Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Located just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in present-day Guatemala, an international team of researchers, including scholars from Brown University, has discovered a buried altar. This find could provide insights into
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeological research in the initial phase of a cultural heritage study in British Columbia, Canada, has revealed that the Secwépemc people’s historical presence in the Chilcotin region was more extensive than previously thought. The research
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When archaeologists explored the Great Vladislav Hall in Prague Castle, Czech Republic, they made intriguing discoveries including lost jewelry and 17th-century playing cards hidden between the floorboards. Among these finds was a mysterious botanical material that
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A recent study has unveiled fascinating insights into the seafaring capabilities of people living in Bronze Age-era Denmark, suggesting they may have been able to travel directly over the open sea to Norway. As previously discussed,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Middle Paleolithic period is often regarded as a dynamic era in European and African history. Yet, it has traditionally been seen as a static phase in East Asia. However, recent findings from the University
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A new study reveals a long-isolated North African human lineage in the Central Sahara over 7,000 years ago during the African Humid Period. The study focuses on two 7,000-year-old Libyan mummies. 7,000-year-old natural mummy
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A significant archaeological discovery has been made at the Porta Sarno necropolis in ancient Pompeii: a funerary relief depicting a nearly life-size couple, a man and a woman. This find is part of the “Investigating
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Insights into the diets and traditions of the West’s ancient Indigenous communities can be now revealed thanks to researchers who recovered microscopic plant residues from bedrock metates in the area. The mortar, pestle, and cutting
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For the first time, researchers have uncovered chemical evidence confirming that wine was consumed in Troy. This supports a hypothesis by Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the ancient city in the 19th century. This study, conducted
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Sutton Hoo helmet, one of Great Britain’s most significant archaeological discoveries, is often likened to the ‘British Tutankhamun.’ Due to its motifs of mounted warriors, it was initially thought to originate from Uppland in
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists from Durham University have made a significant discovery with the excavation of one of the largest and most important Iron Age finds in the UK. Known as the Melsonby Hoard, this collection was uncovered
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Crannogs are fascinating structures built on artificial islands made of stone or timber in lochs. These sites first emerged around 6,000 years ago during the Neolithic era, though few have been documented from the Middle
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Two years ago, MIT literature professor Arthur Bahr experienced a remarkable day at the British Library, where he had the opportunity to examine the Pearl-Manuscript. This unique volume from the 1300s contains early versions of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The ancient pyramids captivate us with their mysteries, and each archaeological discovery brings us closer to understanding their secrets. The recent discovery made in ancient burial chambers of the pyramids in Tombos is particularly intriguing,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Dr. Leah Veronese from Oxford University’s English Faculty has made a significant discovery by uncovering a rare manuscript copy of Shakespeare’s renowned Sonnet 116. This valuable find was located within a 17th-century poetry collection among
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A recent archaeological discovery has unveiled that a previously assumed solitary standing stone in a Derbyshire Forest is actually part of an extensive prehistoric complex. This includes an ancient stone circle and a ceremonial platform dating
