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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.om - The controversial ruler Boris Godunov (1552–1605) has unwillingly become an unpopular character in Russian history. His biography is full of ambiguities and gaps.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The beautiful Golosov Lavine has always been a strange and mysterious place. It is said a puzzling time-warping mist occasionally appears over the
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On June 21, many people around the world celebrate the summer solstice. It’s an ancient tradition that is still alive. The festivals are often
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Russian archaeologists have found the burial place of the last two rulers of the Pereslavl-Zalessky principality - Princes Dmitry Alexandrovich and Ivan Dmitrievich,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When a strange prophecy is fulfilled, we can either call it a coincidence or simply say we believe it’s possible to predict future
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Many ancient civilizations performed sophisticated cranial surgery. Ancient nomads of Siberia created a major skull surgery center about 2,300–2,500 years ago. “Archaeologists excavating
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptian pyramids are magnificent and worthy of admiration. Egypt can be proud of all its beautiful ancient monuments, tombs, statues, and countless
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Ellen Lloyd- AncientPages.com - Mystery and rumors still surround Feodor Kuzmich who in 1836 suddenly entered the Siberian town of Krasnoufimsk, in Perm province riding on a white
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Originally erected in 1158 to 1160, the magnificent Dormition Cathedral is currently undergoing restoration work. It’s not the first time the church has
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A grave on Lena River sand bank ‘proves site north of Yakutsk city is not historic original Cossack settlement’ in coldest region. An exceptionally well-preserved mummified
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have once again discovered evidence supporting the existence of Amazon warriors who have previously been considered merely mythological characters. Russian archaeologists currently
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It may look like an iPhone, but this artifact is not a modern invention. The 2,500-year-old black rectangular object was found in a
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Using non-invasively muon radiography, nuclear physicists in Russia may have just detected one of the oldest Christian churches in the world. This hidden subterranean structure
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Two unique burials of the Odinov culture (early Bronze) were unearthed last year at the Ust-Tartas site in Novosibirsk region. Inside one of them researches found
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Russian national hero, Alexander Yaroslavich “Nevski” (1220-1263), was a younger son of Yaroslav, Prince of the Russian province of Vladimir, located about
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Civilizations
David Tee - AncientPages.com - Where did the Cimmerians come from? Like most ancient societies, there is no real knowledge of the origin of the Cimmerians. These ancient people
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Christmas is one of the greatest celebrations in the Christian calendar. We dress Christmas tree, eat and surprise each other with gifts. For many
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Rasputin’s true story is a mix of lies and truths. When a man’s life story contains plots, controversies, intrigues, and rumors, it’s difficult to
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Babolovsky Palace in Russia was built in 1780 during the reign of Catherine II of Russia (1729-1796) also known as Catherine the
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - The Thunder Stone is the world’s largest monolith ever to be moved by man. It gained its name from an ancient local legend that thunder split a piece
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Pulled from a peat bog in in the Ural Mountains, Russia back in 1890, the Shigir Idol is believed to be twice as old as Stonehenge and
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - The discovery of Czarist officer's corpse in Turkey has led to a dispute between Russia and Poland. Both countries claim the body and Turkey is busy trying
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Several Norse runes mention a group of unknown warriors named Kylfings. According to scholars, the Kylfings may have been members of the Varangian Guard,
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Ancient musical instruments made of the splintered ribs of cows or horses and known as the Jew's harps were discovered at archaeological sites Chultukov Log 9 and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Known to the outside world as the City of the Dead, Dargavs is a truly remarkable and mysterious place we know little about. Located
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