Step into the world of Ancient Pages, where captivating tales of ancient mysteries, fearless Vikings, forgotten civilizations, crumbling ruins, enchanting myths, unexplained phenomena, and much more await your discovery.
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – An unrecognized, hidden, and millennia-old subterranean world lies under the surface of our planet. Unknown ancient men once dug an underground world of never-ending tunnels and massive caves. Some researchers believe there is a vast
Zteve T Evans – AncientPages.com – The Chiloé Archipelago, off the coast of Chile, is inhabited by a mixture of Chono, Huilliche, and Cunco people, who brought their unique beliefs and mythologies to the islands. These merged to form a
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries of recent times was the uncovering of the so-called Seahenge off the north coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. The enigmatic 4,000-year-old structure discovered in 1998 was a groundbreaking
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Some years ago, one of the most extraordinary swords was discovered in a Viking burial ground in Langeid, Bygland, Setesdal, in southern Norway. All ancient swords are unique in their own ways, but this one
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Described in numerous literary works, movies, public monuments, and other memorials, Decebalus is considered a national hero in Romania. At the beginning of the third century, 150 years after the affirmation of Decebalus, Dio Cassius
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Magnificent ancient Egyptian tombs covered with mysterious hieroglyphs telling incredible stories of the Pharaohs and the rise and fall of great dynasties captivate archaeologists, historians, and the public alike. It is only relatively recently that
AncientPages.com – Remember when Australians paid in shillings and pence? New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important items and concepts are the result of close contact between the early Germanic people and the Carthaginian Empire more than
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Ivar the Boneless has gone down in history as one of the most powerful Vikings ever. Not only was he one of the leaders of the Great Heathen Army, but he was also the oldest
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – On April 23, people in Ireland celebrate Brian Boru, one of their greatest heroes, who became famous for driving the Vikings out. Brian Boru, King of Munster. An eighteenth-century illustration of Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The troll is a fascinating mythological creature, well-known in Scandinavian countries. They were ‘nature beings’ because encounters with them usually took place in nature. For centuries, however, trolls were found only in the landscape of
Zteve T Evans – AncientPages.com – Nova Anglia, or New England, was alleged to have been a community of exiled Anglo-Saxon nobles and warriors who intended it to be their new homeland after being defeated by King William I, the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – One of the greatest civilizations of Greek prehistory was the Mycenaean civilization, famous for its majestic architecture and monuments with a grand and impressive appearance. Mycenae, one of Greece’s most significant archaeological sites, lies on the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Pi-Ramesse (Piramesse) is an example of an ancient city of great importance, which archaeologists surprisingly identified in two locations. It took a long time for them to piece together artifacts from these two sites and
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The ancient Roman Empire relied on a network of cities that played a pivotal role in the administration, social organization, and economy of its domain. By the first century A.D., there were approximately 2000 cities
AncientPages.com – Every person alive on the planet today is descended from people who lived as hunter-gatherers in Africa. The continent is the cradle of human origins and ingenuity, and with each new fossil and archaeological discovery, we learn more about our
AncientPages.com – At the 44th UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting held online on July 26, 2021, it was decided to record Arslantepe Mound, where the oldest city-state of Anatolia was founded, on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Arslantepe Mound. Image
