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A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Modern Tello (Telloh) was an ancient Sumerian city of Girsu, located between the Tigris and Euphrates and about 20-25 kilometers north-northwest of Lagash in southern Mesopotamia (now southern Iraq). Today, the site is marked by
AncientPages.com – The urge to draw images in sand, or create sand sculptures, seems to be irresistible, as a walk on many a modern beach or dune surface will show. Sand is a vast canvas—and may have been used as
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Vikings were very superstitious and convinced higher powers guided their lives. Norse gods and goddesses, mysterious animals, and supernatural creatures played an essential role in the lives of the Vikings. Unique signs could be interpreted as advice
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Usually, the Sirens were considered daughters of the river god Achelous, either by the Muse Terpsichore, Melpomene, Calliope, or by Sterope, daughter of King Porthaon of Calydon. Their number is variously reported from two to
AncientPages.com – The people known as the Picts have puzzled archaeologists and historians for centuries. They lived in Scotland during the early medieval period, from around AD 300 to AD 900, but many aspects of their society remain mysterious. The Picts’
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Our oceans hold many clues that could shed light on our ancient past. Beneath the waters are incredible prehistoric objects and ruins of long-gone civilizations. Underwater archaeologists have found submerged shipwrecks that show how ancient
AncientPages.com – Aztec and Maya civilizations are household names – but it’s the Olmecs who are the ‘mother culture’ of ancient Mesoamerica. Jade Olmec warriors mask from Tabasco (Mexico). Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels (Belgium). Credit: Michel Wal –
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In 1927, a team of archaeologists led by George A. Reisner excavated at Giza, Egypt, where they unearthed a remarkable ancient treasure. The scientists discovered the only complete ancient Egyptian bead-net dress found to date
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Many have sought the legendary ancient golden city of Vineta, but its location remains an unsolved mystery. Did Vineta really exist, or was it only a mythical city? Do the ancient ruins of Vineta lie
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – All across the world, there are still many mysterious ancient scripts, tablets, codes, and maps that remain undeciphered. Shepherd’s Monument, Shugborough Estate – Staffordshire, England. Image credit: Daderot – CC0 1.0 Multiple attempts to solve
AncientPages.com – One-horned creatures are found in myths around the world. Although unicorns in different cultures have little to do with one another, they have multiple associations in European thought. For example, the Roman natural historian Pliny the Elder wrote about unicorns in
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Forgotten for millennia, the Kingdom of Mitanni was discovered in the nineteenth century, and excavations revealed fascinating facts about this unusual kingdom, which once existed in northern Mesopotamia. Also known as Hanigalbat, Mitanni flourished during the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Bread has been known for millennia, though its authentic history is lost in time. It is the primary food of man in almost all cultures worldwide. The folklore surrounding bread was passed down through oral
AncientPages.com – The doodles found in the margins of very old manuscripts are often just as interesting as the content of the manuscripts themselves. One such example is the frequently recurring – and extremely odd – image of knights warring against snails.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In ancient Etruscan belief, there is a mysterious being called Tuchulcha—a figure so unusual that scholars have long debated whether it is male or female. With an animal-like face and beard, yet often depicted in
AncientPages.com – Given its huge success in describing the natural world for the past 150 years, the theory of evolution is remarkably misunderstood. In an episode of the Australian series of “I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here,” former
