Conny Waters – AncientPages.com  – KU Leuven researchers have reconstructed two lifelike faces – one of a Roman-era man (early third century CE) and one of a Middle-Byzantine woman (11th-13th century CE) thata originate from the archaeological site of Sagalassos, an

AncientPages.com – Two unique burials of the Odinov culture (early Bronze) were unearthed last year at the Ust-Tartas site in Novosibirsk region. Inside one of them researches found several dozen long beaks and skulls of large birds assembled into something

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The ancient Patara Lighthouse will be reconstructed on its original stones. Lighthouse – built by the Roman Emperor Nero between A.D. 64 and 65 – was as high as a five-story apartment building. Ruins of

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The lost medieval home of the Lords of the Isles has been reconstructed virtually by experts at the University of St Andrews. Major archaeological work by the National Museum of Scotland has enabled the University of

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com  – Many questions remain about Neanderthals, extinct human species, which lived at the same time as early modern humans. In which areas did they live, for instance? And how did they live? Archaeologist Fulco Sherjon has

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered 3,500-year-old Hittite hieroglyphs inside a barn located in Turkey’s historical Cappadocia region, which is expected to shed light on an ancient kingdom. Among the findings, most  valuable are hieroglyphs in Gülşehir district

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – One of the most complex architectural feats ever conceived on planet Earth is the magnificent temple of Jupiter at Baalbek, Lebanon. The Temple is worldwide famous for its size and megalithic architecture, but a impressive

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – What kind of beer did the Pharaohs drink? In ancient times, beer was an important ingredient in people’s daily diet. Great powers were attributed to beer in the ancient world, particularly for religious worship and

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In 1783-1784, Europe experienced an unusually cold winter. Today, scientists know the cause behind the climate change was an enormous eight-month eruption of Iceland’s Laki volcano. The eruption injected about six times as much sulfur dioxide

Conny Waters – AnientPages.com – A temple dedicated to Goddess Nemesis has been unearthed under an ancient theater in Mytilene, on the northeast island of Lesvos, Greece. In Greek mythology, Nemesis was a winged goddess of justice and revenge.  Often called

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A military fortress from ancient Egypt’s 26th Dynasty (the last native dynasty to rule Egypt before the Persian conquest in 525 BC) has been uncovered at the  Tell El-Kedwa site, in Egypt’s North Sinai province. The fortress is

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com  – Neanderthals and modern humans diverged at least 800,000 years ago, substantially earlier than indicated by most DNA-based estimates, according to new research from the UCL. The research shows that the teeth of hominins from Sima

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Klallam people on the north side of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula recall a great flood that in ancient times destroyed their homes. According to the myth, a wise man warned the people to get ready. They

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – French experts are baffled by an ancient rock inscription found in Brittany. A reward of 2000 Euros ( $2,248) is now being offered to anyone who can solve what has become officially known as “The Champollion

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – About 10,000 years ago, the first humans settled in Scandinavia. Some of them left their DNA behind in ancient chewing gum, masticated lumps made from birch bark pitch. Few human bones of this age have