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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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Relics of an ancient six-thousand-year old village in the Sarvabad county in Kurdestan Province have been unearthed by Iranian archaeologists. The ancient village was unearthed in the Sarcham
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AncientPages.com - For many years, scientists have debated the age of some of Europe’s oldest cave art. Many questions have remained without answers, among them, perhaps one probably the
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AncientPages.com - A new William Shakespeare First Folio, part of the original collection of 36 plays published in 1623, has been discovered on Isle of Bute, Scotland. Emma Smith, professor
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AncientPages.com - An ancient tomb dating back to the late Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220), nearly 2,000 years ago, has been found in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region,
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Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists may have discovered the second Viking site ever found in North America. It’s a truly significant historical find that offers tantalizing evidence of
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Karakorum was first settled about 750. In 1220, Genghis Khan, the great Mongol conqueror, founded his headquarters there and used it as a base
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - About 5,000 years ago, Los Millares was Europe's biggest and most important town. The ruins of the city of Los Millares are situated
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Hovenweep became a National Monument in 1923, but the site is a very ancient. "Hovenweep" is a Paiute/Ute word meaning "Deserted Valley". It is
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Dublin, the capital of Ireland was founded by the Vikings. Vikings were first spotted off the coast of Ireland in AD 792. In the
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Was princess Tadukhipa of the ancient Mitanni kingdom the famous Egyptian queen Nefertiti? Today, Nefertiti is remembered as an Egyptian queen renowned for her
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are not many ancient Egyptian temples dedicated to two gods. Temple Of Kom Ombo is unusual because it honors both the ancient Egyptian
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A remarkable, ancient archaeological site Guachimontones (‘Los Guachimontones’) is located just outside the modest little town of Teuchitlán, Jalisco, 43 kilometers (26 miles) west
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The familiar saying that the conquerors write history applies well to the forgotten ancient kingdom of Tuwana that was more or less erased
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Indian archaeologists have discovered that hemp – a mix of hemp with clay and lime plaster – has prevented the famous ancient Ellora
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the local dialect, the Chogha (also known as Tchogha) means abnormal hills, and “Zanbil” means the basket, and since this site was
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - The remains of an Anglo-Saxon island - home to a Middle Saxon settlement - have been uncovered at Little Carlton near Louth, Lincolnshire by archaeologists from the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Strange ancient domed structures, commonly called “beehive tombs,” also known as Tholos tombs, have been found in many places around the world. What is
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In West Jordan in 1947, near the ruins of Qumran - also known as Khirbet Qumran - clay pots filled with ancient scrolls were
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Armenia's splendid city of Ani was once a powerful and flourishing place situated on several trade routes. Founded more than 1,600 years ago,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sir Aurel Stein (1862 – 1943), British archaeologist, explorer famous for his archaeological discoveries in Central Asia, was fascinated by the history of the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.om - The magnificent Skellig Islands lie 8 miles (12 km) off the coast of Portmagee in South West Kerry. Rising majestically from the sea,
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AncientPages.com - Long ago, there were many magnificent ancient libraries filled with priceless books and scrolls. Today, the Great Library of Alexandria is the most famous ancient library,
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The ancient stone circle known as 'Stones of the Sun (In Irish, 'Lios na Grainsi') was built around 2000 BC by the people
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - As many other Mayan archaeological sites, Dzibilchaltun (“place where there is writing on flat rocks”) is a striking place. It does not have huge
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AncientPages.com - A Roman-Byzantine grave has been unearthed during the restoration of the historic Casa Garibaldi building on Istanbul’s famous Istiklal Avenue, Turkey The grave was found when a
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The ancient city of Perge was one of the centers of the Kommagene civilization. Located in the southern province of Antalya, between the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Very little is known about when, how, and by whom the Masroor temples were constructed. One thing we must say: they were created by
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Throughout history, this creepy island had a number o names. It has, for example, been called the bloody island, the island of madness, and
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AncientPages.com - Seven caves (Buddhist 'viharas') have been discovered in the forests of the sprawling Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivli, on the northern fringes of the city. They are
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to an ancient legend, Rome was founded in 753 BC and the first two centuries of existence have passed under the rule of
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - The Meroitic Empire is one of the civilizations of ancient Africa. It was reported by the Greek historian Herodotus as a rival to Greek (Ptolemaic) Egypt. The
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AncientPages.com - Longvek was the capital city in ancient Cambodia, for almost 200 years following the sack of Angkor by the Siamese in 1431. The city's records tell
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have revealed the best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found in Britain, which provides an extraordinary insight into domestic life 3,000 years ago. Dated to
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AncientPages.com - Evidence of a civilization that existed more than 1,300 years ago was unearthed in less than 20 centimeters of soil Monday at Philippi Estate Park in Sarasota.
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AncientPages.com - Ancient fortresses are a symbol of royalty, battles, and power. They are the witness to a history spanning hundreds and thousands of years. From very early history
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AncientPages.com - Many fascinating artifacts have already been discovered during Yenikapi excavations, which tell story of a 8,500-year-old city. Among these findings, which are dated to the Neolithic Age,
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AncientPages.com - The remains of a 3,400-year-old citadel the citadel that once served the needs of mariners, who often visited the ancient port city, was recently uncovered in Nahariya,
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AncientPages.com - Archaeologists digging in Newhaven, a historic fishing village in Scotland, discovered poorly preserved human bones dated to the sixteenth or seventeenth century. The team was looking for
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AncientPages.com - An ancient road built using the polygonal technique has been accidentally discovered during drainage works conducted at an archaeological site in the southern province of Mersin’s historical Tarsus
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AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have found new evidence that suggests date of origin of Tel Al-Dafna site, located at the Al-Qantara West area in Ismailiya, 11 kilometres west of the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Beneath the streets of Paris there is a huge underground labyrinth with dark galleries and narrow passages. It’s a gruesome place of great historical
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AncientPages.com - It wasn't any easy task to restore the seventh-century Baekje-era stone pagoda at the UNESCO-registered Mireuksa Temple site in Iksan, North Jeolla Province. The 1,300-year-old pagoda is
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