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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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Already three centuries ago (in 1726), John Toland wrote that brochs or the so-called 'Pictish Towers' "are apt all over Scotland to make
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have created an impressive 3D reconstruction of Principia, the legionary fortress in Novae (Bulgaria). By restoring inscribed monuments from the site in
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Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – A pioneering study has shed new light on North African humid periods that have occurred over the past 800,000 years and explains
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - A place must not be of great size to have a long and rich history. Munkholmen is certainly proof of that. Located in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Silla was one of the three kingdoms of Korea and the most successful one. In the 7th century, Silla conquered the other kingdoms:
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Jiaohe (in Chinese: 'where two rivers meet') is considered one of China's oldest, largest, and best-preserved earthen cities. It was built 2,300 years
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An ancient city called Idu (now Satu Qala) was long hidden beneath a mound, and a few years ago, it was finally unearthed
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Nippur (Sumerian: Nibru, "Enlil City"; Akkadian: Nibbur) was among the most ancient Sumerian cities and one of the most important religious centers throughout Mesopotamia. Some
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Undoubtedly, the impressive megalithic monument, known as the Pena Molexa, is one of the magical places of Narón in northwestern Galicia in Spain. A Pena Molexa.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Modern Tello (Telloh) was an ancient Sumerian city of Girsu, located between the Tigris and Euphrates and about 20-25 kilometers north-northwest of Lagash
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Celtiberian tribes of mixed Iberian and Celtic origin inhabited an area in the central-northeastern Iberian Peninsula during the final centuries B.C. In the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Along the prominent Gila River at Butte, Arizona, lies Cochran Ghost Town and there are five very well-preserved beehive-shaped ovens standing in a row.
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - When Mount Vesuvius erupted on the morning of August 24, 79 A.D., life ended in the ancient city of Pompeii. A great cloud
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Have you ever wanted to travel back in time and see what life was like in ancient Greece? We can do this by
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The fascinating ancient Hittite sanctuary of Yazilikaya ('rock with writing') lies between rock outcroppings at the foot of the high ridge east of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many have tried to find the legendary ancient golden city of Vineta, but the place's location remains an unsolved mystery. Did Vineta really
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An airborne laser scanning study has led to the surprising discovery of an ancient, unknown Maya city hidden deep in the jungle in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Forgotten for millennia, the Kingdom of Mitanni was discovered in the nineteenth century, and excavations revealed fascinating facts about this unusual kingdom, which
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The forgotten ancient Canaanite city of Ugarit was discovered in 1928 by a local farmer plowing his field. He was unaware that he
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com -There is a mysterious ancient city of Djado located on the southern border of the Djado plateau in northeastern Niger. Once, there were several
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The existence of legendary Jomsvikings is one of the greatest unsolved Viking mysteries. They are described in Icelandic Sagas as superheroes and a
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Petroglyphs and drawings in Gobustan are among the most ancient rock galleries in the world. They show many aspects of everyday life, customs, and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Finland, many unexplored ancient caves hold many secrets. One of them is called Varggrottan, which means Wolf Cave in English. When archaeologists
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A new study reveals that Nerja is the European cave containing Paleolithic Art with the most confirmed and recurrent visits during prehistory. For
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Ellen Lloyd– AncientPages.com – It’s difficult to say where we can find traces of the world’s oldest civilization because many ancient underwater ruins still await our discovery. There
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In Vinoř, an area on the outskirts of Prague, Czech Republic, a mysterious 7,000-year-old circular structure has fascinated archaeologists for many years. Scientists
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A. Sutherland - AncietPages.com - We don't know what it was or how it happened. According to newspapers and journals, it suddenly 'arrived' quickly from the West and did
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - More than 300 peculiar petroglyphs have been discovered scattered across the American Southwest. Most of these petroglyphs are known as water glyphs in
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - While investigating at Waskiri, near the Lauca River and the Bolivian-Chilean border, archaeologists made a curious discovery. Scientists found an impressive circular construction
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Fairy circles – barren patches which make polka-dot patterns in dry and desert areas – were first described by scientists in Namibia in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - 'Altar of Twelve Gods', also called the Sanctuary of the Twelve Gods was found at Gabii, Italy. This valuable piece of sculpture represents the twelve
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many archeologists agree that cylindrical towers known as 'chullpas' (chulpas), which can be viewed at Sillustani, Cutimbo, and other places, are the work
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The ancient temple complex Medinet Habu has survived in the arid desert climate for thousands of years. But in the 100 years since
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The great ancient city of Timgad is the largest Roman settlement ever built in North Africa. In AD 100, Emperor Trajan created the
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A. Sutherland- AncientPages.com - The "Dwarfie Stane" is a remarkable ancient and massive piece of red sandstone. This 5,000-year-old block is surrounded by a mystery that has not
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Megalithic graves appeared more or less simultaneously in southern Sweden and were first used around 3500–3300 cal BC. Image credit: Jorchr - CC BY-SA
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - How can we tell what old carvings are worthy of further investigation and may contain a secret message? Sometimes, we encounter carvings we
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Saving lives is more important than archaeological and historical sites. However, regretfully, we must inform you that the ancient Gaziantep Castle has been
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When many ancient monuments and prehistoric places are either neglected or destroyed, news emphasizing the importance of preserving heritage is welcome. Located near
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Founded in the 780s, Kaupang (in Old Norse' kaupangr', 'market' or 'trading place) was Norway's important commercial and production city for Vikings and others.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It is always splendid when ancient knowledge can be preserved for future generations. One of the greatest Greek philosophers was Aristotle of Stagira
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A remarkable landmark, a surviving 14-meter ancient Roman Obelisk is located near the Veliko Tarnovo district village of Lessicheri in the North-Central region
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