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.
India Archive
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Saptarishi were the seven great sages in ancient India. Sent by sent by Brahma, the Hindu creator god, these divine and immortal beings
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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,
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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.
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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.
Read More
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
Read More
Ancient Places
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from Deccan College, India have excavated the ancient capital of Nandivardhan (present day – Nagardhan). The great city was ruled by the Vakataka dynasty during 250-550
Read More
Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Three chariots dated to Bronze Age” (2000-1800 BC) have been unearthed at Sanauli village some 60 km drive from Delhi, in northern India, reports Outlook India. The
Read More
