Archeological excavations of the ruins of Taosi in Linfen City, Shanxi Province, China have confirmed the location of the capital of the Yao period, about 4,200 years ago,

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Before the introduction of printing to Western Europe during the mid-15th century, all ancient books or manuscripts were written by hand. Preparing a

AncientPages.com - We always say there is a little bit of truth in every myth and legend. For years, the inhabitants of Puebla have told stories about a network

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Metsamor, one of the most impressive prehistoric sites in the vicinity of Yerevan, Armenia has a long history. There is much historical evidence

AncientPages.com - The discovery of 15 individuals, consisting of 1,550 bones, represents the largest fossil hominin find on the African continent. It also raises intriguing questions about our

AncientPages.com - Yungang Grottoes is a stone carving treasure that is renowned all around the world. Richly decorated grottoes, known as Wuzhoushan Grottoes in ancient times, are located

Archaeological excavations at Akaki village in the outskirts of Nicosia, Cyprus have revealed part of a mosaic floor, according to a statement of Department of antiquities. The mosaic

AncientPages.com - The 'Inghirami Tomb' is one of the best-known late Etruscan tomb complexes. It was discovered by two Inghirami brothers, who visited the Ulimeto necropolis just outside

Last fragment of early Christian christogram dated to the 6th century AD, has been discovered in the so-called Bishop's Basilica in the ancient city of Parthicopolis in southwestern

AncientPages.com -Dr Martin Bates from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David will take deep sea core samples to find the DNA of Doggerland, where humans lived in

Sillustani, a site about 35 miles from the shore city of Puno, is a pre-Incan site that consists of a group of the most impressive huge, cylindrical towers called

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient cultures from the Aztecs of Mesoamerica to the Egyptians in Africa and Indians in Asia —became expert astronomers and predictors of seasonal

A Shiva temple, said to be at least 500 years old, lies abandoned and on the verge of disintegration. It is built on an acre of land over

An early Christian crypt, among the largest in the Balkans, has been discovered by archaeologists near the Zaldapa Fortress close to the village of Krushari in Bulgaria’s Dobrich

One of the most important and beautiful sarcophagus has been improperly removed from the ground, the Israel Antiquities Authority said. A unique and extremely impressive stone sarcophagus, about

A.Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - In this interesting ancient history documentary we are sailing together with the Phoenicians and view the world through their eyes. These people were great maritime

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Ishtar Gate was constructed by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II circa 575 BC. City model of the main procession street (Aj-ibur-shapu) and Ishtar Gate in Babylon. Model

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Karnak is one of the largest temple complexes in the world. This magnificent place has a rich architectural, ritual, religious, economic, social, and

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com -Sobek (also spelled Sebek, in Greek' Suchos') was, in ancient Egyptian religion, a god of the violent power embodied in crocodiles and his chief

AncientPages.com - On September 5, 394 AD - the Battle of the Frigidus, was fought along the Frigid River (probably Vipava, in the Alps). Theodosius I the Great,

A. Sutherland  AncientPages.com - Scientists have successfully deciphered a 1,300-year-old Egyptian spell book, but there are still many unanswered questions. We do not know the true origin of