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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - This modest chunk of obsidian, no more than 5 centimeters in length, was probably found on a rough patch of ranchland in the
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In a recent environmental survey conducted before harvesting in Glen Brittle Forest on the Isle of Skye, remains of a post-medieval township were
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The ancient Egyptians held a deeply intricate and intriguing perspective on life after death. They did not perceive death as a final stop
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - On Corsica - 'the island of statue-menhirs' - human habitation began at least 7000 BC. The island is home to remarkable granite figures—some
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The mysterious Philistine culture that thrived during the Iron Age (around 1200–604 BCE) significantly impacted the cultural history, farming practices, and eating habits
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Our quest to uncover an old Cherokee mystery leads us to the stunning Great Smoky Mountains, a majestic mountain range on the Tennessee-North
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Researchers have discovered stone tools bound together by a multi-component adhesive, providing further substantiation of the intellectual capacity of Neanderthals. These artifacts represent
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The island of San Fernando, Cadiz in Andalusia, was home to the first Neolithic farmers and shepherds who decided to permanently settle there
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Sometimes, when archaeologists look for one thing, they find something entirely different. This is exactly what happened in Switzerland when researchers were excavating,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It was an ordinary day in a small, sleepy town in France. There were no indications anything strange was about to happen. Yet,
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Erez Avrahamov, a 45-year-old inhabitant of Peduel, made an incredible discovery while hiking in the Tabor Stream Nature Reserve located in Lower Galilee.
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Places
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Dinas Powys, Glamorgan, located about 9km southwest of Cardiff, is a small inland fort of approximately 0.35ha. The hillfort was first excavated by
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A few years ago, archaeologists excavating an Iron Age site known as Irulegi in northern Spain discovered a flat bronze artifact shaped like
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Our quest for traces of unknown ancient civilizations takes us to West Virginia, where archaeologists made a puzzling discovery that could rewrite history.
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Scripts, Paintings & Inscriptions
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The creation of the decimal point was a game-changer. It paved the way for the decimal system, revolutionizing calculations across various fields. This
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Philip Christoph Königsmarck, a Count from Sweden who lived from 1665 to 1694, was a man who had adversaries. Looking back at history,
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed the remains of the military camp of Legio VI Ferrata, along with buildings and roads. Legionary inscription: "VEXILLA
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists unearthed traces of a thriving ancient marketplace during an excavation led by the Israel Antiquities Authority in 2014. The fair at Khan al-Tujjar.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Domestication of wheat in Mesopotamia and rice in India and China laid the foundation for the Neolithic revolution in Europe and Asia. Centeotl
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It is time for a historical mystery today. We delve into an intriguing ancient mystery that unfolds in the heart of ancient France.
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Places
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The tomb of Neferhotep, a renowned scribe of Amun from the 18th Dynasty, during the reign of Pharaoh Ay (1327-1323 BC), was finally
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During an excavation near the Holborn Viaduct in London, UK, archaeologists discovered a remarkably rare Roman funerary bed. This find, according to MOLA
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – There is a fascinating tale of an ancient subterranean world originating from Tibet. The story, narrated by an explorer who journeyed through countless
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Scripts, Paintings & Inscriptions
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Easter Island's enigmatic Rongorongo script remains undeciphered, but a new study offers evidence that it represents an independent writing system. Moai on Easter
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - During a pioneering aerial survey of the Near East in the 1920s, the Jesuit French priest Father Antoine Poidebard undertook one of the world's
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A curious comb drawing discovered in the Huenul Cave in Argentina may be the oldest rock art ever uncovered in South America. The
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Callacpuma archaeological site, nestled in the Cajamarca basin of the northern Peruvian Andes, is renowned for its extraordinary cave paintings. These artworks,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The dispute between Odin and Frigg has been provoked by their relationship with Geirrod (Geirröd) and Agnar, who were sons of King Hrauding of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The beautiful legend of the Milky Way's celestial portal is one of many fascinating old stories found in the book Bowuzhi, written by
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - While conducting a mineral survey on the Baltic Sea floor, scientists stumbled upon an unanticipated discovery that provided evidence of early European hunting
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The oldest known bead in the Americas has been unearthed at the La Prele Mammoth site, located in Converse County, Wyoming. According to
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Transylvania is a region that perfectly blends beauty with mystery. In one of our earlier articles, we wrote about the intriguing and unexplained
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In modern times, pineapple is a common fruit easily found in any grocery store. However, did you know that this tropical fruit was
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The beautiful Treasure of Villenna was discovered in 1963 by archaeologist José María Soler in the sands of a dry riverbed in Villena,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to the old Sami beliefs, divine entities and energies are omnipresent in our natural surroundings as well as within our homes. In
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