden, centuries-old dental prosthesis was discovered in an ancient family tomb. Researchers from the University of Pisa, Italy specializing in the study of historical
AncientPages.com – It has already been called a finding that could re-write ancient Maya history. A quite spectacular discovery of two untouched ancient tombs found beneath Maya pyramids can unravel the mystery of “Snake Kings”. Archaeologists say the ancient tombs contain treasures
AncientPages.com – Once a political and military center of power and legendary kings, Vordingborg is an impressive castle in Denmark located on the southern coast of Zealand facing across the Baltic Sea towards Germany. Vordingborg is Denmark’s’ the biggest royal
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in China may be closer to unravel the mystery of the 2,000-year-old urn burial mystery. As many as 113 ancient tombs have been discovered near the ancient city of Fudi, in Huanghua, northern
