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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Two tiny Ice Age artifacts, hidden for 40,000 years, may help explain why our species survived. Archaeologists recently excavated these nearly 40,000-year-old figures from a German cave, offering important clues about the success of early modern
Conny Waters – AncientPages – Pompeii, located near modern-day Naples, was destroyed and buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Today, its legacy endures as efforts continue to preserve its history for future generations. Archaeologists in Pompeii
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have reopened the largely forgotten Grønhaug burial mound on Karmøy, on Norway’s western coast, and have already discovered remains beneath the Viking grave. Grønhaug is situated on Karmøy among several large burial mounds from various
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new archaeological find at Machu Picchu has caught the attention of scientists. Researchers used LiDAR technology to spot a main road at least 1.2 kilometers long, as well as possible platforms and terraces for future
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – People have continuously occupied the Grand Canyon for at least the past 4,000 years, and they have lived in the region for the past 12,000 years. As many as 4,800 archaeological sites have already been documented,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Very few runestones have ever been found in the Faroe Islands, so this discovery is especially important. This mysterious runestone not only increases the small number already known, but it could also reveal more about the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In a remote part of the world, scientists explored a cave high in the mountains. Long ago, this area was a key crossroads for ancient trade. Even earlier, the petroglyphs found here show that people
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Assyrian ribbed vessels represent elite pottery and metallic tableware that belonged to royals. They were found in the magnificent Northwest Palace of the Neo-Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II (883–859 BC) at Nimrud, as well as in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new megalithic funerary monument known as a Giant’s Tomb was discovered on the southern slope of Crastu Littu, at 740 meters above sea level, within the Carrarzu Iddia archaeological site in Sardinia. The tomb,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Recent airborne laser scanning research shows that a multicultural civilization in southwestern Amazonia, active from 600 BCE to 850 CE, supported millions of people. Covering approximately 183,000 square kilometers (71,000 square miles), the Aquiry civilization
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Sardis in Türkiye has experienced frequent changes in rule, from the Greeks and Romans to the Ottoman Empire. Despite this, archaeological research at Sardis has remained consistent. As the former capital of the Iron Age Lydian
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The city of Tralleis is a special place. It has a rich history, and for a long time, it was under the influence of the Hellenistic kingdoms after being taken by Alexander. Among others, the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new computational method can find traces of ancient hominin ancestry in modern humans without needing archaic reference genomes. This method has revealed that a mysterious “ghost” population contributed DNA to the ancestors of all modern
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Across cultures, myths and legends tell of sacred foods and drinks endowed with extraordinary powers for gods—and sometimes humans. These accounts have long intrigued scientists seeking to uncover their origins. Now, researchers may have solved
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Chester Castle, located in Chester, Cheshire, England, stands at the southwest edge of the city walls. Founded by William the Conqueror in 1070 to secure Norman control, it was granted to his nephew Hugh d’Avranches,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Thoth, the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom, writing, magic, and the moon, was represented by two animals: the sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) and the sacred baboon (Papio hamadryas). The reasons for these animal associations remain
