AncientPages.com – Sobek was a 2,500-year old crocodile worshipped in life by the ancient Egyptians and mummified with all due reverence after death. The ancient Egyptians worshipped this crocodile as the embodiment of Sobek, the crocodile god, and many were
AncientPages.com – A “frog-like” swastika made of nephrite has been discovered during archaeological excavations of the8,000-year-old Slatina Neolithic Settlement in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The swastika is 3 cm wide and 3.5 cm long, and dates back to the beginning of
AncientPages.com – On December 7, 1941 at 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. A large group
AncientPages.com – An ancient tomb has been discovered by a construction team working in a village of Datong Hui, in Datong County, in northwestern China’s Qinghai Province, according to Chen Rong, deputy head of the county’s cultural relic management bureau. Based
AncientPages.com – Researchers deployed an underwater robot to take a closer look at a mass of tiles that sank into the seabed off Hatsushima island in Atami while being transported by ship during the Edo Period (1603-1867). During the two-day study
AncientPages.com – Although teaching is useful, it is not essential for cultural progress because people can use reasoning and reverse engineering of existing items to work out how to make tools, according to a new study from the University of Exeter. Human
AncientPages.com – A small piece of the skull of the 8200-year-old “Viste Boy” has been sent to a Swedish laboratory for DNA analysis. Scientists hope to learn more about early migration into Norway as well as clarify the skeleton’s actual sex. The
AncientPages.com – A rare fossil of a dog-sized horned dinosaur has been identified by a scientist at Britain’s University of Bath. The animal originated from eastern North America also known as ‘lost continent’ of Appalachia. During the Late Cretaceous period, 66-100 million years
AncientPages.com – Prehistoric rock paintings have been discovered near Kadiri of Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. The rock, locally known as Rukalagundu in Kadiri mandal, was found to have prehistoric paintings dated to Mesolithic times. Dr E. Siva Nagireddy, CEO of
Ancient Pages.com – A rich collection of silver jewellery from the IX-XIII century period, discovered during dig in Czermno in the Lublin province near the Ukrainian border, was presented at a closed show in the library of Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland. Today’s
AncientPages.com – 13,000 year-old engraving uncovered in Spain may depict a hunter-gatherer campsite, according to researchers Marcos García-Diez from University of the Basque Country, Spain, and Manuel Vaquero from Catalan Institute of Human Palaeoecology and Social Evolution – IPHES, Spain. It’s a
AncientPages.com – Impressive statues of ancient Mesopotamian rulers in the Louvre and the British Museum are famous. They bear witness to the wealth of Bronze Age Akkadian and Sumerian city-states more than four thousand years ago. However, they are made of
AncientPages.com – A 2000-year-old room plastered with frescoes was accidentally discovered during routine roadworks to install a gas pipeline under a busy street in central Rome, Italy. The find was made in the middle of November, when workmen started to dig a
AncientPages.com – A new study suggests that medieval people were exposed to hazardous heavy metals like lead, which was frequently used to glaze pottery. The poor, who could not afford such items, avoided the high levels of exposure. Being rich in
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The sarcophagus of Ankh-f-n-khonsu, a high priest of the ancient Egyptian god Amun Ra, has been unearthed in the west bank of Luxor, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al Damaty announced Thursday. The sarcophagus, which dates back
AncientPages.com – A rare medieval painting depicting Judas’ betrayal of Christ may have survived destruction at the hands of 16th century iconoclasts after being ‘recycled’ to list the Ten Commandments instead. The brightly-painted wooden panel, with details picked out in silver
