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Biblical Mysteries
David Tee - AncientPages.com - During their desert wandering, the people of Israel became discontented and started to complain. They complained so much that God's patience was worn
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The largest keyhole-shaped tomb in Japan - Daisenryo Kofun – is located in the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Kofun ("ancient grave")
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Bolivian legends that go back some 5,000 years say about the destruction of civilization in far-off times as the result of a conflict with
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Located 20 km (12.4 mi) north of the Al-`Ula town, 400 km (248.5 mi) north-west of Medina, and 500 km (310.7 mi) south-east of
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The representation of the Sacred Mountain of the Mayas, is located only ten kilometers from a village Ocosingo in Chiapas between the famous Palenque
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) known as the "Red Eminence" was a political genius and a French statesman who created the power of France and absolute
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Sahara is the largest desert in the world. At 3-1/2 million square miles, the Sahara is as large as the United States and
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - While excavating the massive tomb of the warrior queen Fu Hao archaeologists uncovered over 8700 precious objects. One of them caught our interest immediately.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Who was this mysterious man who revealed a number of extraordinary prophecies with fatal consequences? Was he a time traveler, holy man or an
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the most important archaeological discoveries in Oklahoma and the entire North America was the Spiro Mounds Site. The people of Spiro
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Who were these beings who visited prehistoric Jordan, a place at the crossroads of the oldest human cultures? The statues along with two
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It takes courageous people to fight injustice in society. Elizabeth Freeman, who was born into slavery knew how to stand up for her right
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The time slip phenomenon remains unexplained. When visiting certain areas many people have reported seeing scenes from the past. It seems some regions are
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon), was a military genius who changed the nature of the ancient world and he did it in little more than
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Thousands of Thamudic petroglyphs are scattered all over the area of the Wadi Rum, just south of the famous rose-red city of Petra, in
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - In the past, every warrior that had to venture off into battle needed to protect themselves. In fact, it was the armor that aided in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient beliefs say that Kikimora spirits (there are many of them) probably live in every household. However, in some versions of her story,
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In 1812, a Yarmouth doctor, Richard Fletcher stumbled upon a mysterious 400-pound boulder in a salt marsh in the Nova Scotia area, in Canada.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - These strange mummies were found in the Italian city of Venzone, a small hamlet in the province of Udine. The first mummy was
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - How could so many pharaohs and ancient gods have two left hands or two right hands? Do these baffling depictions have a symbolic meaning
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In 1904, the greatest prehistoric gold treasure preserved in Scandinavia was found in Timboholm, just outside Skövde, Sweden. Timboholm's golden treasure. Photo: Christer
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Carved stones represent a unique legacy of the Picts. Many of them give evidence of the advanced skills of artists; some of the stones
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The beautifully colored ancient wall paintings in the Goguryeo tombs show images of animals, palaces, water wells, warriors, forests, birds, and astonishing landscapes.
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Today's article is about one, especially puzzling and bizarre archaeological mystery - the Glozel writings. It is about a grave academic mistake, scholars' hostile
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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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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Hızır is one of the most enigmatic and extraordinary personalities of the ancient world. Although we can encounter him in many parts of the
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - In a lot of societies in history, those who engaged in bloody battles were the males. In fact, they were the ones sent or chosen
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Conwy Castle in Snowdonia is considered one of Europe's most impressive military structures of the late 13th century and early 14th century that
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Catherine of Alexandria belongs to the most famous saints. There were so many legends about her that some hagiographers (writers of biographies of saints)
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is a strange story about Gil Pérez, a 16th-century soldier and guard. Some historians have questioned the accuracy of this strange story
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When an author wrote his novel, he had no idea that he was describing with scary accuracy one of the greatest disasters that was
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Millennia ago, unknown Neolithic builders erected gigantic stone blocks on coastlines ranging from the Orkney Islands to far away in Jordan. Examples of megaliths
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Biblical Mysteries
David Tee - AncientPages.com - People like to know what is going to happen. That is why they study the future and ancient prophecies. The key to the future
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The March on Versailles, was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. On October 5, 1789, women had
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are certain places on this planet that are often referred to as spiritual hotspots. Such places are believed to be surrounded by a
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Etowah Indian Mounds are a remarkable legacy of the ancient Mississippian culture. The mounds can be found near the juncture of the Etowah River
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Not much is known about the magnificent Pasha Gardens and the history of the ruins we find here is shrouded in mystery. Located
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When you think of London, many things come to mind, but not the fact that many hidden underground rivers flow beneath the significant
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Vatican is just as curious about extraterrestrial life as most us are. A majority of people today are convinced humans are not
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The fascinating animal effigy platform pipes have been found mainly in ceremonial deposits at Mound City and Tremper Mound. Most of the carved
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