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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Located 40 km southwest of Cairo, Saqqara is a significant cemetery of Memphis, an essential city in ancient Egyptian history. The name Saqqara
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In most countries, children await the arrival of St. Nicolaus or Santa Claus, who will bring them gifts. In Italy, children eagerly count the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - As the leader of an archaeology expedition, he was driven by the hope that his team would uncover something truly valuable. Launching this
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Indo-European languages rank among the most widely spoken languages globally. However, the early diversification of these languages continues to be a subject of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During a class trip to the scenic area of Ein Karem in Jerusalem, Israel, 10-year-old Nehorai Nir made an intriguing discovery. As a
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Vikings
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In 865 A.D., the Great Heathen Army, also called the Great Viking Army, significantly impacted British history by crossing the sea. This tough
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Kallikantzaroi are naughty and sometimes evil underground goblins who emerge during the 12 days of Christmas and then disappear into the Earth
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The allure of ancient history, with its layers of mystery, is undeniably captivating. Enigmatic tombs may hold the key to unlocking secrets about
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A recent study conducted by Tel Aviv University in collaboration with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has unveiled groundbreaking findings concerning the renowned
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DNA
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Research conducted by the Francis Crick Institute has unveiled patterns of human migration across Europe during the first millennium AD. Image credit: GrumpyBeere
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DNA
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A recent comprehensive DNA study reveals that modern humans have a much longer and more complex history with archaic humans than previously believed.
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Can nature provide a person with answers about the future? People in ancient Sweden believed a walk in the forest could foretell future
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - Like many other ancient cultures, people in Japan have long believed dreams can foretell the future. For example, ancient Egyptians believed certain signs
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Christmas Traditions
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) is originally a character from the tradition of the East Slavs, including the Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian people. In
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Have you ever wondered how our ancestors celebrated New Year's Eve worldwide? The history of New Year celebrations goes back to ancient times,
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On December 31, Scotland celebrates Hogmanay. It’s a very old tradition, and the celebrations continue into the first couple days of January. Many local
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have uncovered grinding stones and grains from early cereals at a Neolithic settlement on the Danish island of Funen, dating back 5,500
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Pompeii, situated near modern-day Naples in Italy, was catastrophically destroyed and buried under volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. This eruption
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Hidden from the outside world for thousands of years, the box was safely guarded by men who were keepers of sacred ancient wisdom.
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Norse Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Do you have the courage to challenge supernatural forces? If you decide to do so, remember it will be your own doing. One
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Christmas Traditions
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - No Christmas is complete without a ghost story. Our fascination with ghostly tales around Christmas time goes back thousands of years and is
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A UAB study team provides new insights into early Neolithic archery in the Iberian Peninsula. The findings of the team show remarkable precision
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have made a significant discovery at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery near Canterbury in Kent, UK, unearthing a remarkably rare sword from the sixth century.
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Earth Changes
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A recent report by scientists from the Illinois State Archaeological Survey highlights the impact of increased flooding, erosion, and other consequences of human-induced
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In the 1970s, archaeologists uncovered the remains of at least 37 individuals in a 15-meter-deep shaft at Charterhouse Warren, Somerset, UK. This group
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Vikings
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have made a significant discovery on a small rocky knoll along Norway's west coast, uncovering a burial ground dating back to the
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Christmas Traditions
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Have you ever wondered what’s behind the ancient Christmas tradition and the true meaning of candy canes? Due to the J-shape, many people
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Christmas Traditions
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is a beautiful legend behind the Christmas Rose, a flower that is today regarded as a symbol of love and hope. The
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Every year, families celebrating Christmas decorate their trees and hang stockings in anticipation of Santa Claus's arrival. But how is this related to
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Christmas Traditions
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - If you are a book lover, you would appreciate the annual Icelandic Jolabokaflod or the "Christmas Book Flood." The best Christmas gift in Iceland
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Christmas Traditions
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - What do the Norse Gods Odin and Thor have in common with the Biblical Magi, the Three Holy Kings? Drinking horns reveal a
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Christmas Traditions
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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Christmas Traditions
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It isn't easy to imagine a Christmas celebration without a beautifully decorated Christmas tree at home. In the United States alone, more than 40
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Christmas Traditions
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - Shortly before Christmas, you can see this little fellow everywhere in Scandinavia. He appears on Christmas cards, in shops, on the Christmas tree,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A recent study from Tel Aviv University challenges long-held scientific views regarding King Solomon's Mines and their impact on health. Contrary to previous
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Christmas Traditions
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Icelandic folklore, Gryla (Grýla) is a giantess living in Iceland's mountains. In Snorre Sturluson's Prose Edda, from the 13th century, she is
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During archaeological research and renovation of a building on Achterdam in the center of Alkmaar, in the Netherlands, municipal archaeologists discovered remains of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is something truly captivating about swamps that piques your curiosity while simultaneously sending a delightful shiver down your spine. Perhaps it's the hauntingly
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Christmas Traditions
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Did you know that Nordic people celebrated a festival similar to Christmas long before they became Christian? Of course, Norse Yule was not
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Christmas Traditions
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When darkness falls and the days get colder, we gather around the fireplace to embrace the warmth. In the old days, when there
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - Ancient Pages.com - Around 700 B.C., the Neo-Assyrian emperor Sargon II embarked on an ambitious project to build a new capital city in the desert of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In the spring of 1495, Charles VIII of France's Italian campaign was disrupted by a severe outbreak of a mysterious illness. This disease, characterized
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