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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some places have been shrouded in a veil of mystery for as long as anyone can remember. Today, we are taking a long

AncientPages.com - On December 18, 1941, it was forbidden to use the Norwegian flag and its colours in a way that offended national sentiment. The ban was issued by

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - At the height of their glory, the Vikings formed many new Scandinavian dynasties. At first, they were considered foreigners, but they eventually integrated with

AncientPages.com - Elagabalus ruled as Roman emperor for just four years before being murdered in AD 222. He was still a teenager when he died. Despite his short reign, Elagabalus

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Should you eat the food using five or three fingers? You should use a fork. At the beginning, a fork did not gain

AncientPages.com - How did our species, Homo sapiens, arrive in Western Europe? Published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, our new study analyzes two skull fragments dating back between 37,000 and 36,000

AncientPages.com - The sex of human and other mammal babies is decided by a male-determining gene on the Y chromosome. But the human Y chromosome is degenerating and

AncientPages.com - About 400 years ago, the European witch hunts were at their peak. Between the 15th and 18th centuries, an estimated 50,000 people, mostly women, were executed

AncientPages.com - How much can the written records of ancient civilizations tell us about the animals they lived alongside? Published in Environmental Archaeology, Our latest research, based on the venomous

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many years ago, a large granite boulder was found in Ireland. It is one of many intriguing ancient stones in the country, except

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Not all archaeological discoveries reach the press. There are intriguing finds made by people who did not report their curious discoveries to the media

AncientPages.com - When and how humans first settled in the Americas is a subject of considerable controversy. In the 20th century, archaeologists believed that humans reached the North American

AncientPages.com - You might be forgiven for thinking of abortion as a particularly modern phenomenon. But there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that abortion has been a constant

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - About 9,000 years ago, an influential and respected woman was put to rest in a burial in Bad Dürrenberg, Germany. She was buried

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com -  Some discoveries can be so strange you lack words to describe what you have seen. Rational people can encounter mysterious objects and beings