Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – As the ice melts scientists have a good opportunity to discover prehistoric objects that were once used on a daily basis by ancient people. These rare artifacts have been buried beneath the cold snow for
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A rare and valuable collection of 651 silver coins belonging to the Roman period was discovered in the ancient city of Aizanoi, located in the Çavdarhisar district of western Turkey’s Kütahya province. The coins were
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archeologists from two Israeli universities, accompanied by colleagues from Le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France have found evidence of what may be the earliest-known use of symbols. The symbols were detected symbols
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A magnificent, huge golden eagle bas relief has been discovered at Tenochtitlan, the ancient capital of the Aztec Empire. On November 8, 1519, Hernán Cortés, a Spanish Conquistador entered Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztec
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – While excavating at Taposiris Magna temple in Alexandria, Egypt archaeologists unearthed several rock-cut tombs. Inside them were 2,000-year-old mummies who had been given golden tongues so they could speak in the afterlife. Credit: Egyptian Ministry
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Dinosaurs are long gone, but their tracks have been preserved for millions of years, and we find evidence of these prehistoric animals in the most surprising places. Today it may be difficult to imagine dinosaurs
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Chumash Indians produced shell beads for thousands of years in the Santa Barbara Channel region, and had special bead-manufacturing sites. The Chumash are a Native American people who historically inhabited the central and southern
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For the first time ever scientists have come across rare evidence of fabric dyed with royal purple dating from the time of King David and King Solomon. Dye was considered more valuable than gold and
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The first people to enter the Americas likely brought their companions with them, according to new research that sheds more light on the origin of dogs. An international team of researchers led by archaeologist Dr.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An unusual carved stone pillar discovered in Canada has now been confirmed as an authentic indigenous artifact. It is a fascinating discovery because the carved 100-kilogram stone pillar sheds new light on the ancient history
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have unearthed 15 ceremonial objects during excavations carried out in the pre-Inca ruins of the Kalasasaya Temple, Tiwanaku, located in the department of La Paz, now, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Bolivia. Mama Pacha
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The use of radar has once again resulted in a successful archaeological discovery. This time scientists conducted a laser scan of a region on the Isle of Arran in Scotland and they found something unexpected.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have uncovered a temple complex dating back to the State of Nanzhao, a slave society established during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), according to the provincial research institute of cultural relics and archaeology in
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – At the end of the third century AD, many formerly thriving settlements declined in the region of the oasis-like Faiyum, located approximately 130 km south-west of Cairo, Egypt. Fayoum oasis. Image source Migrations and the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Constructed in the 1st century, around 40 A.D. during the reign of Roman Emperor Claudius, the huge amphitheater of Saintes in France, could accommodate around 15,000 spectators. This magnificent ancient structure is the largest of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers from the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University, have now unraveled the function of flint tools known as “chopping tools,” found at the prehistoric site of Revadim, east of
