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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Tuxtla statuette is a strange ancient artifact left by a culture we still know very little about. Who was this bullet-shaped being with

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Bull Rock Cave in Moravia, Czech Republic, is one of Europe's most amazing archaeological sites. The cave has long been known to the

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like in any other ancient society, Norse people had to follow laws and rules, but there were often disputes, and sometimes people decided

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Aztec mythology, Patecatl is a god of healing and fertility. He is also the 'lord of the root of pulque,' the oldest alcoholic

Thalia Lightbringer - AncientPages.com - Many people recognize the Seal of Solomon or Star of David, and may have some vague idea of what it might mean. Some may

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - At one time in the distant past, Tyr was a god of war and a sky god. He was concerned with justice and

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Early Christians used many secret symbols and one of them was known as the Ichthys. Named for the Koine Greek term for fish, this

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Frey is one of the most important gods of Norse mythology. Frey and his twin sister Freya are the most famous members of the Vanir

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient city of Enkomi flourished in the Late Bronze Age and was possibly the capital of Alashiya (Alasia), a Late Bronze Age country and

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There is a deeper meaning behind the Vatican City State’s flag. The flag is made up of two fields, vertically divided in half: the

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Eleanor of Aquitaine was not just an ordinary woman of 12th century Europe. She was charismatic and well-educated. Her outstanding personality largely shaped

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many of the so-called Aztec temples were temples that existed before the Aztec empire did. Many peoples and cities were conquered and forced to

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The tradition of suicide goes far back in the history of Japan. It is well-known that Seppuku is a form of Japanese ritual

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Most of us would say it's difficult to understand how someone who deliberately killed hundreds of people could be hailed a hero. However, those

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Mount Penglai is shrouded in mystery. It is a legendary land that many have tried to locate, but so far no one has succeeded

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Thousands of ancient ceremonial pipes have been found in North America. What makes the spider pipes unearthed in Tennessee unusual is not only their

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - In the Mayan supernatural world, we meet many gods with very specific attributes and special functions assigned to the gods. Then Maya gods

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the distant past, people in Brazil raised fascinating megalithic structures still shrouded in mystery. One intriguing monument is Calçoene, also called the

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Eye of Providence, also known as the All Seeing Eye is a powerful symbol that has been used for hundreds of years, if

AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptians valued beer and used it not only to get drunk but as medicine and payment. Beer was of great importance in ancient Egyptian society

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Spreading Christianity in ancient Rome and gaining new followers was not an easy task. Pagans and Emperors alike were opponents of the new faith.