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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Polish archaeologists excavating at Pachacámac, (Pachakamak, in Quechua), which means ‘one who gives life to the earth’, an archaeological site south-east of Lima in Peru, have found 72 intriguing burial bundles. Inside some of the burials,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The 9,000-year-old shaman burial in Bad Dürrenberg, Germany, is one of Central Europe’s most spectacular discoveries. Discovered in 1934 during construction works, the double burial of an adult woman and an infant has long fascinated
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A team of researchers can now show that early humans of the Middle Paleolithic had a more varied diet than previously assumed. The analysis of a site in the Zagros Mountains in Iran reveals that
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have unearthed the largest floor mosaic in İncesu district, Örenşehir District, Köy İçi locality, in the Cappadocia region. Archaeological excavations in İncesu district, Örenşehir District, Köy İçi locality, under the supervision of Kayseri Museum
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Something strange and unexplained happened on the Træna islands in Nordland county, Norway. Why was the entire local community wiped out? One would suspect war and violence led to the death of those people, but
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In a landmark collaboration between Wiradjuri people, NSW State government and archaeologists, new research has revealed the deep-time hidden story of Wiradjuri carved trees (marara) and burials (dhabuganha) in Southeast Australia. Led by a collaborative effort between
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In folklore, the famous 34-meter-long crevice cave known as Pirunkirkko, or Devil’s Church in English, was known as a place where local sages would meet to contact the spirit world. The national park of Koli
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have spent much time working on the examination and conservation of a Medieval shipwreck wreck found near the Old City Harbour of Tallinn on Lootsi Street in Estonia. Excavations of the Lootsi cog. Credit:
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating at the ancient city Hattusa in Turkey keep making fascinating discoveries. Once the capital of the Hittite empire, the city of Hattusa is today an archaeological site of great importance, providing researchers with
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in the ancient city of Doliche in southeastern Turkey have uncovered more than 2,000 clay seal impressions. The seal impression, bullae, were small pieces of clay used in ancient times to sign documents
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Sumerians were an advanced ancient civilization fully aware of the dangers climate can pose. They naturally knew there was no survival without water, and when their magnificent city of Girsu became endangered, they decided to
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Recent research has shown that engravings in a cave in La Roche-Cotard (France), which has been sealed for thousands of years, were actually made by Neanderthals. This research was performed by Basel archaeologist Dorota Wojtczak
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have found more evidence that a site at Rendlesham, near Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, UK, was important to East Anglian Kings. Previous excavation led to the discovery of a large timber Royal Hall, confirming
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – It is believed that the earliest written Scots Gaelic in the world was produced in the Monastery of Deer in the late 11th and early 12th century. These texts, Gaelic land grants, were placed in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For the last 80 years, farmers in the Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau, China, have encountered many Bronze Age artifacts in the fields. Many locals sent these ancient objects to authorities, and several artifacts can be seen in
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – There are still many unknown ancient structures in Europe. Due to their hard-to-reach location, some prehistoric buildings can only be detected from the air using an ultra-compact, drone-deployed Lidar that can penetrate the environment. Archaeologists
