AncientPages.com – Artifacts of the ancient city of Kibyra can be seen in the digitally thanks to a laser technology project initiated by Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey. Researchers have used laser technology to create digital models of ancient artifacts unearthed during
AncientPages.com – An analysis of three published and two unpublished cuneiform tablets from the British Museum has revealed that Babylonian astronomers used geometry to calculate the motions of Jupiter – 1,400 years before Europeans. The discovery was made by Prof. Mathieu
AncientPages.com – For the first time, after the sustained efforts of two generations, Chinese archaeologists have discovered ruins of pottery marked with the characters for “Yueyang” in a location northeast of Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province. With this discovery, they
AncientPages.com – A brilliant Renaissance polymath, John Dee was an English mathematician, natural philosopher, and student of the occult. John Dee (13 July 1527 – 1608 or 1609) was also adviser to Queen Elizabeth I. He devoted much of his life to the study
AncientPages.com – The dead were not buried until they had decomposed to skeletal remains. The skeletons were then dismantled and bones of similar types were buried together, say Danish archaeologists researching a burial site in an ancient town in southern Jordan. “It
AncientPages.com – An international team of researchers used cutting edge genome technology to solve a mystery that has puzzled archaeologists for more than a decade. Did the skeletons belong to gladiators, soldiers or perhaps criminals? Analyzed set of Roman-age decapitated bodies, found by York
AncientPages.com – Seven caves (Buddhist ‘viharas’) have been discovered in the forests of the sprawling Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivli, on the northern fringes of the city. They are believed to have been constructed before the Kanheri Caves nearby and probably
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists at a major project to upgrade the A1 to a motorway in North Yorkshire have uncovered several significant discoveries. The discoveries include a rare Roman brooch from Eastern Europe and a miniature sword. An archaeological team of around
AncientPages.com – Genetic data does not support ancient trans-Atlantic migration, Kansas University professor says. This hypothesis, which was recently supported by several documentaries and publications, has contributed to the population of Native Americans, often called an “Ice Age Columbus.” “That hypothesis
AncientPages.com – Columbia librarians have digitized an important anatomical flap book, which is an early attempt to present the three dimensionality of the human body in the two dimensional format of this fascinating book. Pop-up books are not modern invention (often
AncientPages.com – The Meroitic Empire is one of the civilizations of ancient Africa. It was reported by the Greek historian Herodotus as a rival to Greek (Ptolemaic) Egypt. The remote archaeological site of Abu Erteila is located northeast of Shendi Town in
AncientPages.com – Longvek was the capital city in ancient Cambodia, for almost 200 years following the sack of Angkor by the Siamese in 1431. The city’s records tell stories about war strategy, religious rituals, Khmer cultures traditions of Khmer. Longvek
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have revealed the best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found in Britain, which provides an extraordinary insight into domestic life 3,000 years ago. Dated to the end of the Bronze Age (1200-800 BC), the settlement with large
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A study of the ancient burial practices from the Central Apulian region in pre-Roman Italy sheds light on economic and social mobility, military service and even drinking customs in a culture that left no written
AncientPages.com – Evidence of a civilization that existed more than 1,300 years ago was unearthed in less than 20 centimeters of soil Monday at Philippi Estate Park in Sarasota. A thick shell showing signs of wear is believed to be a
AncientPages.com – Many fascinating artifacts have already been discovered during Yenikapi excavations, which tell story of a 8,500-year-old city. Among these findings, which are dated to the Neolithic Age, there are ancient footprints of the first locals of Istanbul and their tools
