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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - King Amenhotep III, also known as Amenhotep the Great, was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. During his reign, Egypt successfully managed to
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It remains unknown why the mysterious Stone Of Brutus was brought to London, UK. There are several theories attempting to explain the stone's
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A team of archaeologists excavating in Aswan, Egypt has unearthed 20 mummies in ancient burial chambers. According to Ahram Online, "The first part
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One of the most important and interesting people mentioned in the Bible is King Saul, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In Japan there are several interesting megalithic tombs that have long interested scientists. Known as Kofun ("ancient grave"), the structures were "constructed between
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the most famous swords in the history of humanity is the legendary Durendal, which belonged to Roland, Charlemagne's knightly champion, and
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Bronze Age Maikop kurgan is one of the most richly furnished prehistoric burial mounds in the northern Caucasus. Excavations conducted in the
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It's a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon: would you rather be running after tasteless wild berries, or curled up on your couch with
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - As we discussed in part 1, everything the man witnessed that morning indicated the mysterious creatures were no ordinary human beings. Something was
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, in co-operation with colleagues from Goethe University, Frankfurt, has uncovered the first insights
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Rutgers researchers have unearthed the earliest definitive evidence of broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) in ancient Iraq, challenging our understanding of humanity's earliest agricultural
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient Egypt, there was no public school system. In consequence, the average Egyptian could neither read nor write. It is estimated that
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Many ancient civilizations have used alcohol, beer, and hallucinogens. The world's oldest paycheck reveals ancient Sumerian workers were paid in beer, and this
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Stories of encounters with mysterious little beings are always fascinating, especially when these reports come from credible witnesses, like the one we will
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The desert regions of the Arabian Peninsula and Levant are crisscrossed by innumerable pathways. Across large areas of northwest Arabia, many of these
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognized as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain. Now, dating of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Beautiful Venice in Italy is today recognized as one of the most charming cities in the world, and its ancient history is just
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Graeco-Roman tradition, Echidna is a hybrid creature; a gigantic half-woman and half a snake. As a tall, full of charm, and beautiful
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Northern Sweden, there are many fascinating and mysterious ancient sites and places. Unfortunately, several of these historical sites have not been properly investigated
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Xunantunich, a major ceremonial center of Maya Civilization, is an ancient Maya archaeological site located atop a ridge above the Mopan River, about
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The evolution of writing is a complex issue, but the Vai script, a rare manuscript may offer clues into this important question scientists
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Medieval warhorses are often depicted as massive and powerful beasts, but in reality many were no more than pony-sized by modern standards, a
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A new extinct reptile species has shed light on how our earliest ancestors became top predators by modifying their teeth in response to
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - If you travel to the Glens of Antrim, a few miles from the seaside town of Ballycastle, in Northern Ireland, you may or
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It turns out San Francisco has been a destination for lovers of imported delicacies since its earliest Gold Rush days. According to results
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