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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Humans and dogs have shared a special relationship for thousands of years. Dogs are our companions, trusted friends, and family members. They bring

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - There are still many things we don’t know about Neanderthals. Still, new discoveries provide us with knowledge about our closest extinct human relatives

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lachit Bhorphukan was a great warrior from Assam, where he was a commander of the army of the Ahom Kingdom. Lachit bravely defeated the

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Is the mysterious Chinchorro culture related to an ancient unknown Atacama Desert civilization? What can new studies reveal about the world’s oldest mummies?  The

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Vikings’ success in reaching distant lands lies in their remarkable longships. The Vikings’ ships were the European Dark Ages' greatest technical and artistic

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ophir was famous for its magnificent gold. It was a Biblical El Dorado from where King Solomon received a cargo of gold, silver, sandalwood,

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Just as in ancient Egypt, music played a very important role in Assyria and Babylonia. While the Egyptians believed that music was the voice

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Only a fragmentary but still very interesting Babylonian myth tells the story of a gigantic bird with a lion’s head, whose flapping wings were

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pandavleni (Pandav Leni) Caves were built from the 1st century BC to the 2nd century AD. They form a large complex of the 24

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In China, he is mostly known as Master Kong or Kong Fuzi, we know him as Confucius. Like the other great teachers of Central

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are still many ancient secrets hidden in the Ciemna Cave (Dark Cave), located in a river valley slope in the gorgeous Ojców National

AncientPages.com - If asked to think of a single individual who epitomises the decadence, destruction and debauchery of Ancient Rome, the name Nero would surely be on many people’s

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - By combining archaeological research with aerial photography and creative visualization technologies, a talented filmmaker has produced stunning recreation of Caterthun Iron Age Forts

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The death of Balder (Baldr or Balðr) - a favorite of both gods of Aesir - is probably the most famous of all the

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Full Moon is related to numerous ancient myths and legends and even paranormal tales. Many different superstitions and beliefs influenced our ancestors who

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Parthian people established an empire that lasted almost 500 years, from the mid-3rd century BC until 224 CE. Their empire was the most

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Why has our week 7 days? The length of our day, month, and the year is based on astronomical observations. However, why we

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Thor was a very popular deity, particularly in Iceland and the western part of Norway; several complex rituals related to him existed, and

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com  - History is full of terrible battle accounts, bloodthirsty warriors, ruthless kings, and queens always seeking more power and territory. However, the ancient people

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Shaka Zulu will be remembered as a great leader and conqueror who united over 100 chiefdoms into one mighty kingdom. He was one of

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - He kept the true purpose of his expedition confidential. Until this day many people still do not know what kind of inner force drove