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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists from the Australian Museum, University of Sydney, and ANU, along with First Nations community members connected to the Blue Mountains, have unearthed 693 stone artifacts dating from the last ice age to recent times.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Questions regarding the migration patterns of early modern humans in East Asia have been unanswered for a long time. Finally, a unique and fascinating scientific expedition in a dugout canoe can shed light on the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The stone alignments in the Carnac region of Brittany, France, are renowned as some of Europe’s most famous megalithic monuments, comparable to Stonehenge, Menga, and the megalithic temples of Malta. Recently, researchers have achieved a
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The famous mammoth ivory boomerang from the Oblazowa Cave was created around 42,000 years ago (several thousand years earlier than previously thought) and is the oldest known boomerang in Europe and possibly worldwide. Entrance to
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Qubbet el-Hawa, also known as the “Dome of the Wind,” is a significant archaeological site situated on the western bank of the Nile, opposite Aswan. It serves as a burial ground for ancient nobles and priests
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An ancient society located near the southern shores of Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, known as Tiwanaku, was once among the most influential civilizations on the continent. The surface of the temple contained numerous fragments
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – At the end of the current excavation season conducted by the British archaeological team from the University of Manchester, researchers made a significant discovery, unearthing the remains of a city. Lioness-headed Wadjet. (between 664 and
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Deep within a riverbed, a sword lay buried for nearly 1,000 years, remarkably preserved by the oxygen-poor soil. The sword was discovered during routine dredging in the Korte Linschoten River near Montfoort in Utrecht province
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The discovery of a mysterious runestone in Ontario, Canada, has sparked significant interest and provided new insights into an intriguing archaeological puzzle. This journey began seven years ago when a fallen tree in the northern Ontario
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – New research questions claims that an incestuous elite ruled ancient Ireland over 5, 000 years ago. Newgrange before, during and after excavation (top: April 1950 © Photographic Archive, National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland; Image
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A closer examination of the damaged statues of the well-known female pharaoh Hatshepsut challenges the long-held notion that they were intentionally destroyed as a means of disrespect. A new study indicates that Hatshepsut received the
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists are often ready to embrace the unexpected, a fascinating aspect of their field. The thrill of uncovering something extraordinary from thousands of years ago is unforgettable for many scientists. Yet, some discoveries stand out
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A fascinating new discovery from the Viking Age has been made in Denmark. Located seven kilometers north of Aarhus, near the town of Lisbjerg, archaeologists have found 30 graves from this era. Several graves contained
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Vance Holliday jumped at the invitation to go do geology at New Mexico’s White Sands. The landscape, just west of Alamogordo, looks surreal – endless, rolling dunes of fine beige gypsum, left behind by ancient seas.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A recent study has provided new insights into the tradition and purpose of medieval bed burials, primarily found in Germany, England, and Scandinavia. Researchers have discovered that these rare burial practices are more intricate than
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A joint Egyptian-French archaeological mission has now completed a restoration project at the Southern Chapels of the Akh Menu Temple within the Karnak temple complex. Image credit: Supreme Council of Antiquities Ahram Online reports that
