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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Motilla del Azuer is an impressive and unusual 3,200-year-old fortress in the Iberian Peninsula. Located in the central area of Spain called La Mancha,
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AncientPages.com - Often referred to as the Demon Star, Algol is a bright multiple star in the constellation of Perseus. Due to its brightness, ancient people associated Algol with evil and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The beautiful ancient city of Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka was a place where powerful kings ruled 800 years ago. Polonnaruwa (also sometimes called Kandavuru Camp
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Something strange is happening around Yellowstone National Park, something so bizarre that is lacks scientific explanation. For more than 200 years people have reported
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Olympe de Gouges is today remembered as a courageous female hero who fought with passion for women’s equal rights. She was the first French
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AncientPages.com - By studying DNA there is a lot to be learned about the history of ancient people. A new intriguing DNA study reveals unexpected details about the peopling
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An unknown ancient city of Buritaca is located in an isolated massif of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in the northern part of
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - Nineveh, the mere mention of the word may bring thoughts of evil fear to those who read about that great city. Except for
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AncientPages.com - The remains of a 4,500 year old ramp system to transport the huge alabaster blocks used in the construction of Egypt’s Great Pyramids have been unearthed by
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AncientPages.com - Several inscribed fragments of stone slabs have been unearthed by a German-Egyptian archaeological mission working in Matariya, ancient Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt. One of the inscriptions credits the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Centuries ago, one of the most important Christian relics disappeared mysteriously from the Vatican. Was this unusual relic destroyed or deliberately hidden? Has this
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Did Genghis Khan, ruler of the largest empire in the world, leave behind treasures? When he died in 1227, some of the precious things, collected
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Celts reached a high level of civilization, yet this civilization ceased to exist long ago. Its rich culture and art survived until modern times,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An archaeological site of Copán contains the remains of ancient ruins associated with the Maya civilization. It is located in the Copán Department of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Due to their extraordinary condition the San Bernardo mummies are undoubtedly an enigma. The mummies simply refuse to decompose, and no-one can explain why.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An anonymous Byzantine Greek lexicon dated to the 10th century is known as “Suda” (from the Byzantine Greek word souda, meaning "fortress" or "stronghold."
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - In the Hagakure, it states that a samurai is required to wake up, take a bath, arrange his hair everyday starting four in the morning.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The 'Thirteen Towers of Chankillo' run north to south along a low ridge and form an artificial toothed horizon that spanned - almost exactly
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The menorah is a sacred symbol of Israel and the object’s history goes far back in time. According to ancient traditions, the seven-branched golden
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The ancient Chumash cave paintings are not only very beautiful but simply amazing. The Chumash rock art is considered to be some of the
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AncientPages.com - Tower of London is today a great tourist attraction, but the castle built on the north bank of the River Thames has not always been a place
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The 2,200-year-old ancient city of Aigai in the western province of Manisa’s Yunusemre district, once again reveals its secrets that shed light on the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of Belize’s largest and oldest continuously occupied Maya sites is - Lamanai, located deep within the jungles of the Orange Walk District on
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Is the lost Cahuenga Pass treasure hidden somewhere in the vicinity of Los Angeles? Why did those who searched for the mysterious treasure say
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient sources reveal that Mayan priests had knowledge of a very old civilization that underground but for there was a reason why no-one was
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Loretto Chapel staircase is shrouded in myths and surrounded by a veil of mystery. People from various countries visit and admire the unusual
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The name of Europe’s largest megalithic mausoleum is Cairn de Barnenez. Located the Bay of Morlaix, Britanny, France, we find some of the
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - During their desert wandering, the people of Israel became discontented and started to complain. They complained so much that God's patience was worn
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The largest keyhole-shaped tomb in Japan - Daisenryo Kofun – is located in the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Kofun ("ancient grave")
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Cacao originated 1,500 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia. Researchers also found genetic evidence showing that
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Bolivian legends that go back some 5,000 years say about the destruction of civilization in far-off times as the result of a conflict with
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Located 20 km (12.4 mi) north of the Al-`Ula town, 400 km (248.5 mi) north-west of Medina, and 500 km (310.7 mi) south-east of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The representation of the Sacred Mountain of the Mayas, is located only ten kilometers from a village Ocosingo in Chiapas between the famous Palenque
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AncientPages.com - Mexico News Daily reports that funeral rituals could have been carried out in the chamber at the Teotihuacán archaeological site. Researchers from the National Institute of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) known as the "Red Eminence" was a political genius and a French statesman who created the power of France and absolute
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