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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The dig at a supposed early Medieval hermitage near Crowland, England, revealed a site with an extensive and intricate timeline. Today, the remnants
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During excavations at the 2,200-year-old Baizhuang Cemetery near the Dengcheng village in the Hubei Province in central China, archaeologists made intriguing discoveries that
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Paleontology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Through DNA analysis and examination of ancient animal remains, archaeologists, geologists, and biologists contributed with their expertise and have successfully pieced together the
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A triumvirate (in Latin' tre viri' - three-man - or 'triumviri') was a board of three officials who shared a position of authority
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Scripts, Paintings & Inscriptions
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Preserving ancient documents from biodegradation has been a challenging task, but scientists have discovered that the Wasabi plant can protect papyrus from fungi
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DNA
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A new interesting DNA study reveals that the Blackfoot people trace their ancestry to a previously unknown genetic lineage that dates back approximately
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - French archaeologists have announced a significant archaeological finding at Cap d'Erquy, located in the Côtes d'Armor north of Brittany. The remnants of a
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Archaeological evidence shows that Vikings crossed the oceans in their iconic longships and visited many foreign lands. To the west, they established settlements in
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An exciting find in the Swiss Alps has been unearthed: soil layers dating back 7,000 years, intriguingly filled with unexplained furrows and animal
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During an excavation in Oxfordshire, England, archaeologists discovered the remains of a significant Roman villa complex. The site is situated in the village
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Fizine site has been the focus of numerous excavation efforts. In fact, excavations at this location included multiple campaigns between 2017 and 2023.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A 3,300-year-old Hittite cuneiform tablet found in Büklükale, Turkey, has finally been deciphered and sheds new light on the ancient Hittite civilization. The
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Examining historical books, manuscripts, and rare scrolls provides a distinctive insight into the lives and beliefs of our ancestors. Occasionally, these ancient documents can
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the beliefs of the Norse people, spirits were of great importance. Despite being invisible to the human eye, these spirits could reveal
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is an intriguing ancient tale about a mysterious subterranean realm involving a European King who stumbled upon a peculiar character while resting
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers have found well-preserved evidence of oral bacteria, in two 4,000-year-old human teeth in a limestone cave in County Limerick, Ireland. A tooth
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Nymphs (in Greek "nýmphē") were long-lived, wonderful female spirits of the natural world who were invisible to mortals but occasionally could be heard by
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DNA
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Emperor Wu, who reigned from 543 to 578, was a prominent figure in China's Northern Zhou dynasty. He is most notably recognized for
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DNA
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - According to recent scientific findings, new DNA sequencing technologies have successfully identified the historical remains of George Washington's grandnephews - Samuel Walter Washington and
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Archaeological evidence suggests that numerous ancient civilizations practiced artificial cranial modifications. While it is established that Vikings did undergo permanent body modifications, such
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When news about the deliberate destruction of the iconic Sycamore Gap Tree, an unmistakable landmark at Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort, reached the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The legendary, fierce female Amazon warriors were long considered a myth, but recent archaeological excavations show these ancient women have earned their rightful
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Archaeology
Conny Waters—AncientPages.com - The morning of August 24, 79 A.D., was disastrous for Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius erupted violently, burying the city under a lethal mix of hot ash,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are making a new attempt to locate King John's legendary lost treasure. This time, they focus their attention on an area of
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Over a century and a half ago, something strange happened in New York. Initially, it seemed like just another everyday incident, but it
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Evolution
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Researchers working in the Horn of Africa have uncovered evidence showing how Middle Stone Age humans survived in the wake of the eruption
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Scripts, Paintings & Inscriptions
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Most have heard of the great English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), but his sister Joan is much less known, but this
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Visiting a marketplace in the Middle Ages could be a pleasant experience. However, honesty was crucial because practices such as fraud and theft
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Myths & Legends
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Despite their generally small size, spiders are often feared by many people. The origins of arachnophobia, or the fear of spiders, have been
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in China have made an incredible discovery. During excavations near the Hexitou village in the Xinfu District, archaeologists located two ruins from
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A massive Old Kingdom mastaba featuring rare and beautiful paintings has been unearthed during an archaeological dig in the Dahshur necropolis, located about
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek- AncientPages.com - Scientists have found evidence people navigated the Mediterranean Sea using technologically sophisticated boats about 7,000 years ago. A recent research conducted by Juan F.
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Have you ever experienced something unexplained and shared your story with others who refused to believe you? If yes, then rest assured you
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Some of the earliest evidence of ice skating comes from Scandinavia. About 4,000 years ago, people in southern Finland used bone skates to
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Paleontology
Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com - Paleontologists from the University of Zurich have made an exciting discovery in the Peruvian Amazon - a new species of freshwater dolphin
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