AncientPages.com – Modern facial reconstruction gives us a unique opportunity to see what historical people looked like in real life. We can never create an accurate picture of a face from the past, but using a combination of modern technology such
AncientPages.com – The discovery of a 10-year-old’s body at an ancient Roman site in Italy suggests measures were taken to prevent the child, possibly infected with malaria, from rising from the dead and spreading disease to the living. The skeletal remains,
AncientPages.com – Koh Ker was part of the Khmer kingdom during the Angkor period in what is now Cambodia. In this long forgotten ancient city stands a magnificent step pyramid that was once an important structure built by the local ruler of
AncientPages.com – Il Globo reports that archaeologists have made a surprising discovery in the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city, which was destroyed following the explosion of Mt Vesuvius in AD 79. The new discovery is a richly painted garden
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Egypt have discovered a unique burial complex of the royal confidant and priest Kaires. Kaires was an unusual man of great importance and he had many responsibilities. According to historians, Kaires was the sole friend (of
AncientPages.com – The smallest ancient Thracian brick tomb has been unearthed, near the town of Rozovo, Bulgaria.. The tomb dates to the first half of the 3rd century BC. The tomb is the second known beehive tomb or tholos (a dome
AncientPages.com – Once again scientists have managed to discovered a hidden text inside an ancient scroll. With help of new technology, researchers can now examine precious, damaged ancient scrolls and discover more of their secrets. This time, researchers from the Cardiff University
AncientPages.com – It’s certainly doesn’t happen every day that we come across, Viking artifacts, especially not swords. But Saga Vanecek, an 8-year old girl in Sweden managed to do what most archaeologists dream of. She found a Viking sword in at
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new set of petroglyphs may offer evidence of a lost advanced civilization that existed thousands of years ago. The rock art was found in India’s western state of Maharashtra. Archaeologists say it’s unknown who created
AncientPages.com – A 1,800-Year-old painted tomb has been unearthed by archaeologists from the Department of Antiquities and the discovery that was made at the ancient site of Capitolias in northern Jordan. The subterranean tomb measures 52 square meters and is decorated with
AncientPages.com – Researchers at Tulane University have documented the discovery of dozens of ancient cities in northern Guatemala through the use of jungle-penetrating Lidar (light detection and ranging) technology. “Seen as a whole, terraces and irrigation channels, reservoirs, fortifications and causeways
AncientPages.com – The Statue of Liberty has become the most cherished symbol of the United States of America. What we were not taught in school were the truly significant facts regarding the true nature of the Statue. Those pertinent facts that
AncientPages.com – A mysterious ancient bronze hand with a gold cuff dating back some 3,500 years puzzles scientists. It has today become known as the hand of Prêles. Archaeologists say they have never seen anything like this before and cannot explain
AncientPages.com – An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a huge edifice with several corridors and four entrances during excavation work carried out in Hod El-Demerdash, 400 meters to the south of Mit Rahina Museum in Giza. The structure is built of
AncientPages.com – A team of archaeologists has uncovered evidence indicating that Mayan elites lived in the pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacán, located northeast of Mexico City more than 1,000 kilometers from the center of their civilization. The National Institute of Anthropology and
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered a 400-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Portugal. This significant find ha been labeled the “discovery of the decade”. The shipwreck was found at the start of September while dredging the mouth of the Tagus river,
