Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The archaeological site of Ucanha in Yucatán has not been much explored; however, there are important relics that have been restored by INAH archaeologists. One such relic is a rare and giant stucco mask from the late
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Statistical analysis of 30-premodern societies links economic systems and democracy and gives insights for today. Xu Xianqin, Vice-Minister of Rites, overseeing the imperial civil service exam circa 1587, during the Ming Dynasty. Credit: Public domain.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have examined the mummified body of Pharaoh Seqenenre Taa II and can now reveal more information about his violent death. The Hyksos invasion of ancient Egypt changed history, but Pharaoh Seqenenre Taa II’s wounds
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A team of archaeologists and cultural heritage experts have started to dig trenches across Konar Sandal under the supervision of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, Fereidoun Fa’ali, the provincial tourism chief, announced on
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Captain Samuel Bellamy (1689 – 1717), later known as “Black Sam” was one of the wealthiest pirates in recorded history. Sometimes nicknamed the ‘Robin Hood of the Sea’ the legendary English pirate lived during what
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An ancient port believed to date back to the Roman-era has been discovered off the Syrian coast of Tartus, an important trade center in Syria, and has one of the two main ports of the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have unearthed what could be the world’s oldest known beer factory in Abydos, Egypt. This huge 5,000-year-old factory produced thousands of liters of beer. Being once the epicenter of the cult worship of Egyptian
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An inscribed animal dated to the seventh century proves that Germanic runes were the oldest script ever used by the ancient Slavs, according to a new study. The artifact was excavated at the Lány-Břeclav site
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists were surprised to find evidence Renaissance-era Italian glass beads reached North America long before Christopher Columbus made his first journey to the continent. But maybe the discovery should not be so surprising at all.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – New research suggests that remains of an ancient stone monument located in west Wales’s site may have been dismantled and later used to build the Neolithic standing circle Stonehenge. The stunning discovery has been secretly
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – This remarkable 5,00-year-old crystal dagger has been discovered in a megalithic tomb of Montelirio Tholos. It’s a rare dagger because crystal was only available outside of the region and only rich people could possess such
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Over twenty thousand years ago, primitive man noticed that a piece of hollow cane or dried-up fruit shell could make a sound if blown in a specific way. A conch dated from 18000 years BP
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The history of cosmetics goes far back in time and the use of beauty products has by means been restricted to women. Men have long relied on different kinds of cosmetics. We know for example
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – How related are modern humans to the Neanderthals? Previous studies show modern humans have much more in common with the Neanderthals than previously thought. More evidence confirming our relationship with this extinct species of archaic
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com -Researchers conduct scientific investigations regarding the remains of two apostles St. Philip and St. James the Younger. A Roman church has since the sixth century AD held relics, believed to be the remains of two apostles.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Studies of mummified bodies from the late New Kingdom to the 21st Dynasty (c. 1294-945 BC) have occasionally reported a hard resinous shell protecting the body within its wrappings, especially for royal mummies of the
