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AncientPages.com – As Pompeii’s House of the Vettii finally reopens after a long process of restoration, news outlets appear to be struggling with how to report on the Roman sex cultures so well recorded in the ruins of the city. The Metro opened
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 earth we are related to some of these people with whom we
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Thousands of years ago, a god-like race known as Tuatha de Danann – the people of the gods of Dana, as they were called – came through the air to Ireland. They came from the
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 cultural traditions they follow – as the start of the Lunar New
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Enigmatic Ales Stenar (in English, Ale’s Stones) are located high on the ridge above the old-fashioned fishing village of Kåseberga near Ystad, Sweden. Ale stenar (stones) facing west. Image credit: Wikimalte – CC BY-SA 4.0 Myths, legends, and
AncientPages.com – One of the most hotly debated questions in the history of Neanderthal research has been whether they created art. In the past few years, the consensus has become that they did, sometimes. But, like their relations at either
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Early Maltese temples were egg-shaped and resembled the womb of the goddess of fertility. Later, from 4,000 to 3,000 BC, the Maltese built such temples with four or five semicircular projections off the temple’s main
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As a child, he was unlike his peers, and this made him a target for bullies. It was a long and lonely journey before he found a true friend. His unique, unexplained abilities have long
AncientPages.com – Remarkably similar carvings and simple cross sculptures mark special sites or places once sacred, spanning a zone stretching from the Irish and Scottish coasts to Iceland. We can look to Skellig Michael, which rises from the sea 12km
AncientPages.com – Many believe our particularly large brain is what makes us human – but is there more to it? The brain’s shape, as well as the shapes of its component parts (lobes) may also be important. Neanderthal vs human
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Ledberg Stone (Ledbergsstenen) is considered one of Sweden’s most beautiful Runestones. This landmark is also one of the country’s more familiar runestones due to its beautiful and imaginative adornment. Some parts of its motif are
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – One of the most perplexing ancient Chinese artifacts ever discovered is the jade cong that offers evidence that our ancestors were familiar with advanced ancient technology. The purpose and function of the jade cong are
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The 2,500-year-old Empuries (also Emporiae) site on the Costa Brava was built in 575 BC. It was a Greek and later a Roman colony on the northeastern coast of Spain. The city of Emporiae was founded
AncientPages.com – One of my life’s aims is to swim in as many lakes, rivers, pools and oceans as I possibly can, to use my liberty and swimming skills as freely as I can. I love the feeling of being
AncientPages.com – Cats had a bad reputation in the middle ages. Their presumed links with paganism and witchcraft meant they were often treated with suspicion. But despite their association with the supernatural, medieval manuscripts showcase surprisingly playful images of our furry friends. From these
AncientPages.com – If you’ve already spend hours shoveling snow this year, you may be dismayed to realize that technically, it’s not yet winter. According to the astronomical definition, the season will officially begin in the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21,
