Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers use drones equipped with light detection and ranging, or LIDAR to study ancient Native American villages called pueblos in the Lion Mountain area of western New Mexico. Researchers prepare a drone for conducting a
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Vlad III, known as Vlad the Impaler, was a 15th century prince and military leader who was so terrifying, he’s thought to have inspired the creation of the literary vampire, Count Dracula. Life-size portrait from
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An ancient 5,500-year-old gate—the earliest known in the Land of Israel—was discovered recently at Tell Erani, near the Kiryat Gat Industrial Zone. The ancient gate at Tell Erani. Photography: Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority Over
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A research team used advanced sequencing technology to analyze Ötzi’s genome to obtain a more accurate picture of the Iceman’s appearance and genetic origin. Since 2012, which is when Ötzi’s genome was sequenced for the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) and non-profit Silentworld Foundation have continued ongoing archaeological investigation of the wreck of South Australian, with recent research from a combined team of experts published in the journal Historical
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A team of researchers have found a shared penchant for sewing reflective shell beds onto clothing and other items across three Indonesian islands that dates back to at least 12,000 years ago. Nautilus pompilius shell
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The theory that iron technology was a late introduction, passively received by the population in communities of the Circumpolar North, was finally challenged. Bronze buckle (F1784) from the Sangis smithing site (Sangis 730). Charred organic
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavated at Assos, an ancient Greek city located on the Aegean coast in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale province, Turkey, discovered a 2,300-year-old Roman lead weight. Archaeologists have found a 2,300-year-olf Roman lead weight.
Jan Bartek – Ancient Pages.com – Jade was held sacred by many ancient civilizations. The green stone has been found in many ancient tombs and placed there as a valuable burial item. In the religious beliefs of Mesoamerican people, jade
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of complex engineering feats without the need for a centralized state authority, finds a new study
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com -During a rescue excavation in 1996 in the town of Lod, one of the most impressive mosaic floors in Israel was discovered! Image credit: Israel Antiquities Authority The mosaic contains various stunningly naturalistic depictions of animals, birds,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Painstaking archaeological exploration is a familiar, often widely admired, method of unearthing history. Less celebrated, but also invaluable, is the piecing together of fragments of ancient languages and analyzing how they changed over thousands of
