AncientPages.com – While excavating in northern Guatemala archaeologist have come across an ancient altar that depicts scenes reminding of the popular fantasy drama television series “Game of Thrones”. It’s an exciting discovery as more secrets of the Serpent Kingdom can now
AncientPages.com – There is plenty of evidence our ancestors liked beer very much. The first known beer was called kui, brewed by the ancient Chinese around 7,000 BC. Kui was made from rice, honey and fruit, but the first barley beer was most
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Ancient myths and legends tell they came from a distant corner of the Universe and settled on the Earth. It is written that one of their home planets was destroyed. They became known as the star
AncientPages.com – It has long been known that cheese making dates back at least 5,000 years. A new study revealed evidence of fermented dairy products — soft cheeses and yogurts — from about 7,200 years ago, according to an international team
AncientPages.com – Human remains dated between 590 and 630 CE have been analyzed by researchers from Eurac Research and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. The skeletal remains originate from an Alemannic burial site that was in
AncientPages.com – The head of a statue dated to the 3rd century AD and believed to depict Roman Emperor Aurelian (250 – 275 AD) have been discovered at the site of Ulpia Oescus in northern Bulgaria, reports Archaeology in Bulgaria. Ulpia
AncientPages.com – Remains of an ancient village, dating back to about 5,000 BC, has been discovered by the Egyptian-French archaeological expedition, led by Dr. Frederick Gio. Archaeologists say it is one of the oldestt-known villages in the Nile Delta, predating the
AncientPages.com – Nearly 1,000-Year-Old Maya pictographic text was recently announced as authentic, according to scientists at Mexico’s National Institute of History and Anthropology. The valuable document that was sold by looters fifty four years ago, contains a series of observations and predictions
AncientPages.com – In 2005, one year after the “Settling the Steppe” project started in the Jordan Valley, it revealed the discovery of fragments of hollow wheel-made anthropomorphic statues, reports The Jordan Times. At that time, the archaeological team in charge
AncientPages.com – According to historians, political debates in ancient Rome were conducted with great harshness and personal attacks, which were comparable to examples of hate speech on the internet. “The attacks, also known as invectives, were an integral part of public
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An ancient wall relief in Peru, belonging to the oldest civilizations in the Americas, has been unearthed at the ancient Caral site of Vichama in Peru’s central coastal region, reports DW News. Caral relief, Vichama,
AncientPages.com – A mask believed to depict the Mayan ruler Pakal in his old age is among several archaeological treasures discovered during conservation work in the Mayan city of Palenque, Chiapas. Small objects including ceramic figurines and flower pots, carved
AncientPages.com – The earliest and largest monumental cemetery in eastern Africa built 5,000 years ago has been unearthed by archaeologists working in Kenya. This group of early pastoralists living around Lake Turkana, Kenya, is believed to have lived without strong hierarchy
AncientPages.com – A new DNA research conducted by researchers from Tel Aviv University, the Israel Antiquities Authority and Harvard University, sheds light on migration waves from Anatolia and the Zagros mountains (today’s Turkey and Iran) to the Levant. The results are important
AncientPages.com – Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was a military genius, but he was defeated at Waterloo and scientists now suggest a volcanic eruption stopped him from winning the battle. The June 1815 event changed the course of European history. It has previous been
AncientPages.com – For years, the former Roman auxiliary fort, located just south of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, has yielded a number of finds unique to the site and to the former empire. To date, excavations have yielded well-preserved artefacts such
