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Biblical Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Scholars have confirmed many Biblical events, but there are still accounts in the Holy Book that remain shrouded in mystery. One such case
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The ancient city of Patara will be widely celebrated in 2020, this year has been declared as the year of Patara. Long-term excavations
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Christopher Columbus' accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men. These stories have long been
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - After many successful campaigns in the region of the Levant (of today’s Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, and Palestine), Nebuchadnezzar suffered a heavy defeat
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Civilizations
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com - Life for the Lemko people has always been challenging. Being a small but distinctive minority, they have been under pressure from many European
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - It’s a well-known fact that most people are afraid of changes and our ancestors liked to follow certain traditions, but why did Neolithic
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers confirm now that “yew of gold” of the MNA (National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico) ), originates from the Spanish plunder in the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Alpha Draconis, also known as Thuban, is located about 270 light-years away in the northern constellation Draco. Despite its "alpha" designation, it shines
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As soon as people say they have witnessed a supernatural event, people tend to raise an eyebrow in disbelief. Something that has been
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Ullr (also known as Ullr, Uller) is a patron of winter, a handsome skier, skater, hunter, and an excellent archer. His
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – One of the most famous runestones, the Rök stone reveals Vikings feared climate change. Located in Östergötland County, Sweden, the - Rök Stone (in
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Recycling is definitely not a modern idea and it has its beginning in antiquity. Ancient sources confirm its practice goes back to the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The ancient Egyptian woman Merit Ptah is said to have been the first female physician and her accomplishments have inspired many women entering
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Some will say ancient Egyptians never reached South America, but certain archaeological discoveries tell a much different story. While examining certain places, scientists
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Unlike American Indians, the Inuit people of Canada and Greenland have not in their cultural legacy many mythological stories from the time before
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The 2,500-year-old tomb of a Scythian warrior was recently discovered in the ‘Siberian Valley of the Kings’ in Russia. The warrior was buried
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A 2,000-year-old small production center with winepresses and other related installations for producing a popular fish sauce (garum) was unearthed during excavations conducted
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A huge statue of the god Horus, was recently unearthed during Egyptian-German archaeological excavations carried out at the Funerary Temple of king Amenhotep
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com – Archaeologists, who investigated an ancient cemetery discovered several swords, spears and other artifacts that belonged to the Yotvingians, a long-forgotten ancient warrior culture
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Linguistic Discoveries
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Have we misunderstood the contents of the famous epic poem Beowulf? According to one professor who spent eight years studying the poem, Beowulf
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – At first glance, the Viklaumadonna appears to be a merely beautiful ancient sculpture, but she is much more than that. If you didn’t
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An ancient slab of limestone, probably engraved about 1,800 years ago was unearthed at the ancient city of Hadrianopolis, located in the Eskipazar district
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Following the assassination of Domitian of the Flavian Dynasty (81–96) on September 18, 96, a new Emperor appeared on the same day. Domitian
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are still many ancient places on our planet that remain unknown or very little known to most people. One such place is
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have made a quite remarkable find in an Egyptian sarcophagus. They have retrieved what may be the world’s oldest illustrated book. It’s
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Ancient stone circles can be found in many places around the world. It’s still unclear why our ancestors created a circular alignment of
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As children, we are taught that justice will always prevail, but when we grow up, we notice far too often this is not
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Human Beginnings
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered genetic fingerprints of unknown species in human DNA. Lurking within our genome are traces of genetic material from various ancient
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Among the most fascinating, magnificent, and technically accomplished objects made during the late Middle Ages is a group of microscopically intricate small sculptures
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Two Bronze Age tombs dating back to 3,500 years ago, containing a trove of engraved jewelry and artifacts, have been discovered by a
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In part 1 we discussed the Cherokee legend of the Moon-Eyed people and some archaeological discoveries that may offer evidence these enigmatic people
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered a large palace at the Mayan city of Kulubá in Yucatán. According to the first reports, it seems the structure
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Road construction works in central Turkey led archaeologists to a discovery of an ancient sarcophagus that contained a female human skeleton, pieces of
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – One should always be careful before missing ancient myths and legends too fast. Granted that some ancient tales are a bit too colorful
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Featured Stories
AncientPages.com - By many measures, Nicolas Bourbaki ranks among the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century. Largely unknown today, Bourbaki is likely the last mathematician to master nearly
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Christmas Traditions
AncientPages.com - Our fascination with ghostly tales around Christmas time goes back thousands of years and is rooted in ancient celebrations of the winter solstice. In the depths
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The mysterious Trzciniec culture is revealing more of its ancient secrets, but the latest discovery raises more questions than answers. An unusual grave,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists are still trying to determine the age of the unearthed tomb that belonged to Priest Monoha, but preliminary studies show the burial
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It soon became obvious something was very wrong. Few people who came in contact with this very strange car survived. It is really
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com - Archaeologists and Biblical scholars have not given up their attempt to learn the truth about the Ark of the Covenant. Bible's lost Ark
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Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - Sweden’s capital Stockholm may be famous for many things, but discovering a rare 500-year-old shipwreck in the middle of the city was an
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - During the long course of their Empire (650 BC – 400 AD), the Romans worshiped many deities. They had gods everywhere and for
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