Step into the world of Ancient Pages, where captivating tales of ancient mysteries, fearless Vikings, forgotten civilizations, crumbling ruins, enchanting myths, unexplained phenomena, and much more await your discovery.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Three huge Viking swords tower over Hafrsfjord just outside Stavanger, Norway. This extraordinary artwork, Sverd I Fjell (Swords in Rock), was created to commemorate Norway’s unification as a single kingdom in 872. Image credit: Giuseppe
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Do all living beings have a soul? What happens to the soul after death? For as long as anyone remembers, these questions have occupied the minds of some of the world’s greatest philosophers and scientists.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – He was well-known for his intelligence and wisdom. Imhotep, or “he who comes in peace,” was an ancient Egyptian genius and the great architect of the world’s first known monumental stone building, the Step Pyramid
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Etruscans had many prophets, and Tages was the most important among them. The Etruscan religion was based on the idea that the destiny of man was entirely determined by the moods of the many
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In ancient myths and legends, we often encounter the mention of seven sages. These extraordinarily wise men are present in the myths and legends of Egypt, Babylon, Sumer, China, ancient Greece, and India. Who were these
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Sir Aurel Stein (1862 – 1943), British archaeologist and explorer famous for his archaeological discoveries in Central Asia, was fascinated by the history of the Silk Road. For many years, Stein conducted scientific and archaeological excavations
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – High in the Andes Mountains of Peru, the Inca built a dazzling empire that governed 12 million people. They had no writing system, but they successfully created an elaborate government, great public works, and a
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – As many other Mayan archaeological sites, Dzibilchaltun (“place where there is writing on flat rocks”) is a striking place. It does not have the huge pyramids of Uxmal or Chichen Itza, but it has its own unique
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Ancient Egypt is often depicted as an autonomous, stand-alone realm that remained untouched and unaffected by its surrounding African cultures. There is, however, historical evidence that the balance of power shifted, where the cultures of Egypt
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The ancient story of the great Flood has been retold worldwide. We find accounts of the event in many ancient cultures around the world. They all have myths and legends describing a time in the
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Many scientists worldwide are currently conducting experiments in order to learn more about levitation and antigravity. There are however ancient documents that indicate our ancestors were in some way familiar with these subjects. What kind of
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – According to an ancient Egyptian myth, it is hazardous to interfere with the dead. This warning was written down on papyri dated to the Ptolemaic Period (340-330 BC. Setne Khamwas (also Setne Kham, Khaemwaset, Khamwese)
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Aqrabuamelu are mysterious scorpion men mentioned in many Babylonian myths. They were said to be guardians of Shamash, the god of the Sun, truth, justice, and healing. The scorpion men are described to have
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Shamash was the Sun god in the mythology of the ancient Near East. He was associated with truth, justice, and healing and was one of the most active gods in the pantheons of ancient Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria. In Sumer,
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Beneath the streets of Paris, there is a huge underground labyrinth with dark galleries and narrow passages. It’s a gruesome place of great historical value. The Paris catacombs contain skeletal remains of some 6 to
AncientPages.com – Horns represent the primal power of nature, express the unstoppable power and the majesty and throughout human history, horns have been synonymous with this strength. Horned animal deities played a significant role in the early civilizations of the ancient world, where the
