All Ancient Pages articles related to ancient India in the sections of archaeology, history, civilizations, places, myths and legends, Biblical mysteries, ancient history facts, featured stories, ancient symbols and Vikings.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An ancient idol of Vishnumurthy (or Janardhana, which is another name of Lord Vishnu) was found in an abandoned well in the vicinity of
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A prominent figure of Hindu mythology and a personification of natural forces that can be seen in many South Indian medieval temples is
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Ancient Places
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ellora is world-famous for the largest single rock-cut temple, the Kailasa Temple, named in honor of the sacred mountain-dwelling place of Shiva in the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Whenever the Sphinx is mentioned most think of Egypt, but the Sphinx was a being most ancient civilizations were familiar with. Artifacts depicting
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - We use to associate martial arts mainly with the Far East, China - Kung Fu, and Japan - Karate, but the truth is
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The discovery of the temple and a number of relics took place in Nauni village of Jagner block, 70 km from Agra city, in the Indian
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Ancient Places
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In many parts of the world there are still amazing ancient ruins of lost cities that still wait to be fully discovered. Traces of
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mysterious 'land along the mount Meru (Panmalaiyadukkam) submerged during the time of the destruction of Kumari Kandam. The land of Kumari Kandam was
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A 4,000-year-old urban settlement has been discovered by a team of researchers from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU). The Babhaniyav village where the remnants
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - After a four-month-long voyage, the Scottish botanist Robert Fortune finally reached Shanghai, China. It’s a hot September day in 1848 but he had
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The remains of a huge settlement surrounded by a massive brick enclosure, has been discovered during the 1st phase of excavation by a
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Keeladi (Keezhadi) is today an important archaeological site, located on the banks of the Vaigai River near the southern tip of India. Once
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India is of great value to anyone interested in Hinduism and ancient
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Recent findings revealed in Keezhadi excavations push back the date of Tamil-Brahmi script to another century, i.e., 6th century BC. One of the
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Considered the war god of Kush, Apedemak was worshiped in ancient Meroe, a once magnificent and wealthy capital in the kingdom of Kush
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Featured Stories
AncientPages.com - As early as Homer, more than 2,500 years ago, Greek mythology explored the idea of automatons and self-moving devices. By the third century B.C., engineers in
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The great military accomplishments of Alexander the Great are well-known to everyone interested in ancient history, but few have heard about what happened
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Ancient Places
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Studies strongly suggest that Indian Civilization emerged in the 8th millennium BC and pre-Harappan cultures, which were thoroughly studied, should be rather called
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Kids will be kids, no matter what country, place or time. Some things are ageless and never go out of fashion. Many modern
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Saptarishi were the seven great sages in ancient India. Sent by Brahma, the Hindu creator god, these divine and immortal beings brought precious
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - India has been widely known for its iron and steel since ancient times. The Delhi Iron Pillar is a marvelous example of India's skilled
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Ancient Technology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Is it possible that some of the world's greatest scientific achievements originate from India? Could it be that many of our modern inventions are
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Phurba is triple sided Tibetan ritual dagger. It has several functions and one of them is to restrain evil and harmful occult forces,
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - From very ancient times, the winged sun disk is found in many cultures all over the world. As one of the oldest religious and
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the University of Kerala in Kutch, Gujarat state in western India excavated a number of skeletal remains from a cemetery-like burial site
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Modern science is catching up with ancient knowledge and we’re slowly rediscovering what our ancestors knew ages ago. Big pharma companies may not always
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Ancient Places
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The name Mayong may not mean much to those who are unfamiliar with its history, but to people in India it is a special
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Featured Stories
David Tee - AncientPages.com - Genghis Khan is a title not a name. While the word Khan is associated with the name Genghis, it is not Genghis’ last name.
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Ancient Places
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - People of ancient India were famous for building outstanding stepwells and their architecture varies by type, location, and age. Early stepwells were made of
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Ancient Places
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Evidence of engineering marvel of Indian architecture can be clearly seen in the country's temples. However, it is not only about the work
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Ancient Places
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to an ancient legend the is 2,500 years old dating back to the lifetime of the Buddha, making it the oldest historical pagoda
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A new set of petroglyphs may offer evidence of a lost advanced civilization that existed thousands of years ago. The rock art was found in India's western state
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Yama is the god of the underworld, who rules the hell and judges the dead. A religious Hindu text, the Vishnu Purana says that
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Ancient Symbols
David Tee - AncientPages.com - Taken from the Sanskrit language the word mandala means circle. Most users of mandalas define it as being a representation of a perfect universe.
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Churning of the Ocean (Milky Way) is the story that explains how the gods finally defeated the demons and became immortal. It is
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