Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The recent discovery by the Greek Ministry of Culture unveils a remarkable Minoan structure near Kastelli on Crete. This monumental circular edifice, spanning approximately 48 meters in diameter and situated at an altitude of 494
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Between the 4th century BC and the 3rd century AD, a kingdom known as the Kangju Kingdom existed in Central Asia. This kingdom was inhabited by a semi-nomadic population of Indo-European descent. Archaeological findings indicate
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Over a millennium ago, the chess game was brought from the Orient to Europe, and chess pieces from those early days are exceptionally rare. However, a remarkable archaeological discovery was made during excavations at a
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Osmond wreck (Osmundvraket), a remarkable discovery from the 1550s, sheds light on the thriving iron trade during the reign of Gustav Vasa in Sweden. In that era, a customs official in Stockholm inspected barrels filled
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered a remarkable Roman-era structure submerged near the Campo di Mare coastline on Italy’s western coast. The submerged building on the Cerveteri coast, initially discovered in the 1960s, was initially thought to be
AncientPages.com – The Crosby-Schøyen Codex, an important early Christian book containing five distinct texts all copied by the same scribe, is going up for auction in June at Christie’s in London. Jonah and the Whale (1621) by Pieter Lastman. Image
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery of what is believed to be the largest prehistoric rock art in the world. These engravings, carved into rock faces along the Upper and Middle Orinoco Rivers in Venezuela
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A team of paleontologists has discovered a fossil of a gigantic flying reptile from the Jurassic period with an estimated wingspan of more than three meters—making it one of the largest pterosaurs ever found
AncientPages.com – When it comes to its connection to the sky, Stonehenge is best known for its solar alignments. Every midsummer’s night tens of thousands of people gather at Stonehenge to celebrate and witness the rising Sun in alignment with
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The ancient Celtic civilization of the pre-Roman Iron Age in Western and Central Europe left a rich cultural heritage, evident in massive burial mounds and remarkable archaeological artifacts. Despite this wealth of evidence, much about
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have conducted a fascinating study on the remains of 25 individuals buried between the 12th and 15th centuries in the castle at Zorita de los Canes, Guadalajara. After exhuming the remains from the castle’s
AncientPages.com – The Knights Templar, a legendary monastic military order forged in the fires of the Crusades, continue to enthrall 21st-century audiences. Did this seal symbolize the order’s poverty, homosexuality or companionship with Christ? Hinterkappelen/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA From the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – North America was once a realm dominated by megafauna, colossal creatures that roamed the land during the last ice age, approximately 50,000 years ago. The tundra was traversed by lumbering mammoths, while towering mastodons, fierce
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries of recent times was the uncovering of the so-called Seahenge off the north coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. This enigmatic 4,000-year-old structure, discovered in 1998, marked a groundbreaking
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The recent discovery of a 2,300-year-old gold ring set with a precious stone in the City of David, Jerusalem, Israel, is a significant archaeological find. The ring’s small diameter suggests that it belonged to a child,
Conny Waters – AncientPage.com – Ramesses II, the legendary Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt (1292–1190 B.C.), has long been recognized as one of the greatest and most powerful rulers in ancient Egyptian history. While it was previously known
