Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An extraordinary 1,000-year-old Viking sword has been discovered in Cork, Ireland. The sword is a little over 30 cm in length and made of wood. The artifact is still in good condition and archaeologists say
AncientPages.com – The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most impressive and mysterious constructions of the ancient world. Many theories have been presented, but the truth is that no-one has been able to solve how the ancient Egyptians built
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious ancient mass grave filled with Roman skeletons dating back to the first and third centuries A.D. Many questions concerning the grave remain currently unanswered. Though the identity of the people who were buried inside
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – On the Scottish islands of Orkney there are several ancient monumental buildings that have forced historians to rethink their knowledge about ancient Britain. It has long been assumed that special spots like for example the intriguing Ring of
AncientPages.com – A cache of religious objects, commonly known as ‘favissa’, is considered to be difficult to date and document. One of such intriguing collections was unearthed in 2014 and the place of this important discovery is the temple of Ptah
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have made a spectacular find. The lost temple of Artemis, a famous open-air sanctuary of antiquity has been discovered on the Greek island of Euboea. The Temple of Artemis was built by King Croesus of Lydia to replace an
AncientPages.com – Many attempts have been made to solve the Easter Island population mystery and we still don’t know how a population of just 1,500-3,000 managed to construct, transport and erect large rock figures that are clearly visible on the island.
AncientPages.com – The science behind metallurgy goes far back in time, but it’s uncertain when and where humans invented metal smelting. Researchers now think they have found the answer to this long-debated question in the history of technology. Apparently, metallurgy does
AncientPages.com – Scientists have discovered that ancient Greeks deliberately constructed several of their most sacred temples on sites previously hit by earthquakes. It was believed that raising important buildings over areas affected by seismic activity awarded them special cultural status and
AncientPages.com – Ancient people practiced various burial rituals depending on their customs and faith. There is now evidence ancient Irish were involved in dismemberment of bodies. Bones excavated and examined from a century-old Carrowkeel Neolithic passage tomb in Co. Sligo reveal
AncientPages.com – According to the New Testament, Saint Peter was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. According to Christian tradition, Peter was crucified in Rome under Emperor Nero Augustus Caesar. It is traditionally held that he was crucified upside down at his own request, since
AncientPages.com – We are all familiar with the symbol “0”, but when and where zero first appeared is far from certain. There is evidence of counting that stretches back five millennia in Egypt, Mesopotamia and Persia. The concept of zero, initially banned
AncientPages.com – The Classic Maya revered their divine rulers and treated them as living souls after death. In northern Guatemala, archaeologists have now unearthed an ancient tomb belonging to a Maya ruler. Located at El Perú-Waka, about 40 miles west of
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The ancient Maya were good astronomers who could record and interpret every aspect of the sky. They watched various celestial bodies and were more skilled astronomers than many previously thought. Not long ago, researchers suggested that the Maya may
AncientPages.com – On September 11, 1297, the Battle of Stirling Bridge took place near Stirling, at River Forth. It was the first Scottish Freedom War when Andrew Moray and William Wallace’s forces met John de Warenne, the 7th earl of
AncientPages.com – About 3,500 years ago, an Egyptian goldsmith in Egypt spent his days producing remarkable jewelry dedicated to the Egyptian Sun God Amon-Re who was the most powerful deity at the time. The royal goldsmith’s name was Amenemhat and he
