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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - Sigmund is a notable figure in Norse mythology. He is famous for being the only one to pull out the enchanted sword from
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The mythical Easter Island (or Rapa Nui), located in the Pacific Ocean, over 3,500 kilometers off the coast of Chile, is one of
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Scripts, Paintings & Inscriptions
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Joseph Mallord William Turner RA, commonly referred to as J. M. W. Turner or William Turner during his time, was an influential English
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptians loved to dance. In the vibrant world of ancient Egypt, dance was more than just a form of entertainment; it was
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Alaska’s Shuyak Island, the seventh-largest of the Kodiak islands, spans sixty-nine square miles at the northern tip of the archipelago. It measures twelve
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The lost kingdom of Urartu is shrouded in mystery because very little is known about this ancient place and the origin of its
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A SapienCE study reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a tool for crafting stone tools
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DNA
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A significant scientific breakthrough has been achieved by a team of researchers who have successfully extracted and sequenced the oldest known Egyptian DNA. This
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are numerous striking historical similarities between Ivar the Boneless and Ímar that have led some scholars to suggest that these two Vikings
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the Australian Museum, University of Sydney, and ANU, along with First Nations community members connected to the Blue Mountains, have unearthed
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Scripts, Paintings & Inscriptions
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Vitruvian Man is a renowned drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, created around 1490. The writings of Vitruvius, an ancient Roman architect, inspired this
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - When asked about the most fascinating mythical creatures, a random passerby on the street would likely mention the griffin, among others. At least
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Questions regarding the migration patterns of early modern humans in East Asia have been unanswered for a long time. Finally, a unique and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The world is full of wonderful, beautiful, and mysterious places. One of them is a lake called Llyn Y Dywarchen. Located in Gwynedd,
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DNA
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Neolithic city of Çatalhöyük in central Anatolia, Turkey is a significant archaeological site. Located in the Cumra district of Konya, the ancient city
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The stone alignments in the Carnac region of Brittany, France, are renowned as some of Europe's most famous megalithic monuments, comparable to Stonehenge,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The famous mammoth ivory boomerang from the Oblazowa Cave was created around 42,000 years ago (several thousand years earlier than previously thought) and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Emma of Normandy is one of the most intriguing medieval queens who pushed England into a new era, and yet, she is largely
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Qubbet el-Hawa, also known as the "Dome of the Wind," is a significant archaeological site situated on the western bank of the Nile, opposite
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An interesting – though only fragmentary – Babylonian myth tells the story of Anzu/Zu (‘the wise one’), the bird god, whose home is
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An ancient society located near the southern shores of Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, known as Tiwanaku, was once among the most influential
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - At the end of the current excavation season conducted by the British archaeological team from the University of Manchester, researchers made a significant
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Magic is a popular subject in Icelandic folklore. Many stories exist about people who performed extraordinary magical feats and achieved amazing things. Many
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Deep within a riverbed, a sword lay buried for nearly 1,000 years, remarkably preserved by the oxygen-poor soil. The sword was discovered during
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The discovery of a mysterious runestone in Ontario, Canada, has sparked significant interest and provided new insights into an intriguing archaeological puzzle. This journey
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - New research questions claims that an incestuous elite ruled ancient Ireland over 5, 000 years ago. Newgrange before, during and after excavation (top:
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The fascinating tales of pirates and their thrilling escapades have intrigued audiences of all ages. Their lives, often depicted in films and literature,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A closer examination of the damaged statues of the well-known female pharaoh Hatshepsut challenges the long-held notion that they were intentionally destroyed as
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are often ready to embrace the unexpected, a fascinating aspect of their field. The thrill of uncovering something extraordinary from thousands of
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Linguistic Discoveries
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Recent research has introduced new perspectives on the origins of a well-known insult directed at William Shakespeare, suggesting that it may have originated
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Vikings
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A fascinating new discovery from the Viking Age has been made in Denmark. Located seven kilometers north of Aarhus, near the town of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Edward of Woodstock (1330-1376) was the eldest son and heir of England's King Edward III Plantagenet. Historically speaking, he was a very talented
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In the heart of northern Poland, near the Baltic coastal city of Kolobrzeg, a remarkable discovery has emerged—a figurine that stands as one of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Every year on June 21, a global community comes together to celebrate the summer solstice. These vibrant and enchanting festivals, deeply rooted in
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DNA
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. For nearly ten years, scholars have actively debated the origin of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Vance Holliday jumped at the invitation to go do geology at New Mexico's White Sands. The landscape, just west of Alamogordo, looks surreal –
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Puck, also called Robin Goodfellow or "Hobgoblin," is undoubtedly one of the most popular characters in English folklore. Famous for mischievous pranks and
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The issue of the family in ancient Egypt presents considerable challenges for comprehensive analysis due to the absence of detailed sources that could
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A recent study has provided new insights into the tradition and purpose of medieval bed burials, primarily found in Germany, England, and Scandinavia.
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Linguistic Discoveries
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The European Huns had Paleo-Siberian ancestors and did not descend from Turkic-speaking groups. A recent linguistic study presents a new evidence to demonstrates a common
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Evolution
Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com - A new study provides for the first time direct fossil evidence of frugivory in South American mastodons and shows the lasting ecological
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A joint Egyptian-French archaeological mission has now completed a restoration project at the Southern Chapels of the Akh Menu Temple within the Karnak
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