Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In Norse mythology, God Odin always has his two raven companions, Hugin (Huginn) and Munin (Munnin), on his shoulders. As explained earlier on AncientPages, “Hugin represents ‘memory,’ while Munin represents ‘thought.’ Norse God Odin with his
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A new 145-million-year-old pterosaur (extinct flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs) has been named by a team of British, American and German researchers. The animal was nicknamed “Elvis” when the fossil was first
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As previously reported on Ancient Pages, the discovery of a mysterious Viking grave in the Swedish Mountains last year was hailed as one of the country’s greatest and most exciting archaeological finds. At the time
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In a new study, researchers and members of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area are the first to publish evidence of wealth-driven patterns in maternal investment among ancient populations. Woman measuring
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Kushan Empire in Central Asia was one of the most influential states of the ancient world. A research team at the University of Cologne’s Department of Linguistics has now deciphered a writing system that
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The language of ancient Egypt has no known word for ‘art’. Its civilization is often perceived as having been extremely formal in its creative expression, the works completed by the painters of its funerary chapels
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – When archaeologists excavate, they make the most curious discoveries possible. What was perfectly natural to our ancient ancestors is regarded as unusual today. During excavation in the town of Cheia, Romania, scientists found a wolf
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Where and when the first people appeared in North America is a debated subject many cannot agree on. It has previously been said the oldest house in North America is located in Ohio. Paleoindians used
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The fort of Vindolanda, one of the earliest Roman garrisons, built by the Roman army in England, is one of Europe’s most important Roman archeological sites. It guarded the Stanegate, the Roman road from the River
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Egyptian Book of the Dead provides unique insights into the religious life of ancient Egypt. A new handbook presents the current state of research. Co-editor is the Würzburg Egyptologist Martin Andreas Stadler. This small
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In late June, archaeologists conducted what they thought would be a minor investigation of Herlaugshaugen, a burial mound on the island of Leka in north-central Norway. Herlaugshaugen is mentioned in Snorre’s sagas as the final
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Fossils reveal how ancient birds molted their feathers. Every bird you’ve ever seen— every robin, every pigeon, every penguin at the zoo— is a living dinosaur. Birds are the only group of dinosaurs that survived
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A 150-million-year-old stomach stone has been found in the UK, making it the oldest discovered fossil of its kind. Found by renowned paleontologist Dr. Steve Etches MBE, in Kimmeridge, Dorset, the fist-shaped fossil originates
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists have uncovered a spectacular mosaic panel in the late Roman (ca. 400 C.E.) synagogue at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village in Israel’s Lower Galilee. The panel, which identifies the mosaic donors or artists, decorates
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeology students from Bournemouth University have discovered a Bronze Age burial site during an excavation of a prehistoric settlement in Dorset. It is the first time Bronze Age bones have been discovered on the site
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Paleontologists have discovered sets of fossils representing three new ichthyosaurs that may have been among the largest animals to have ever lived. Unearthed in the Swiss Alps between 1976 and 1990, the discovery includes the
