Ancient Artifacts
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.
Artifacts Archive
Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A unique, ornate sword has been discovered in a mysterious pre-Viking tomb in Uppsala, Sweden. The sword belonged to a person of high
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The jars of Laos are long-lasting mystery. No one was ever able to establish how these enigmatic artifacts got onto the plain, nor
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Ancient Mysteries
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In part 1 of this series we talked about legends that explained why this sacred artifact was believed to have mystical powers. Some people
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Ancient Mysteries
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Everyone who had heard the legend knew the sacred object had mystical powers, but where was it hidden? Over the centuries, many tried to
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have been researching interesting findings in the Liptov Historical Region, Slovakia. The first known inhabitants came to Liptov during the Neolithic age
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Is ancient sacred wisdom of the gods kept in monasteries of the Tibetan monks? Thousands of old manuscripts of which many were written on
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many ancient artifacts that challenge current knowledge about our ancestors’ technological skills. Some of these artifacts have been either forgotten or simply
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the Land of the Pyramids, there are still many undiscovered treasures that can bring light on the history of ancient Egypt. We keep
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An extremely rare, 5 cm long copper alloy human figurine, most likely made in the 2nd Century AD has been unearthed in archaeological
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It is said that there was only one copy of this precious ancient book that contained remarkable stories revealing who we are and where
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Centuries ago, one of the most important Christian relics disappeared mysteriously from the Vatican. Was this unusual relic destroyed or deliberately hidden? Has this
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists armed with a motorized high resolution georadar have found a Viking ship and a large number of burial mounds and longhouses in Østfold County in Norway.
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A mysterious ancient bronze hand with a gold cuff dating back some 3,500 years puzzles scientists. It has today become known as the hand of Prêles. Archaeologists
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Hundreds of gold coins of the late imperial era, kept in a soapstone vessel have been found during archaeological excavations in the basement of the former Cressoni
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - In 2005, one year after the "Settling the Steppe" project started in the Jordan Valley, it revealed the discovery of fragments of hollow wheel-made anthropomorphic statues,
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A treasure of 15 large bronze coins dated to 3rd century B.C. was found intact, at the Vulci archaeological site, reports ANSA's news agency. Most probably, the
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In part 1 of this series we discussed myths and legends associated with this mysterious lake. We discovered some of the myths contradict each
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating near the Temple Mount, Jerusalem, have discovered three extremely rare and tiny Biblical coins. The silver coins dating from the 4th century B.C. are only
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Our ancestors often wrote books and manuscripts that contained cryptic messages. As previously mentioned on Ancient Pages, many mysterious ancient manuscripts with hidden secrets
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Pharaoh Hatshepsut, whose name means "Foremost of Noble Ladies" was a unique individual in the ancient history of Egypt. Her skills, efficiency and personality made her one
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - It’s still possible to find interesting runes in Scandinavia. While excavating in Norrköping, Sweden, archaeologists had unearthed unusual runes that seem to have been deliberately created to
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The idea that many ancient civilizations traveled vast distances, crossed the oceans, walked miles across deserts, struggled to get through dangerous jungles, is hardly
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Last time, in part 1 of this series, we discovered that we know virtually nothing about the mysterious founder of the controversial religion that
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Several discovered stone artifacts have just re-written ancient history of the Philippines and reveal humans lived in the country 700,000 years ago, hundreds of thousands of years
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Their religion was banned, and their monasteries were closed. Their precious ancient manuscripts were destroyed and those who practiced the forbidden religion faced death
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Several mysterious scrolls and artifacts have been found inside a 700-year-old Buddha statue, in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara. It’s an astonishing discovery and researchers report
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Our journey through North America and quest for ancient lost civilizations continues. This time, we visit Cincinnati, where we encounter several remarkable artifacts and
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Scientists continue to examine the interesting Dead Sea Scrolls that were discovered in West Jordan in 1947, near the ruins of Qumran. Infrared imaging has revealed a
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Pulled from a peat bog in in the Ural Mountains, Russia back in 1890, the Shigir Idol is believed to be twice as old as Stonehenge and
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