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
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating at a site in the town of Beit Shemesh, Israel have unearthed extraordinary ancient mosaics, precious crucifixes, beautiful jewelry and a long-lost church that was
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Hidden in the vaults of Saint Catherine's famed monastery, located in southern Sinai, there are thousands of sacred ancient manuscripts. Some of these works are the oldest
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Most agree today that Christopher Columbus was not the first person to discover America. Who exactly discovered America and when is still a subject
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - More than 300 small rocks - dubbed by archaeologists as 'sun stones’ - carved in the Stone Age, were recently excavated in Vasagård in southern Bornholm, Denmark. Why
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered that Vikings occasionally carried useless decorative swords that could not be used as real weapons. It seems rather odd that a
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Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In 1587, Urbano Monte (1544-1613), a little-known cartographer, created an amazing, hand-drawn, 10 feet by 10 feet map. Not only does the map
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A decorative fitting from a book, originally from Ireland, has been unearthed during the expansion of Byneset Cemetery, nearby to the medieval Steine Church, built in the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - More than 1,000 ancient sealings related to the Graeco-Roman pantheon have been discovered in a late antique building complex, which could be an
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Sometimes just one artifact is enough to change our understanding of history. This is exactly what has taken place when a student metal detectorist in UK literally struck
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Our ancestors were familiar with meteoric iron much earlier than previously thought. Scientists have determined ancient civilizations constructed remarkable artifacts made of iron from meteorites thousands of
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - This beautiful 2,000-year-old vase is a true masterpiece of Iberian art. Discovered in Valencia, Spain in 134, the Iberian warrior still refuses to give up some of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Mixtec people of Oaxaca referred to books as the ‘tutu’, which also meant – ‘paper’ and in the 16th century, they called their
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AncientPages.com - Biblical scholars have discovered the first known original Greek copy of a heretical Christian writing describing Jesus' secret teachings to his brother James and include information about
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A mysterious 300-year-old time capsule has been discovered during restoration works at the church of Santa Agueda in Sotillo de la Ribera, Burgos, northern Spain. The document
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - This fascinating artifact, which is displayed in the Mexican gallery of the British Museum, resembles a giant stone horseshoe. It weighs almost 40 kilos
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some ancient artifacts are truly puzzling. They are so large in size and heavy that it’s impossible even to consider that they could
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the Museum of the Seminary of Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada there are two very interesting stones that tell an intriguing story about North
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Discovered back in 1947 near the ruins of Qumran – also known as Khirbet Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls still remain a great ancient puzzle. The scrolls
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - These unusual 2,500-year-old face urns represent one of the most fascinating categories of prehistoric artifacts unearthed in Poland. They were discovered in Pomerania, a region on the southern shore
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in the Roman town of Interamna Lirenas, near Monte Cassino, in Italy have unearthed a rare 2,00-year-old sundial. It’s still intact and has a Latin inscription that
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Archaeology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A rare Minoan sealstone in the treasure-laden tomb of a Bronze Age Greek warrior has been discovered by University of Cincinnati archaeologists. The
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - An unfinished portrait of a woman believed to be Mary, Queen of Scots has been found hidden beneath another 16th-century portrait during a significant research project recently
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - King Henry VIII is today often remembered for his many marriages. He also played a critical role in the English Reformation, turning his country
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have a made a sensational find that could re-write our ancient history. A huge cuneiform archive consisting of 93 ancient clay tablets was unearthed on in
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - An astrolabe was not only a very a beautiful ancient object. It was also a sophisticated very old astronomical computer especially created for solving problems relating to
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Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Scientists are confronted with an intriguing Medieval puzzle. It’s the first time ever such sculptures have been found in India, but who made
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Queen Ankhesenpepi II was the important Egyptian queen of the 6th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, around 2350 BC. A French-Swiss archaeological team reports have unearthed the head of
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In 1881, an intriguing artifact known as the "stone club head of Mesilim" was unearthed at Tall Luh (Tello) site, covering the ruins
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One of the most mysterious ancient artifacts ever discovered is the Cascajal Block that contains the oldest known written language in the Americas. The
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A beautiful and unique hoard of ancient Roman bronze artifacts has been discovered in Gloucestershire. The hoard includes a remarkable sculpture of a ‘licking’ dog, never found
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An extraordinary 1,000-year-old Viking sword has been discovered in Cork, Ireland. The sword is a little over 30 cm in length and made
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A cache of religious objects, commonly known as ‘favissa’, is considered to be difficult to date and document. One of such intriguing collections was unearthed in 2014
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - We are all familiar with the symbol “0”, but when and where zero first appeared is far from certain. There is evidence of counting that stretches back
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Shackleton scribble has remained a mystery for a century. Many attempts have been made to solve the riddle, so far no-one has
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - This ceremonial four-legged wooden stool known as 'duho' originates from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and dates back to 1200– 1500 AD. The grimacing,
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