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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Using a 'walkover survey,' a small team of archaeologists from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services surveyed and recorded visible archaeological remains of
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Trevor Penny, an amateur fisherman from Oxfordshire, UK, had quite the surprise when he pulled up a rusty metal object from the River
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Historical and ethnographic sources have long highlighted the importance of tobacco in Mesoamerica, but finding actual physical evidence of this plant in archaeological digs
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Polish archaeologists operating in Oman have unearthed evidence of extensive copper ore processing activities, along with stone tools and remnants of copper smelting
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The identity of the first humans to arrive in America remains a subject of ongoing scientific debate. Periodically, new evidence emerges that compels
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - For the past two years, archaeologists have excavated in the Old Town of Kalmar, Sweden. Recently, at a press conference held at Kalmar
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Since the early Holocene period, people in northern Europe have enjoyed hazelnuts, a powerful and easy-to-obtain energy source. Now, archaeologists can recreate ancient
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A medieval pilgrim's badge depicting a basilisk dragon in a circle enclosed was found in Wólka Nieliska, Zamość district, in southeastern Poland. Image credit:
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During an excavation in Egypt's Minya Governorate, archaeologists discovered a massive statue of Pharaoh Ramesses II, who reigned during the 19th Dynasty of
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Scripts, Paintings & Inscriptions
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The discovery of an eleventh-century Islamic astrolabe, adorned with Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions, is truly extraordinary. The Verona astrolabe. Citation: Nuncius 39, 1 (2024)
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - Ancientpages.com - The discovery of the mysterious golden lords of Panama opened a new chapter in the world of archaeology. Some years ago, numerous artifacts
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are moments when people stumble upon discoveries so astounding that they compel us to question our understanding of the world beneath us.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Throughout history, rain deities have inspired awe and reverence in cultures and religions around the globe. Their presence was especially powerful in the
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A remarkable discovery was made using a metal detector during an archaeological expedition in Vilnius castle in Lithuania. The archaeologists unearthed a rectangular
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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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Myths & Legends
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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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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Archaeology
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 Swedish Count who lived from 1665 to 1694, had adversaries. Looking back at history, it is clear that some
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