AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Wiltshire have discovered a 5,000-year-old House of Dead. Could this be the burial place of the ancestors of Stonehenge builders? Researchers from University of Reading as well as volunteers from the area, have investigated the site
AncientPages.com – As Ancient Pages previously reported, Polish archaeologists announced in June 2017, they had found an ancient city in northern Mesopotamia – present day Iraqi Kurdistan, but the name of the city was unknown. Today, scientists known the name of the
AncientPages.com – Using sophisticated 3D technology and skull of an ancient mummy, scientists have successfully reconstructed the face of queen Lady Cao who ruled in Peru about 1,700 years ago. Her mummy was discovered at the Cao Viejo adobe pyramid, in
AncientPages.com – Scientists have discovered an ancient secret tunnel beneath the Pyramid of the Moon in Mexico’s Teotihuacan. Teotihuacán is an ancient site where the circumstances of its destruction are not entirely clear. The people who created it are completely unknown,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Whether these ancient skeletons should be considered “giants” is a matter of opinion, but Chinese archaeologists have labeled these bones – remains of “giants.” In a country of relatively short people, it’s understandable the discovery
AncientPages.com – For 2,000 years engineers have tried to figure out what ancient Romans put in to their concrete that made their piers survive the continuous battering of the ocean waves. Modern concrete seawalls embedded with steel crumble within decades, but ancient
AncientPages.com – Isle of Iona is not only a very beautiful place. It is also a place associated with deep spirituality and a destination frequently visited by pilgrims. In ancient times, isle of Iona was of special importance to the Druids.
AncientPages.com – Located in Wiltshire, UK, Avebury is the largest stone circle in the world. This impressive stone circle was originally erected about 4,500 years ago, and it seems that there is still a lot we don’t know about these ancient stones. The purpose
AncientPages.com – A series of Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age cairns have been unearthed by a team of archaeologists from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). The discovery took place when researchers conducted a geophysical
AncientPages.com – While excavating in the ancient Egyptian city of Elkab, archaeologists have uncovered several previously unknown rock inscriptions, which include the earliest monumental hieroglyphs dating back around 5,200 years. These new inscriptions are of great significance because they shed new
AncientPages.com – In 2003, a shipwreck was discovered north of Dalarö in Stockholm’s southern archipelago. The ship’s identity has been a mystery until today. Now, the shipwreck has been identified as the small Swedish naval vessel “Bodekull” that sank in 1678
AncientPages.com – On June 21, 1798, there was a military encounter between the Irish Rebellion and more than 13,000 British soldiers. They launched an attack on Vinegar Hill outside Enniscorthy, County Wexford, the largest camp and headquarters of the Wexford
Ancient Pages.com – An ancient writing left on a 3000-year-old pottery shard has been revealed by a team of researchers at Tel-Aviv University. Using a new advanced imaging technology, researchers have been able to decipher 50 characters, comprising 17 words, on
AncientPages.com – Many well-preserved artifacts from bog bodies, animal fossils to treasures have been discovered in ancient peat bogs. Recently, a medieval well-preserved sword was found in a peat bog in southeast Poland. “This is a unique find in the region” – said
AncientPages.com – Ancient Egyptians were familiar with prosthetic foot technology and produced functioning toe prostheses for amputated limbs and many of these impressive achievements thousands of years ago. Scientists have re-examined a big 3,000-year-old artificial toe made of wood. It was discovered
AncientPages.com – When and where did Neanderthals and modern Humans meet? No-one has been able to answer that question. Now, a team of archaeologists say there is evidence the transition between Neanderthals and modern humans took place about 50,000 years ago
