Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Avars, originating from Central and Inner Asia, arrived in the Carpathian Basin around 567/568. They were the first to unify this region under a single political authority, establishing an empire that endured for approximately
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An unusual Roman circular burial site has been uncovered, notable for the absence of any human bones. This finding is particularly intriguing, as most Roman burials typically contain skeletal remains. The lack of bones raises questions
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Monte Sierpe (also known as the Band of Holes), meaning “serpent mountain,” is a remarkable archaeological site in the Pisco Valley of the southern Peruvian Andes. Spanning 1.5 kilometers, it features approximately 5,200 precisely aligned
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – During excavations at Øvre Eiker near Oslo, Norway, archaeologists uncovered an unusually large longhouse. What sets this building apart is its impressive width: it measured 16 meters wide, with a central nave spanning 9 meters between
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers from Cairo University and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), working within the ScanPyramids research project, have discovered two hidden air-filled anomalies in the Menkaure Pyramid, the third-largest pyramid at Giza. This finding lends support
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A newly published study in Scientific Data introduces Itiner-e, a high-resolution digital dataset and map detailing the road networks across the Roman Empire as they existed around 150 CE. The findings increase the known length of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In the summer of 2020, an international research team led by a University of Arizona archaeologist announced the discovery of the largest known monumental structure in the Maya region. This impressive monument, located at Aguada
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Recent findings from the Kani Shaie Archaeological Project have yielded valuable insights into the early history of Mesopotamia and the Zagros Mountains, shedding light on patterns of human occupation spanning thousands of years. The project,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Over 2,000 years before Europeans arrived in the Americas, indigenous civilizations in Mexico and Guatemala had already developed sophisticated calendrical systems. They used both a “divinatory” calendar of 260 days and a civil calendar of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Dating from 1000–800 BCE, the Peebles Hoard is a significant archaeological find consisting of over 500 distinctive bronze and organic objects, many of which have no known parallels worldwide. The Bronze Age is defined by
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Recent archaeological excavations in Benin City, Nigeria, conducted prior to the construction of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), have revealed previously unexplored areas of the pre-colonial palace of the Kingdom of Benin. A Benin
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – For decades, numerous scientists held the view that dinosaurs had already been declining in both population and diversity well before the asteroid impact that marked their extinction 66 million years ago. But new research
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists working at the Topraktepe site, formerly known as the Byzantine city of Eirenopolis, have uncovered a carbonized loaf of bread dating back to the 7th or 8th century. This discovery is particularly significant due
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Sardis in Türkiye has a history marked by frequent changes in rule, from the Greeks and Romans to the Ottoman Empire. Despite this dynamic past, archaeological research at Sardis has maintained notable continuity. Since 1958,
Conny Waters – AncienPages.com – Lake Mezzano, situated in Tuscany, Italy, is a small volcanic crater lake that formed around 400,000 years ago. Historians associate it with the ancient Lacus Statoniensis, referenced by Seneca and Pliny. The lake has long attracted
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For many years, researchers have discussed two main theories about how people first migrated to North America: one suggests migration across the Siberian land bridge known as Beringia around 13,000 years ago, while the other
