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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In the spring of this year, an early Alemanic grave body grave was accidentally unearthed in Gerstetten, Germany. Ceramics discovered in the Alemannic tomb in Gerstetten, dated to the 4th century AD. Image credit: Yvonne
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A mysterious tusked animal in South African rock art may depict an ancient species preserved as fossils in the same region, according to Julien Benoit of the University of the Witwatersrand. The Horned Serpent panel.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Over 1,000 years ago, Vikings chose to bury and conceal a valuable silver treasure, which has now been discovered by a farmer preparing a new tractor road on a mountain slope in southern Norway. This
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – These remarkable 2,000-year-old marble statues were unearthed in the 1920s during excavations by a British expedition in Ashkelon National Park, Israel. Among these discoveries is an impressive statue of Nike, the goddess of victory, depicted
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Rapa Nui, also known as Te Pito o Te Henua (the navel of the world) or Easter Island, is one of the most isolated inhabited locations globally. Situated in the Pacific Ocean, it is over
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The story of Medusa is well-known to Greek mythology students, with various versions of the myth existing. Medusa was one of three Gorgons, fearsome creatures with petrifying eyes. According to some accounts, Medusa was not always
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In a significant discovery near Kumluca, Antalya, in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Turkey, underwater archaeologists have retrieved a remarkable 3,600-year-old bronze dagger linked to the Minoan civilization. This dagger,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Recent groundbreaking research reveals that teens from the Ice Age, approximately 25,000 years ago, experienced puberty stages akin to those of contemporary teenagers. Published today in the Journal of Human Evolution, this study addresses a
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Until recently, there was no evidence the Clovis people had settled the Great Lakes region. They appeared in North America about 13, 000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch. Independent researcher Thomas Talbot and University
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A fossilized Neanderthal discovered in a cave system in the Rhône Valley, France, represents an ancient and previously undescribed lineage. This lineage diverged from other known Neanderthals around 100,000 years ago and remained genetically isolated
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Early and Middle Neolithic Pitted Ware Culture (PWC), dating from 3500 to 2300 B.C.E., migrated from the East and settled in modern-day Scandinavia. This hunter-gatherer culture is named after its distinctive pottery, which features deep
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists present compelling evidence challenging the long-held theory of a violent Steppe invasion in the Iberian Peninsula. Their findings suggest a more nuanced understanding of historical events, urging us to reconsider and refine our perspectives on
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Since the catastrophic pandemics of the Middle Ages, one disease has almost proverbially symbolized contagion and death: the plague. It is now established that the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis has been present in Central and
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Like many ancient civilizations, the ancient Maya profoundly appreciated board games. Recent excavations in Mexico by archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have unveiled nine patolli engravings along Section 7 of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The ancient Masada stronghold is situated on an isolated rock plateau at the western end of the Judean Desert, near the Dead Sea’s western shore. This site was the last stand against the Roman Empire
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The archaeological excavation at the Burghead fort in Moray has yielded a significant discovery: a Pictish ring with an intricate setting. This find is particularly noteworthy given the site’s previous reputation as being “archaeologically vandalized”
