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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – When archaeologists excavate, they make the most curious discoveries possible. What was perfectly natural to our ancient ancestors is regarded as unusual today. During excavation in the town of Cheia, Romania, scientists found a wolf
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Where and when the first people appeared in North America is a debated subject many cannot agree on. It has previously been said the oldest house in North America is located in Ohio. Paleoindians used
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The fort of Vindolanda, one of the earliest Roman garrisons, built by the Roman army in England, is one of Europe’s most important Roman archeological sites. It guarded the Stanegate, the Roman road from the River
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In late June, archaeologists conducted what they thought would be a minor investigation of Herlaugshaugen, a burial mound on the island of Leka in north-central Norway. Herlaugshaugen is mentioned in Snorre’s sagas as the final
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists have uncovered a spectacular mosaic panel in the late Roman (ca. 400 C.E.) synagogue at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village in Israel’s Lower Galilee. The panel, which identifies the mosaic donors or artists, decorates
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeology students from Bournemouth University have discovered a Bronze Age burial site during an excavation of a prehistoric settlement in Dorset. It is the first time Bronze Age bones have been discovered on the site
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – As reported last week, a Norwegian couple was extending their home when they suddenly noticed something unusual sticking up from the earth. It looked like a sword, and that is exactly what it was. Oddbjørn
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – When Mount Vesuvius erupted on the morning of August 24, 79 A.D., life ended in the ancient city of Pompeii. A great cloud of hot ash, stones, and poisonous gases completely buried the whole Roman
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An archaeological expedition from the University of Gothenburg recently discovered tombs outside the Bronze Age trading metropolis Hala Sultan Tekke in Cyprus. Detail of the ”Bull Diadem” (c. 1350 BCE). Image credit: P.M. Fischer They
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The highest status individual in ancient Copper Age society in Iberia, was a woman and not a man as previously thought, according to peptide analysis reported in Scientific Reports. The individual, now re-dubbed the “Ivory Lady,”
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools in Britain have been discovered by researchers at the UCL Institute of Archaeology. ASE Senior Archaeologist Letty Ingrey measures the largest giant handaxe. Credit: Archaeology South-East/ UCL
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Have you ever wanted to travel back in time and see what life was like in ancient Greece? We can do this by reading ancient history books and admiring archaeological discoveries, but virtual reality offers
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists report a rare discovery of late Roman pewter plates, platters, bowls, and a cup that has been made in Euston, in the west of Suffolk, UK. The remains of the vessels were buried in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In this comprehensive study, Professor Garfinkel from the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem examines the earliest fortified sites in the kingdom of Judah during the 10th century BCE. Aerial view of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck has been discovered underwater in the southeastern Spanish region of Murcia. Spanish archaeologists are now working hard to recover the ancient shipwreck from the sea before a storm destroys it forever.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A groundbreaking study conducted by a multidisciplinary team that include a computational archaeologist, artist, and computer programmer has revealed new insights into ancient rock engravings and the techniques used by ancient engravers. The Timna Park
