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

The shroud is more than 2000 years old. Picture: National Museum Scotland via The Scotsman

Archaeology

Remarkable Discovery: 2,000-Year-Old Mummy Shroud Found In Museum Collection

AncientPages.com | March 10, 2017

AncientPages.com - A unique, full-length mummy shroud, which is over 2,000 years old, yet still in remarkable condition, has been discovered within National Museums Scotland’s collections. Researchers say that

The text on the back of the dressing mirror found in Marquis of Haihun's tombs (Photo/CCTV.com)

Archaeology

Marquis Of Haihun’s Tombs: Dressing Mirror With Confucius’ Portrait Re-Identified

AncientPages.com | March 4, 2017

AncientPages.com - Excavation of the royal tombs of the Marquis of Haihun State of China's Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD) revealed many relics and among them, there is

Unique 2,500-Year-Old Celtic Jewelry – Oldest Iron Age Gold Ever Found In Britain

Archaeology

Unique 2,500-Year-Old Celtic Jewelry – Oldest Iron Age Gold Treasure Ever Found In Britain

AncientPages.com | March 3, 2017

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Two amateur treasure hunters have discovered remarkable gold artifacts decorated with ancient Celtic art. It is an incredible discovery because examination revealed the precious

Ancient shoes, small toy boat, Norway. NTNU University Museum

Archaeology

Ancient Wooden Toy Boat And Ancient Shoes That Dates Back To The Reign Of King St. Olav – Found

AncientPages.com | March 1, 2017

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have found a carefully carved toy in form of a wooden boat with a raised prow like a proud Viking ship, and a hole in

Archaeology

Figurines Unearthed At 9,000-Year-Old Çatalhöyük Site Symbolize Elderly Women, Not Goddess Cybele

AncientPages.com | March 1, 2017

AncientPages.com - Two fat woman figurines unearthed in the 9,000-year-old Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük represent elderly women, not the Anatolian mother goddess Cybele as was earlier believed. “These figurines

Ancient Mysteries

Unsolved Mystery Of The Aleppo Codex And Its Missing Pages: One Of The World’s Most Precious Ancient Books

AncientPages.com | February 27, 2017

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - What happened to the 200 missing pages of the Aleppo Codex? Were the Biblical pages lost, deliberately destroyed, stolen or perhaps hidden somewhere? Many

The restoration work is completely reversible. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP

Archaeology

Two Rare Funerary Busts Rescued From Destruction In Palmyra – Restored In Italy

AncientPages.com | February 25, 2017

AncientPages.com - Two rare funerary busts rescued from the destruction of by Isis group are soon heading back to Syria. Recovered by Syrian troops, but badly damaged possibly by

The statue of Ashura from Kofukuji temple in Nara (Asahi Shimbun file photo)

Archaeology

CT Scan Reveals Repairs And Damage Of 1,300-Year-Old Three-Headed And Six-Armed Statue

AncientPages.com | February 23, 2017

AncientPages.com - The three-headed and six-armed Ashura statue is a national treasure and one of the best-known ancient Buddhist artworks in Japan. Made in 734 AD, the statue had

The Domesday Book from Andrews, William: “Historic Byways and Highways of Old England”

Ancient History Facts

‘The Domesday Book’ Of William I The Conqueror: Detailed Register Of ‘Who Owned What’ In England

AncientPages.com | January 11, 2017

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The “Domesday Book” is closely related to William the Conqueror (or “William the Bastard”), king of England and Duke of Normandy (ca. 1028 -1087).

Archaeology

Rare Discovery Of Ancient Artifact Depicting Norse God Loki In Denmark Remains A Mystery

AncientPages.com | January 4, 2017

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Denmark have made a very rare discovery. In Ågård, an important settlement during the Viking Age, researchers found a buckle depicting Norse God Loki. The

Archaeology

Millennia-Old Sumerian Tripod Vase Dedicated To God Ningirsu, The Son OF Enlil

AncientPages.com | October 6, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A tripod, engraved vase of silver was dedicated by King of Lagash, Entemena to the god of war, Ningirsu. Ningirsu, a son of

Ancient Mysteries

Sumerian ‘Mask Of Warka’ From Uruk: Sculptured Face May Depict Goddess Inanna

AncientPages.com | September 15, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - "At Warka, the biblical Erech, this conception found a grandiose expression. A temple of the Protoliterate Period, preserved by an extraordinary chance, and

Ancient Mysteries

Secret Ancient Knowledge Of The Druids And The Mystery Of The Missing Library Of Iona

AncientPages.com | September 4, 2016

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - The mysterious priesthood known as the Druids shared a number of ancient secrets. The Druids can be traced back to a distant past in

Sumerian Stele Of The Vultures: Oldest Known Historical Records Carved On Limestone

AncientPages.com | September 1, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Stele of the Vultures is a Sumerian historical and literary work dated to the Early Dynastic III period (2600–2350 BC). Also known

Dead Sea scrolls were discovered in West Jordan in 1947, near the ruins of Qumran – also known as Khirbet Qumran.

Archaeology

Dead Sea Scrolls Reveal Noah’s Ark Was Pyramid-Shaped

AncientPages.com | July 1, 2016

AncientPages.com - According to a new study of the Dead Sea Scrolls Noah’s Ark was pyramid-shaped. This is assumption is based on a new interpretation of the Dead Sea

Archaeology

Tutankhamun Had An Ancient Dagger From Outer Space

AncientPages.com | June 1, 2016

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Tutankhamun, the Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty had an ancient dagger from outer space, archaeologists have revealed. The dagger, buried alongside Tutankhamun was

Archaeology

Artifacts Discovered In Ancient Florida Sinkhole Can Re-Write History Of North America

AncientPages.com | May 14, 2016

AncientPages.com - Florida is once again revealing more of its ancient secrets. Archaeologists have discovered 14,500 year-old artifacts in an ancient sinkhole in Florida. The finding could re-write history

Artifacts

Helmet Of Meskalamdug – Sumerian King Of The First Dynasty Of Ur

AncientPages.com | April 14, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sir Leonard Woolley found the gold helmet of King Meskalamdug (Mes-Kalam-Dug ) (1880 – 1960), a British archaeologist best known for excavating Ur

"The analysis provides the first insights into how pottery use changed during massive climate change at the end of the last Ice Age.”

Archaeology

Surprising New Insights Into Use And Increased Production Of Pottery At The End Of The Last Ice Age

AncientPages.com | March 22, 2016

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists at the University of York, leading a large international team, have revealed surprising new insights into why pottery production increased significantly at the end of

Thousands of the ancient scrolls fragments from the conservation table to the virtual table. (Photo by Israel Antiquities Authority)

Archaeology

Israeli-German Researchers Will Digitize Dead Sea Scrolls

AncientPages.com | February 24, 2016

AncientPages.com - Israeli and German team of computer scientists and Dead Sea Scrolls scholars will create a digital copy of the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls, informed the Israel Antiquities Authority. Dead Sea

Archaeology

Tarkhan Dress – The World’s Oldest Woven Garment

AncientPages.com | February 24, 2016

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Tarkhan Dress, a V-neck linen shirt, has been confirmed as the world’s oldest woven garment, with radiocarbon testing dating the garment to

The goal was to turn the artifacts into digital models so people would be able to “visit” them on the Internet. Photo: AA Photos

Archaeology

Archaeologists Use Laser Technology To Create Digital Models Of Ancient Artifacts

AncientPages.com | January 28, 2016

AncientPages.com - Artifacts of the ancient city of Kibyra can be seen in the digitally thanks to a laser technology project initiated by Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey. Researchers

Another extremely rare find is a miniature sword, complete with iron blade, copper alloy scabbard and bone handle recovered during excavations at Scotch Corner – thought to an offering for the gods or a small pocket knife. Ceramic pots and personal possessions have also been found alongside human remains at a Roman cemetery at Bainesse, which are thought to have been gifts for the dead. Credits: Gov.uk

Artifacts

Rare Roman Brooch And A Miniature Sword – Unearthed

AncientPages.com | January 18, 2016

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists at a major project to upgrade the A1 to a motorway in North Yorkshire have uncovered several significant discoveries. The discoveries include a rare Roman brooch

Engravings on the backside of the statue. Credits: Ministry of Antiquities

Archaeology

Black Granite Statue Of King Amenhotep III Accidentally Recovered

AncientPages.com | January 1, 2016

AncientPages.com - A black granite statue of King Amenhotep III was found by chance in a residential house in Al-Nakhl village in Edfu, Aswan. In collaboration with Edfu police,

The marble statue discovered in Caesarea Copyright: Vered Sarig, The Caesarea Development Corporation

Ancient Symbols

Impressive Marble Statue Of A Ram, An Ancient Christian Symbol For Jesus Discovered

AncientPages.com | December 28, 2015

AncientPages.com - An impressive marble statue of a ram, an ancient Christian symbol for Jesus, was discovered on Christmas Eve during the excavation of a Byzantine-period church in Caesarea, the

Silver scroll (above) and lead case (below) after separation by conservator. Silver scroll (above) and lead case (below) after separation by conservator. Photo credits: Rubina Raja

Archaeology

CT Scanning And 3D-Modelling Used To ‘Unfold’ Ancient Silver Plate Found In Jerash

AncientPages.com | December 26, 2015

AncientPages.com - A team of archaeologists led by professor Rubina Raja at Aarhus University, Denmark, have used CT scanning and advanced 3D-modelling to virtually 'unfold' the silver plate

Ancient 8.5 kilo gold tool discovered in Jerusalem cemetery ‏. (photo credit:Israel Antiquities Authority)

Archaeology

History Mystery: Gold Tool Found In Jerusalem Cemetery Baffles

AncientPages.com | December 25, 2015

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have been unable to determine the use or purpose of an 8.5 kilogram gold tool discovered in a Jerusalem cemetery. The Antiquities Authority turned to the

A relief depicting Maia wet nurse of Tutankhamun. Photo credits: P. Chapuis / MAFB © Hypogées

Archaeology

Tomb Of Maia, Tutankhamun’s Wet Nurse In Egypt’s Saqqara Opens To Public

AncientPages.com | December 22, 2015

AncientPages.com - For the first time since its discovery in 1996, the tomb of Maia, the wet nurse of King Tutankhamun in Saqqara, opens to public, according to

The disk was found by Luigi Pernier, the Italian archaeologist excavating ruins of the ancient Minoan Palace of Phaistos, on Crete in 1908. It's important to add that the enigmatic artifact was spotted in a stratum belonging to the sixteenth century BC, but it may be of much earlier.

Archaeology

Is The Mystery Of Controversial Phaistos Disk Solved?

AncientPages.com | December 17, 2015

AncientPages.com - Many have laid claim to having solved the mystery of the enigmatic round terracotta tablet - Phaistos Disk. The disk was found by Luigi Pernier, the Italian

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