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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Civilizations
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 - A mysterious 'land along the mount Meru (Panmalaiyadukkam) submerged during the time of the destruction of Kumari Kandam. The land of Kumari Kandam
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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 four months, the Scottish botanist Robert Fortune reached Shanghai, China. It was a hot September day in 1848, but he had no
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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
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 outstanding military accomplishments of Alexander the Great are well-known to everyone interested in ancient history. Still, few had heard about what happened
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Artifacts
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 a triple-sided Tibetan ritual dagger. It has several functions, one of which is to restrain evil and harmful occult forces.
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The winged sun disk has been found in many cultures worldwide from very ancient times. As one of the oldest religious and solar symbols,
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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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Featured Stories
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. Genghis Khan was born with the name "Temujin." The name means "blacksmith" or "one who
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Civilizations
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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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Evidence of the engineering marvel of Indian architecture can be clearly seen in the country's temples. However, it is not only about the
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to an ancient legend the Shwedagon Pagoda is 2,500 years old dating back to the lifetime of the Buddha, making it the oldest
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - 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
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Featured Stories
Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Yama is the underworld god who rules hell and judges the dead. A Hindu religious text, the Vishnu Purana, says that Yama is
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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 a story that explains how the gods finally defeated the demons and became immortal. It
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Archaeology
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
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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
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Over 7,000 stone tools were unearthed in excavations at archaeological site at Attirampakkam, about 60 kilometers from Chennai in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - What did the Champa civilization know about the Nagas, the Serpent People? An intriguing ancient inscription discovered in the mysterious megalithic city of
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists report they have discovered a 2,000-year-old rare sarcophagus in a rock-cut cave in India. The stone tomb was found at Viyur village of Kollam, near Koyilandy,
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Archaeoastronomy
A. Sutherland- AncientPages.com - A fascinating ancient rock carving in India depicts two very bright objects visible in the sky. When scientists examined the carving they soon understood
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Archaeology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The history of the number zero goes very far back in time, but no-one knows with certainty when and where people started to
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