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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Using a combination of a Biblical text and an ancient Egyptian text, scientists have been able to pinpoint the date when the world’s
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AncientPages.com - On 30 October 1485, Henry VII's coronation was held in Westminster Abbey, and he became the first Tudor monarch. The date of 30 October was chosen in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The history of the number zero goes very far back in time, but no-one knows with certainty when and where people started to
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AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have a made a sensational find that could re-write our ancient history. A huge cuneiform archive consisting of 93 ancient clay tablets was unearthed on in
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AncientPages.com - An astrolabe was not only a very a beautiful ancient object. It was also a sophisticated very old astronomical computer especially created for solving problems relating to
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AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are investigating how and why so many people in ancient Rome died of lead poisoning. Some have suggested lead poisoning led to the fall of the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Scientists are confronted with an intriguing Medieval puzzle. It’s the first time ever such sculptures have been found in India, but who made
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AncientPages.com - On October 19, 1216, John, King of England, died of dysentery at Newark Castle in Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. He was the youngest son of Henrik II
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AncientPages.com - An extraordinary theater-like structure from the Roman period confirming historical writings that describe a theater near the Temple Mount, has been unearthed about 8-meter (26 feet) below
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AncientPages.com - Queen Ankhesenpepi II was the important Egyptian queen of the 6th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, around 2350 BC. A French-Swiss archaeological team reports have unearthed the head of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In ancient Egypt, pharaohs were considered to be both divine deities as well as mortal rulers, but natural disasters and climate change could
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AncientPages.com - In ancient times, something horrible took place near Sandby borg ringfort on the island of Öland, Sweden. During excavations archaeologists unearthed many skeletons that revealed a massacre
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AncientPages.com - Pisidia Antiocheia was an important center of early Christianity revealed that the settlement was occupied since the Neolithic age. Long-term excavations have been conducted in the ruins of
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AncientPages.com - There are still many ancient secrets hidden in Peru’s rainforest. Many places are difficult to access due to the vegetation and archaeological expeditions often face struggles to
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AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered a mini-pyramid, made of pink granite, in South Saqqara on the outskirts of Egypt’s Giza Province. The extremely small pyramid was covered with gold
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AncientPages.com - The mystery of Easter Island deepens. Scientists have conducted an analysis of DNA from ancient skeletal remains and it turns out history of Easter Island is not
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AncientPages.com - The first dedicated House of Commons chamber, destroyed in the 1834 Palace of Westminster fire, has been reconstructed with the help of 3D visualization technology. The House
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AncientPages.com - Excavating the ancient city of Sogmatar, Turkey, archaeologists unearthed a 5,000-year-old toy chariot buried along with a child. Ancient City of Sogmatar (from the word "Matar" in
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AncientPages.com - The last Neanderthal died 40,000 years ago, but after humans and Neanderthals met many thousands of years ago, the two species began interbreeding and much of
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AncientPages.com - It’s not Christmas yet so it may be a little too early to speak about Santa Claus, but archaeologists believe they have now located his ancient tomb.
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AncientPages.com - A beautiful and unique hoard of ancient Roman bronze artifacts has been discovered in Gloucestershire. The hoard includes a remarkable sculpture of a ‘licking’ dog, never found
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AncientPages.com - The location of Alexander the Great’s city has been an unsolved mystery for 2,000 years. Now, archaeologists report they have uncovered the lost city of Alexander the
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An extraordinary 1,000-year-old Viking sword has been discovered in Cork, Ireland. The sword is a little over 30 cm in length and made
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AncientPages.com - The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most impressive and mysterious constructions of the ancient world. Many theories have been presented, but the truth is
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AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious ancient mass grave filled with Roman skeletons dating back to the first and third centuries A.D. Many questions concerning the grave remain
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - On the Scottish islands of Orkney there are several ancient monumental buildings that have forced historians to rethink their knowledge about ancient Britain. It has long
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AncientPages.com - A cache of religious objects, commonly known as ‘favissa’, is considered to be difficult to date and document. One of such intriguing collections was unearthed in 2014
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AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have made a spectacular find. The lost temple of Artemis, a famous open-air sanctuary of antiquity has been discovered on the Greek island of Euboea. The
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AncientPages.com - Many attempts have been made to solve the Easter Island population mystery and we still don’t know how a population of just 1,500-3,000 managed to construct, transport
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