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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It took many years, but the mystery behind a curious ancient artifact found in Kents Cavern in Torquay, U.K., has finally been solved,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Readers with an interest in unexplained phenomena and traditional folklore will find the accounts of the mysterious Vardøger particularly compelling. These reports, which
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A new scientific study is offering important insights into the Maori diet and burial practices in Aotearoa, New Zealand, before European colonization. Led by
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Overconfidence can turn against you more quickly than you might expect, a lesson Phaethon learned far too late. The Greek myth of Phaethon
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have analyzed ash residues from ancient incense burners in Pompeii and nearby villas, revealing new insights into Roman trade and religious practices.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature’s longest-lasting partnerships, but its origins have been difficult to pinpoint. A new study has
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Researchers using an advanced satellite radar system have identified a large, oval-shaped anomaly beneath one of the most significant prehistoric sites in Lower
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Recent research suggests that the earliest known dice in human history were created and used by Native American hunter-gatherers on the western Great Plains
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The discovery of a 2,400-year-old metalworking workshop in Senegal offers important new information about the history of iron production in Africa. Although archaeologists have
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In a remote, high-altitude Andean town in Peru, difficult to reach, reporters and investigators encountered a mystery that remains unsolved. The settlement, which
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Linguistic Discoveries
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A 2,000-year-old papyrus fragment, uncovered in the archives of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo, Egypt, has gifted us with 30 previously
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have been carefully investigating a large burial mound from the early Celtic period on the southwestern edge of Riedlingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the old days, people were genuinely terrified of being dragged into the mountains and held captive by trolls—and it’s easy to see why!
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Linguistic Discoveries
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - With artificial intelligence (AI) as a powerful new lens, researchers are uncovering inspiring connections hidden across continents and centuries. By using AI as
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Beowulf's name has power because it belongs to one of the most revered heroes among English-speaking cultures, with his tale enduring through many
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in the city of Lublin, Poland, have made a fascinating discovery. A Polish team has unearthed a giant megalithic tomb that predates
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Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient myths and legends tell of a wonderful, hidden land located in a remote and nearly inaccessible mountain region. In these stories, this
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The medieval town of Stolzenberg remains something of a mystery. Historical records and early maps indicate that it functioned as a town only
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - During the reign of Khufu and Khafre, Egypt suffered severe disasters. Temples were closed, and Egyptians—free citizens and enslaved people—worked day and night
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An underwater archaeological excavation is underway in Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where the remains of a Roman cargo from a ship that sank nearly 2,000
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A rare, well-preserved timber structure more than 3,500 years old has been uncovered near Gloucester, UK. Initially, archaeologists believed they were seeing only
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many Native American tribes have legends about secret underground worlds their ancestors once inhabited. In some accounts, these subterranean realms are so pleasant
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The unknown is not confined by time or space. Across ages and continents, humanity has witnessed mysterious events and supernatural encounters that defy
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DNA
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A recent study combining new DNA evidence with archaeological findings suggests that the last Neanderthals in Europe went through a profound population turnover, leaving
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Amid the sands of Karnak, a rare stone stela from the time of Emperor Tiberius has emerged, reminding us how human stories can
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists never truly know what they will uncover when they excavate Viking graves, or any ancient tombs, for that matter and that is
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Ancient Mysteries
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The “Papyrus Westcar,” a Middle Kingdom manuscript (ca. 2030–1650 BC), is far more than an important relic—it is one of the most credible
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Underwater Discoveries
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Historical structures estimated to be around 2,400 years old have been photographed underwater in the Egil district of Diyarbakir, in southeastern Türkiye. Egil
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Human Beginnings
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Birch tar is frequently found at Neanderthal archaeological sites and is well known to have been used as an adhesive for toolmaking. A new
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