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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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - All across the world, there are many underwater structures that still remain unexplored. Beneath the waters of our oceans and lakes lie sunken buildings,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are eleven medieval monolithic churches in Lalibela, one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, second only to Axum. The construction of the churches is
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Kingdom of Aksum (Axum), also widely known as the Aksumite Empire, was an ancient civilization developed in one of the oldest continuously
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Before a catastrophe occurred, there was a time in the distant past when the Gobi Desert was covered by water, spanning areas of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Located in New Mexico, the Acoma Pueblo is not just a wonderful ancient site to visit, but also a place shrouded in mystery. Sometimes
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Romans established Londinium on the current site of the City of London around 43 AD. Reconstruction drawing of Londinium c. 120 AD. Image credit:
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AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have unearthed five hundred ancient graves which could belong to either the Achaemenid (550-330 BC) or the Parthian (247 BC-224 AD) Empire. The discovery was made
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Dr. Greg Little - AncientPages.com - The background of Tennessee’s ancient “Egyptian Temple” is not a great secret. But it appears to remain enigmatic to many who are
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AncientPages.com - Researchers have analyzed the chemical makeup of the tools used to create the big stone sculptures and found evidence that Easter Island's society was sophisticated and its
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A. Sutherland -AncientPages.com - Mysterious Pokaini Forest has long been shrouded in legends and myths. It is a very special and strange place that many consider being a strong
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Asuka, which means in Ainu, "flying birds" is one of the most historically rich places in Japan. This remarkable small village, located approximately 20
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Every now and then archaeologists stumble upon something that cannot be easily explained. This happened back in 1969 when archaeologists found Oklahoma's enigmatic mosaic
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - About 3,000 years ago, the Biblical Solomon, a king of Israel and son of King David, was renowned for his fabled wisdom, power and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Most people associate Atlantis with an underwater city or continent long gone. However, Arabia has its legend of a lost city, the so-called
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Our ancestors studied the stars and other celestial objects with great interest. They observed the movements of the Moon, the Sun and the stars
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Today, overgrown by jungle, El Mirador is a large pre-Columbian Mayan settlement located in the north of the modern department of El Petén, Guatemala. This
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In part 1 of this series we learned about why our ancestors are convinced there is an ancient subterranean kingdom inhabited by superior beings
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Who is this mysterious person? Where does he come from? Why did he and his tribe hide underground? Why is he of importance to
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pergamon is mentioned in several sources from about 400 BC. German archaeologists investigated the city of Pergamon for more than a century. Reconstruction
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In part 1 of this series we talked about a curious discovery that could shed more light on the Cliff Dwellers. We continue to
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many archaeological discoveries have provided valuable knowledge about people who lived in North America in the distant past. In Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - These remarkable statues with over-seized eyes raise some very intriguing questions. Why have no similar eye idols been found in any other region? Who were
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many unexplored ancient tunnels in South America. Scientists have discovered only a small fraction of the vast subterranean complex that spans
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Is it possible that giant, prehistoric reptilian, and dragon-like creatures that inhabited our planet during the age of the dinosaurs have survived till recorded
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It is an ancient mystery that remains unsolved even today. Our quest for traces of advanced ancient lost civilizations takes us to Mesoamerica where
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AncientPages.com - A previously undiscovered henge or monument located close to the 5,000 year old Newgrange monument in County Meath in Ireland's East Coast has been detected by Anthony
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AncientPages.com - The ancient entrance gate to the Biblical city of Zer (also known as Bethsaida) in Israel, has been unearthed during two fruitful weeks of excavations in the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In several of our previous articles we have discussed a theory suggesting that there is a vast, unknown ancient underground world hidden beneath our
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Remarkable prehistoric treasures are hidden in caves in America, according to many stories. Some of these secret underground chambers hold the key to our
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Pömmelte is the German version of Stonehenge. This ancient monument located in in Saxony, eastern Germany, is in many ways similar to its
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - After the murder of their king and invasion of their country, they escaped over the sea. A few years after the crucifixion of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Something very strange took place in this ancient underground temple. While exploring the ancient site scientists found skulls that do not belong to ordinary
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - These ancient buildings have long been a subject of scientific curiosity. Interestingly, the prehistoric structures we discuss this time, resisted water and extreme weather
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are places on this planet that are so feared that people don’t have the courage to visit them. Strange stories of mysterious lights,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Usually, when a site was occupied for a short time before it was attacked and destroyed, it can act as a "time capsule,"
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - As we continue our journey through North America searching for traces of an ancient lost civilization, our next destination is Iowa. In Iowa we
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Ancient Symbols
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Is it a pure coincidence that several ancient buildings in Europe form an important sacred symbol when viewed from the air? Could “someone”,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - As we continue this intriguing ancient account, it is wise to repeat what we learned previously. In part 1 of this article we described
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AncientPages.com - Polish archaeologists discovered over 2,000 years old lost city in northwestern Albania, in the area of today's Shkoder. The city was three times larger than the ancient Shkoder
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AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from Deccan College, India have excavated the ancient capital of Nandivardhan (present day – Nagardhan). The great city was ruled by the Vakataka dynasty during 250-550
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In part 1 one this series, we learned how one explorer paid the highest price to give us the knowledge he obtained about our
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient myths and legends tell a remarkable story about a place that became known as home of the gods. According to the legend, about
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