Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Ancient mosaics were discovered in construction site in southern Turkey’s Osmaniye province. The ancient mosaics, believed to date back to the first century, were found during digging in Dere neighborhood of Kadirli district. “One of the mosaics
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A large urban villa dating back to the early New Kingdom, about 1500-1450 B.C.E has been unearthed at the site of Tell Edfu in southern Egypt by a team of archaeologists at the UChicago’s Oriental Institute. The finds
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The “Golden Man” found in Kazakhstan 50 years ago, continues to shine a light on archaeological research on how gold was used in the moors of Kazakhstan. He is known as the “Tutankhamun of Kazakhstan”
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Vikings invaded England in the 9th and 10th centuries. They plundered, raped and burned towns to the ground. Or at least, this is the story we know from school and popular culture. Nevertheless, the
AncientPages.com – Florida was something of a horse paradise 5 million years ago, providing everything horses could want in a relatively small area, a new geochemical analysis of fossils suggests. The world’s first horses originated in North America, lived there for 55
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Little Foot was present on Earth about 3.67 million years ago. After examining the skeleton and brain of Little Foot, scientists say that they have come across an entirely new species of human ancestor. Ancient Pages
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An amateur archaeologist in Denmark has discovered an extraordinary relic. While searching a field at Hodde, near Varde in western Jutland, he found an ancient seal stamp that once belonged to Elisabeth Buggesdatter. It’s a remarkable
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An extremely rare, 5 cm long copper alloy human figurine, most likely made in the 2nd Century AD has been unearthed in archaeological diggings at the National Trust’s Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire, rural settlement on the
AncientPages.com – Myths and legends of dragons were common among ancient people. Today we can find many places that have been named in memory of dragons that were once believed to have been encountered by our ancestors. Ancient people had a
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists are busy attempting to unravel a medieval mystery. About 500 years ago, a man ended his life lying face-down deep in the Thames mud. Who was he and what caused his death? Could he have
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists are investigating a strange phenomenon and may have come up with an explanation that is truly gruesome. Several Stone Age cave paintings in France depict hands with fingers missing. At one particular site, there are 231
AncientPages.com – A Bronze Age and Iron Age city complex that could be Kummanni, known as a place of worship, has been unearthed by the Swiss-Turkish expedition archaeological team. Sirkeli Höyük is a Bronze Age and Iron Age site 40 kilometers
AncientPages.com – Hidden between two stones in the side of a wall, located in a house, archaeologists discovered a small bronze pot containing 24 gold coins and a 900-year-old golden earring. The coins are dated to the end of the 11th
AncientPages.com – The funerary complex of the first Chinese emperor of the Qin dynasty (3th century BC) is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. This is of course due to the discovery of the statues of the
AncientPages.com – A unique 9,000-year-old stone mask was uncovered several months ago and is currently being studied by experts of the IAA and the Geological Survey of Israel. The impressive artifact dates to the Neolithic (new stone age) period. It was originally
AncientPages.com – Some of the world’s oldest cave paintings have revealed how ancient people had relatively advanced knowledge of astronomy. The artworks, at sites across Europe, are not simply depictions of wild animals, as was previously thought. Instead, the animal symbols
