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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Fizine site has been the focus of numerous excavation efforts. In fact, excavations at this location included multiple campaigns between 2017 and 2023.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A 3,300-year-old Hittite cuneiform tablet found in Büklükale, Turkey, has finally been deciphered and sheds new light on the ancient Hittite civilization. The
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Examining historical books, manuscripts, and rare scrolls provides a distinctive insight into the lives and beliefs of our ancestors. Occasionally, these ancient documents can
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the beliefs of the Norse people, spirits were of great importance. Despite being invisible to the human eye, these spirits could reveal
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is an intriguing ancient tale about a mysterious subterranean realm involving a European King who stumbled upon a peculiar character while resting
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers have found well-preserved evidence of oral bacteria, in two 4,000-year-old human teeth in a limestone cave in County Limerick, Ireland. A tooth
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Nymphs (in Greek "nýmphē") were long-lived, wonderful female spirits of the natural world who were invisible to mortals but occasionally could be heard by
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DNA
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Emperor Wu, who reigned from 543 to 578, was a prominent figure in China's Northern Zhou dynasty. He is most notably recognized for
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DNA
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - According to recent scientific findings, new DNA sequencing technologies have successfully identified the historical remains of George Washington's grandnephews - Samuel Walter Washington and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Archaeological evidence suggests that numerous ancient civilizations practiced artificial cranial modifications. While it is established that Vikings did undergo permanent body modifications, such
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When news about the deliberate destruction of the iconic Sycamore Gap Tree, an unmistakable landmark at Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort, reached the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The legendary, fierce female Amazon warriors were long considered a myth, but recent archaeological excavations show these ancient women have earned their rightful
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Archaeology
Conny Waters—AncientPages.com - The morning of August 24, 79 A.D., was disastrous for Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius erupted violently, burying the city under a lethal mix of hot ash,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are making a new attempt to locate King John's legendary lost treasure. This time, they focus their attention on an area of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Over a century and a half ago, something strange happened in New York. Initially, it seemed like just another everyday incident, but it
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Evolution
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Researchers working in the Horn of Africa have uncovered evidence showing how Middle Stone Age humans survived in the wake of the eruption
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Visiting a marketplace in the Middle Ages could be a pleasant experience. However, honesty was crucial because practices such as fraud and theft
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Myths & Legends
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Despite their generally small size, spiders are often feared by many people. The origins of arachnophobia, or the fear of spiders, have been
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in China have made an incredible discovery. During excavations near the Hexitou village in the Xinfu District, archaeologists located two ruins from
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A massive Old Kingdom mastaba featuring rare and beautiful paintings has been unearthed during an archaeological dig in the Dahshur necropolis, located about
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek- AncientPages.com - Scientists have found evidence people navigated the Mediterranean Sea using technologically sophisticated boats about 7,000 years ago. A recent research conducted by Juan F.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Have you ever experienced something unexplained and shared your story with others who refused to believe you? If yes, then rest assured you
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Some of the earliest evidence of ice skating comes from Scandinavia. About 4,000 years ago, people in southern Finland used bone skates to
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - From the beginning of human history, water has held a significant role in people's belief systems. Long ago, they realized that they couldn't live
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The “Serrote do Letreiro” Site, translated as “Signpost Hill,” located in the Sousa municipality, Paraíba State, Brazil, is of great paleontological and archaeological
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the National Park Service have discovered the archeological remnants of HMS Tyger, a British warship from the 18th century, within Dry
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A late medieval loop for hanging keys or a purse was found near Kamień Pomorski, a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the 1800s, West Virginia was a hotbed for eerie and unsettling encounters with an unknown entity. Tales of a mysterious figure who
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A pair of beautiful bracelets, now declared Roman treasure, has been discovered on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. The two copper alloy
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pisidian people built the city of Termessos 1,050 meters above sea level, providing them a great advantage against possible attacking enemies. Rock-cut tombs
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - You have probably seen people wearing shoes with extremely long toes in many Medieval paintings. These pointed shoes, whose tips could extend from
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are interested in so-called manuports for several reasons. Derived from the Latin words "manus," meaning "hand," and "portare," meaning "to carry," a
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During a field search in the Borki forest in Masuria, Poland, local history enthusiasts discovered intriguing Roman-era artifacts. The society Wendrusz Historical and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - With its rich and diverse history, Florida is undoubtedly a treasure trove of captivating archaeological sites. Over the years, archaeologists have made remarkable
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - More than 100 ornaments buried in ancient graves dated to about 11,000 years have been unearthed by archaeologists from Ankara University. These artifacts
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