AncientPages.com – Researchers in South Africa have just presented “the most complete skeleton of a human ancestor older than 1.5 million years ever found.” The University of the Witwatersrand displayed the Virtually complete Australopithecus fossil dates back 3.6 million years and
AncientPages.com – A statue of the Greek goddess Hygieia and god Eros have been unearthed by archaeologists excavating in in the Anavarza Antique City of the Kozan,Turkey’s southern province of Adana. The limestone sculpture, which is believed to date back to
AncientPages.com – Our ancestors were familiar with meteoric iron much earlier than previously thought. Scientists have determined ancient civilizations constructed remarkable artifacts made of iron from meteorites thousands of years ago. There are iron artifacts dating back to the Bronze Age,
AncientPages.com – This beautiful 2,000-year-old vase is a true masterpiece of Iberian art. Discovered in Valencia, Spain in 134, the Iberian warrior still refuses to give up some of its ancient secrets. The vase depicts a battle scene. There are six
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Earlier excavations (2011) in the Vlakno Cave, Croatia revealed the remains of a human skeleton belonging to a man, whose age was estimated at 11 000 years ago (early Mesolithic). He was named “the oldest
AncientPages.com – A large mysterious ancient structure has been discovered at the center of a military training area in the in the Lachish region, in Israel. The discovery was made with the help of camera-equipped drones. The structure was excavated by
AncientPages.com – Biblical scholars have discovered the first known original Greek copy of a heretical Christian writing describing Jesus’ secret teachings to his brother James and include information about the First Apocalypse. Jesus reveals information about the heavenly realm and future
AncientPages.com – A mysterious 300-year-old time capsule has been discovered during restoration works at the church of Santa Agueda in Sotillo de la Ribera, Burgos, northern Spain. The document was hidden inside a hollow wooden statue of Jesus Christ. Written with
AncientPages.com – There were no camels in the Ural Mountains during the Upper Paleolithic era and yet, scientists have discovered a cave painting of the animal in the Kapova cave that is located in Southern Urals. Painted in red ochre and
AncientPages.com – Three shipwrecks packed with stunning artifacts dating back to the Roman era have been found underwater on the seabed of northern coastal province of Alexandria. The findings include a votive bark, or boat, depicting Egyptian god Osiris and a crystal
AncientPages.com – Discovered back in 1947 near the ruins of Qumran – also known as Khirbet Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls still remain a great ancient puzzle. The scrolls contain a large variety of writings: fragments of every book of the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – While searching for the frightening Lake Van monster, scientists made a great archaeological underwater discovery instead. Ruins of a mysterious 3,000-year-old castle have been found in Lake Van, Turkey. The underwater ruins are supposedly from
AncientPages.com – There are many enigmatic ancient geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, in southern Peru. Stretching across nearly 200 square miles of high arid plateau the Nazca lines are legendary and of great interest to archaeologists and historians. Some of these giant
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists from Egypt and Russia have discovered a wooden coffin with a mummy dating back to the Greco-Roman era. Image credit: Russian Institute for Oriental Studies The mummy was found wrapped in linen, wearing a blue and gold cartonnage
AncientPages.com – Born in modern Nepal, Prince Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha or the “awakened one”, was the founder of Buddhism. It is believed he lived around 566-486 B.C. According to myth, when Buddha died his remains were divided up
AncientPages.com – It’s a great discovery that is of major interest for those who are passionate about ancient history and archaeology. Scientists report 4,000-year-old Assyrian clay tablets reveal locations of 11 lost ancient cities! More than 23,000 cuneiform texts, inscribed in
