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AncientPages.com - From Wagner to William Morris in the late 19th century, via Tolkien’s dwarves and CS Lewis’s The Last Battle, through to last year’s controversial film The Northman, Scandinavian gods and heroes have

AncientPages.com - In 1853, a Roman vase was found being used as a container for ashes in a grave outside Roman Colchester. Dating to the later second century AD, it

AncientPages.com - When the eminent Australian anthropologist W. E. H. Stanner first published his essay on “The Dreaming” in 1956, there was increasing scholarly and popular interest in the complexity

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Generally speaking, one can say that Viking boat burials are rare, as most notable burial finds throughout the Viking world are cremations. Archaeologists

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - A frightening prophecy, battle with dangerous sea monsters, heroic deeds, and strange encounters with a shape-shifting troll are just some of the many

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Wilhelm I Conqueror, also known as "William the Bastard" (ca. 1028 -1087), was King of England and Duke of Normandy. William was the

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Japanese mythology, we encounter an exciting creature known as Baku, which is well-known for eating bad dreams. However, there is also a darker

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A growing body of evidence is illuminating a bold and inspiring thesis: the Balkan Peninsula, not ancient Mesopotamia, may be the true cradle

AncientPages.com - Adapting to technological advances is a defining part of 21st-century life. But it’s not unique to us: it’s been part of the human story since our

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - When someone says "Eureka," it's because they have suddenly found or realized something or solved a problem. Scientists often shout Eureka when they

AncientPages.com - In January 2023, a group of archaeologists excavating tombs in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, near Cairo, discovered the mummified remains of a man named Hekashepes, who lived

AncientPages.com - That humans originated in Africa is widely accepted. But it’s not generally recognised how unique features of Africa’s ecology were responsible for the crucial evolutionary transitions from

AncientPages.com - Many of us are returning to work or school after spending time with relatives over the summer period. Sometimes we can be left wondering how on

AncientPages.com - On Jan. 22, 2023, more than a billion people globally will welcome the Year of the Rabbit – or the Year of Cat, depending on which