Ancient Places
Explore mysterious ancient ruins, sacred sites, places of great historical importance and phenomenal archaeological sites. Many ancient places offer us unique glimpse to the past.
Marvel over the astonishing architecture and history. You will be magically transported back in time.
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Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com - About 6,000 years ago, someone carved a mysterious goat-like figure on the Balchiria Stelae in Corsica. It's a design unlike anything seen in
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - During the first excavation of the year 2020, archaeologists have unearthed 16 ancient Egyptian tombs containing 20 sarcophagi (some of them decorated with
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Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In a country like Syria where ongoing conflicts have destroyed many significant ancient historical buildings and artifacts, it’s a relief to see these
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Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com - Glorious and scary Orava Castle is often associated with the realms of Nosferatu today, but the history of this ancient building goes much
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – There will now be a new attempt to scan the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt. In search of the hidden chamber, scientists will
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – We continue our journey following the man who was determined to unearth a legendary treasure. As discussed in part 1, after being granted
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As soon as he learned about the possible existence of a legendary ancient treasure, he decided to investigate the claims. He understood that
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Biblical Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Scholars have confirmed many Biblical events, but there are still accounts in the Holy Book that remain shrouded in mystery. One such case
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Alpha Draconis, also known as Thuban, is located about 270 light-years away in the northern constellation Draco. Despite its "alpha" designation, it shines
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – You can still find the city of Kaskaskia on maps, but legends tell people ceased to live there when a very angry man
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are still many ancient places on our planet that remain unknown or very little known to most people. One such place is
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Ancient stone circles can be found in many places around the world. It’s still unclear why our ancestors created a circular alignment of
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered a large palace at the Mayan city of Kulubá in Yucatán. According to the first reports, it seems the structure
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The mysterious Trzciniec culture is revealing more of its ancient secrets, but the latest discovery raises more questions than answers. An unusual grave,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – When and where the first Hellenistic temple was constructed has long been a bit of archaeological puzzle, but the ancient and beautiful city
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Most people are familiar with the stories of Atlantis and Lemuria, but there are other lost islands and even entire continents that were
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Robber’s Cave in Nebraska is a beautiful, historical place rich in folklore. Inside the 5,000-plus square feet cave, thousands of enigmatic engravings have
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - A mysterious water source located in the middle of a field has puzzled archaeological for decades. Ancient bones discovered at the site reveal
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic is no ordinary Roman Catholic chapel. Located in Sedlec, in the suburbs of Kutna Hora, this
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Studies of ancient cave drawings are significant because these images provide us with knowledge of our ancestors’ beliefs. Often artists of the past
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Archaeological excavations in North America have on several occasions provided us with evidence that civilizations from distant ancient lands visited the continent. We
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The beautiful island of Unkonsaari in Lake Inari, northern Finland is sacred to the Sami people. Unfortunately, this holy place has also been
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When the Conquistadors came to explore the New World in the early 16th century, they heard rumors about a magnificent wealthy city of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Modern scientists have long tried to solve this ancient mystery. What is happening here should be impossible, and yet we cannot deny facts
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In part 1 we talked about how an astronomer combined scientific and historical data leading him to think he had located a big
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Today widely recognized for his scientific achievement, the man whose work inspired future astronomers and other scientists ended tragically. He was open-minded, curious
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - As discussed in part 1 of this series, a researcher who decided to investigate a strange carving made by Knights Templar in France
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Knights Templar had many secrets and we have successfully unraveled some of them, but certainly not all. Many historians will admit mystery
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In Jordan, about 55 km east of Amman, near Saudi Arabia's border, there is a strange ancient structure known as the desert castle Qasr
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - There is a mysterious giant ancient green rock in the capital of the Hittite Empire in central Turkey. Anyone who visits Hattusa, the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In part 1 we discussed briefly why we may have misunderstood some of Plato’s writings. This time we examine yet another possibility and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In several of our previous articles, we have discussed secret subterranean worlds that hold clues to our ancient past. Modern archaeologists keep discovering
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - While visiting an ancient temple, he came across an iron kettle. Being a scientist who often worked with various metals, he noticed the
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - St. Paul’s Catacombs provide us with the earliest archaeological evidence of Christianity in Malta. The ancient Roman burial site is the largest and most
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One can only imagine how frustrated and angry this scientist must have felt when he discovered something incredible beneath the waters, only to
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - To discover a magnificent Celtic burial like the Hochdorf chieftain's grave is a dream of every archaeologist. Celtic burial mound reconstructed. Credit: Detlef
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Legends and mystery surround the Caynton caves. Did Knights Templar use the man-made underground chambers for their secret meetings and rituals? Left: Entrance
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - We continue to explore the untold story of the Great Sphinx, an ancient monument that still remains shrouded in mystery. In part 1
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - His nose is broken, and his eyes are nothing but holes. His head is still bearing some traces of red and yellow paint,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many balancing rocks across the world. It's not always easy to determine whether an ancient structure is a natural or man-made
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Roman Forum (in Latin: Forum Romanum) was the center of Rome's most important political and social events during the republican period. It is
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Today Sahara is one of the hottest and driest places on Earth. It’s impossible for most living organisms survive for a longer period
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