Thousands of intriguing ancient artifacts have been discovered world-wide. Some of these ancient artifacts give us a deeper understanding of our ancestors’ customs, traditions, beliefs, level of technology and scientific achievements. Many of the artifacts are also mysterious and puzzling because we haven’t yet been able to determine their true purpose.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Ulfberht swords were famous for their strength, flexibility, and high-tech blades. Viking warriors highly prized these weapons, which were extraordinarily valuable because of their properties. This well-preserved Ulfbrecht sword was found in the Wisla River
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When museum inspector and archaeologist Jakob Bonde dug up a 2,000-year-old knife with a runic inscription from a burial ground near Odense on the island of Funen, he did not know the find’s significance. Of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For the first time in almost 2,000 years, the public will have an opportunity to see an incredible Roman arm guard. This ancient arm guard is truly unique because it is one of only three
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The centaur head was given to the Danish King Christian V as a gift in 1688. The Danish Captain who served in the Venetian fleet and was present during the bombardment of the Acropolis in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It often takes patience and time to solve ancient enigmas. Scientists have tried for over a century to decipher a mysterious inscription etched into an ancient sphinx originating from Dacia. According to a new study,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have investigated one of the most unusual late-Roman metalware ever discovered in the British Isles. The Knaresborough Hoard was discovered about 1864, but no one has examined the treasure properly until now. The circumstances
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers of China’s Tsinghua University have published the results of new research focused on five sets of bamboo slips, in which the rites regarding the ritual music system and high official’s meals dated more than
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists from Masaryk University in Brno, a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, have made an extraordinary discovery. The research team has unearthed a unique bronze belt buckle from the early
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com -A metal detectorist found a rare gold coin in the mountains in Vestre Slidre municipality depicting two emperors and Jesus Christ. Archaeologists are now trying to determine how this 1,000-year-old Byzantine gold coin ended up in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A beautiful small Roman copper-alloy tortoise figurine has been recovered by a local metal detector user near Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, UK. Tortoises or turtles were most often associated with the god Mercury in the Roman
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Found in a field, near Horsham St Faith north of Norwich, UK, by a metal detectorist this beautiful seal matrix has been hailed as “completely unique” by experts. Most likely, the Medieval seal matrix belonged
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 – While excavating at Hattusa, the capital of the kingdom of the Hittites in the late Bronze Age, archaeologists unearthed a unique 2,800-year-old object made of ivory. Credit: Kemal Ceylan/AA The beautiful ancient artifact is approximately 30 centimeters long
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One does not need to be an art expert to recognize the value of the magnificent Golden Tree of Lucignano. Created by goldsmith Gabriello d’Antonio, the Golden Tree is a masterpiece of Italian goldsmithing. Golden
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The story of the unique Late Bronze Age logboat started many years ago. It has taken scientists and other experts many years to recover, restore, and put the fascinating 9m (or 30 ft) long logboat
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Vindelev gold treasure is of great historical importance. Discovered in a field in Jelling, Denmark, the remarkable treasure has re-written ancient history. When scientists studied the beautiful artifacts that are part of the treasure,
