AncientPages.com – Totally 28 rock art sites dating from at least 2,500 years ago have been discovered by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU). The discovery was made on a small Indonesian island of Kisar which measures just 81 square
AncientPages.com – Conducting archaeological excavations in Afghanistan is not possible, but American and Afghan researchers can now study thousands of never-before-cataloged ancient sites that were discovered with help of U.S. spy satellite and analysis of military drone images. Among the archaeological
AncientPages.com – The first genetic map of the people of Ireland has been presented by a team of Irish, British and American researchers who analyzed data from 194 Irish folks with 4 generations of ancestry across the island. DNA samples from
AncientPages.com – A decorative fitting from a book, originally from Ireland, has been unearthed during the expansion of Byneset Cemetery, nearby to the medieval Steine Church, built in the 1140s in Trondheim in mid-Norway. The find is probably a gold-plated, silver
AncientPages.com – Stones exposed to strong heat, are often found on old farms and they originate from the Viking Age and even earlier. Long ago, Vikings and their descendants brewed beer by tossing hot rocks into wooden kettles. Brewing with heated
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Ancient ruins and artifacts in Borgatta, located in the Argentinean Andes reveal pre-Inca societies lacked hierarchical leadership before the Inca Empire claimed the region. Borgatta was built in the tenth century. It grew to a community
AncientPages.com – A very rare whetstone – a tiny piece of polished slate from the medieval deposits, dating c 1050-1500 – has been unearthed by archaeologist from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU). The artifact is very small but
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – More than 1,000 ancient sealings related to the Graeco-Roman pantheon have been discovered in a late antique building complex, which could be an unidentified church. The discovery was made by archaeologists from the Cluster of Excellence
AncientPages.com – Many believe that Jesus Christ was buried and resurrected in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the holiest Christian shrine in the Old City. Now researchers can confirm Roman era accounts of Christ’s tomb discovery in Jerusalem. Mortar under
AncientPages.com – Sometimes just one artifact is enough to change our understanding of history. This is exactly what has taken place when a student metal detectorist in UK literally struck gold discovering an object that forces us to reconsider certain historical events.
AncientPages.com – In ancient times the Sculptor’s Cave in Moray, Scotland was a place where many strange and unpleasant events took place. Today, it’s considered a site of great archaeological interest. Sculptor’s Cave is a dark and frightening place situated between
AncientPages.com – Some of the largest, ever recorded engravings on rock, located in Western Venezuela have been mapped in unprecedented detail by UCL researchers. The engravings (petroglyphs) are believed to be up to 2,000 years old, include depictions of animals, humans
AncientPages.com – A huge ancient hydraulic system discovered in China may be the world’s oldest and predate Mesopotamian water systems. Ancient skilled Mesopotamian engineers constructed sophisticated water systems around 4,900 years ago and these have long been considered to the world’s
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Aswan report discovery of block with hieroglyphic inscription found in Komombo Temple and workshop for carpentry dated to 18th Dynasty. A limestone block engraved with hieroglyphic inscription has been unearthed at the north-western area of Komombo
AncientPages.com – To many Santa Claus is a Christmas figure that makes our holidays more colorful, but few think the man could have really existed. Yet, archaeological evidence suggests original Santa Claus, also known as St. Nicholas was a real person.
AncientPages.com – 3,000-year-old graves have been unearthed in central Norway by archaeologists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Museum. Archaeologists consider them some of the oldest burial sites ever found in the region. The graves were found located under two
