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.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – After almost 2,000 years, the first full word from the Herculaneum scroll has been deciphered by a 21-year-old computer science student at the University of Nebraska. On the morning of August 24, 79 A.D. Mount
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The two Roman coin hoards were discovered by metal-detectorists David Moss and Tom Taylor in Caerhun Community, Conwy, during the winter of 2018-2019. Larger Roman coin hoard found in ceramic vessel. Credit: Museum Wales The
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In 2022, archaeologists made a very unusual find. A Medieval folding chair was discovered in a woman’s grave in Steinsfeld in Central Franconia in the Ansbach district, Germany. Examinations of the woman’s skeleton showed she
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – New imaging and scientific investigations by a team including a King’s College London academic has found traces of the original paint used to decorate the Parthenon Sculptures, revealing they were once in fact brightly colored.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – This beautiful little key was recently recovered by our Kemble field team from a Newland Homes site near Claverham, North Somerset. Medieval key from Court De Wyck. Image source The excavation was situated immediately adjacent to the former location of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A rare 2,500-year-old Scythian bone sceptre has been found in a grave by archaeologists excavating in the prehistoric salt mining and urban center “Provadia – Solnitsata” in Northeast Bulgaria. Credit: Danail Voikov/BTA “The prehistoric complex
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – The game mancala may have originated as far back as 6000 BCE in Jordan and is played around the world to this day. It consists of stones that players move between a series of small pits
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – For as long as anyone can remember, children loved to play with various toys, but kids living a long time ago did not have parents who could walk into a shop and buy something entertaining.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – As many as 35 beautiful 1,400-year-old gold figures were discovered at a site where a Pagan temple was once located outside Lillehammer, Norway. They are the size of a fingernail and thin as paper, often
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Anyone, regardless of age, place, and nation, can always find something of archaeological value. You have to keep your eyes open; before you know it, you are looking at something hundreds or thousands of years
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Most ancient civilizations believed in the practice of magic to heal diseases and ward off the evil eye, and there were sorcerers one could contact and ask for assistance with problems that needed to be
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Another fascinating ancient treasure has been discovered in Norway, but this one is something truly exceptional. Experts say it is the largest gold treasure of it is kind found in the country! The lucky finder
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The metal detectorist could hardly believe his eyes when he saw what he had found. He was looking at a magnificent Viking Age silver treasure. It seemed like a dream, but it was true! Håvard
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When archaeologists recently carried out an excavation at Vinjeøra in southern Trøndelag County, they made a surprising discovery that they had only dreamed of finding. Archaeologist and Project Manager Silje Elisabeth Fretheim made a bold
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com -During a rescue excavation in 1996 in the town of Lod, one of the most impressive mosaic floors in Israel was discovered! Image credit: Israel Antiquities Authority The mosaic contains various stunningly naturalistic depictions of animals, birds,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A luxurious artifact carved out ivory dating from the time of the Kingdom of Judah period (9th–8th centuries BCE) was uncovered during an archaeological excavation carried out in the City of David National Park in
