AncientPages.com – Analysis of a 2,000-year-old papyri fragments reveals ancient Egyptians were familiar with advanced ink technology. Using X-ray microscopy have demonstrated that black ink used by Egyptian scribes also contained copper – an element previously not identified in ancient ink.
AncientPages.com – The oldest known human-like footprints recently preserved in Trachilos, Crete are nearly 6 million years old and represent one of the recent and most fascinating discoveries in paleontology. Fossil footprints that challenge established theories of human evolution and are approximately 5.7 million
AncientPages.com – These unusual 2,500-year-old face urns represent one of the most fascinating categories of prehistoric artifacts unearthed in Poland. They were discovered in Pomerania, a region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Germany and Poland.
AncientPages.com – The National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C will open a 3D virtual tour of the Holy Sepulchre, the site of Jesus’ tomb on November 15. The exhibit will most likely draw tourists from around the country, but it’s also
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in the Roman town of Interamna Lirenas, near Monte Cassino, in Italy have unearthed a rare 2,00-year-old sundial. It’s still intact and has a Latin inscription that can reveal information about the man who commissioned it. Lying face down,
AncientPages.com – Some days ago, scientists announced they had discovered a mysterious, secret void inside the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. Researchers said they have no clue what’s hiding inside the void. The purpose of the void remains unknown. The
AncientPages.com – Have you ever wondered what ancient Egyptian schools were like? We do some information about education in ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian schools were in some way similar to the Eduba, ancient scribal school in Mesopotamia. Higher level of education in
AncientPages.com – There is no doubt any more that ancient people were much ahead of their time, long before the arrival of Columbus. Mona’s caves, located on the Puerto Rico’s Mona Island reveal our ancestors were true ancient artists and their
AncientPages.com – An unfinished portrait of a woman believed to be Mary, Queen of Scots has been found hidden beneath another 16th-century portrait during a significant research project recently conducted at the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) and The Courtauld Institute
AncientPages.com – There is still so much we don’t know about the magnificent great Pyramid of Giza. Researchers have now announced an extraordinary discovery that raises more questions than answers. Using cosmic rays created at the edge of space, a team
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Using a combination of a Biblical text and an ancient Egyptian text, scientists have been able to pinpoint the date when the world’s oldest solar eclipse took place. The event, which occurred on 30 October
AncientPages.com – On 30 October 1485, Henry VII’s coronation was held in Westminster Abbey, and he became the first Tudor monarch. The date of 30 October was chosen in part because he wished to be crowned king before the next sitting
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The history of the number zero goes very far back in time, but no-one knows with certainty when and where people started to use the number. There is evidence of counting that stretches back five
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have a made a sensational find that could re-write our ancient history. A huge cuneiform archive consisting of 93 ancient clay tablets was unearthed on in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. What the tablets record remains a
AncientPages.com – An astrolabe was not only a very a beautiful ancient object. It was also a sophisticated very old astronomical computer especially created for solving problems relating to time and the position of the Sun and stars in the sky.
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists are investigating how and why so many people in ancient Rome died of lead poisoning. Some have suggested lead poisoning led to the fall of the Roman Empire through its ubiquitous use in aqueducts, water pipes, household implements,
