Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A total of 49 works of ancient art that had been looted and smuggled out of Iran some four decades ago have recently been returned home with the aid of Swiss officials. One the glazed
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A team of researchers led by Harvard Medical School’s David Reich analyzed the genomes of 263 individuals in the largest study of ancient human DNA in the Americas to date. Some archaeologists pointed to dramatic
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Excavations in Pompeii have never ended and for the first time ever archaeologists can report they have discovered an entire thermopolium. Thermopolium, the word comes from the Greek “thermos” for hot and “poleo” to sell
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An ancient tomb site on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has been excavated by Chinese archaeologists. Wooden figurines discovered at the tomb site may provide evidence of early exchanges between Tibet and surrounding areas, according to researchers.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Remote sensing technology has revealed more about one of the Roman Empire’s most infamous conflicts. The discovery of dozens of new Roman Army sites shows the Roman army had a larger presence in the region
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Considered as the symbol and protector of fertility and abundance in pre-historic times, Cybele statue is now displayed in an Istanbul museum. The goddess Cybele, a Phrygian goddess originating in the mythology of ancient Anatolia,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists are attempting to unravel the mystery of a Roman noblewoman who was buried in a sarcophagus under London’s Spitalfields market. Who was this woman? Why did she come to London? Her silk clothes, interwoven
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The collector with ‘advanced archaeological knowledge’ used metal detectors to illegally build his own collection of valuable artifacts by secretly looting various sites in eastern France. Image credit – Yahoo French officials have seized more
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Now, researchers say that it was climate change, not Genghis Khan, that was the ultimate cause for the demise of Central Asia’s forgotten river civilizations. The long-held view was that the destruction of Central Asia’s
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A ‘lost’ 5,000-year-old artifact -one of only three objects ever recovered from inside of the pyramid’s Queen’s Chamber, has been finally found at the University of Aberdeen, and it was a ‘chance discovery’ researchers say.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – On March 10, 241 B.C. the Carthaginian fleet was totally defeated near the Aegates Islands off western Sicily by the Romans. The event known as the Battle of the Egadi Islands was the final battle of
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – A rush of joy overwhelmed archaeologists today when they discovered a unique runestone that has been lost for 300 years! The runestone was once part of the now destroyed Hunnestad monument, and no-one had hopes
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – For the first time, the fifth-century mosaic has been discovered at Chedworth Roman Villa near Cirencester that was the second-largest Roman-British town in England at the end of the 4th century. The fifth-century Roman mosaic
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – New research reveals significant changes to the circulation of the North Pacific and its impact on the initial migration of humans from Asia to North America. The new international study led by the School of Earth
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists are truly baffled. Not only because they discovered hundreds of very well-preserved ancient ceramic lamps and stunning terracotta figurines, but also because this particular discovery has now solved an archaeological mystery. Sometimes one must
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An ancient tablet dated back over 2,000 years was unearthed in Duhok province in northern Kurdistan in March this year, and recently, the artifact was carefully studied by experts. Stone tablet engraved with Hellenistic script
