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Research revealed that the site was occupied 200 years earlier than previously estimated - fragments of ceramic wine jars imported from the Mediterranean evidence of a ‘Dark Age’ settlement. The analysis also showed how the medieval monks spin-doctored the Abbey’s mythical links to make Glastonbury one of the richest monasteries in the country.

Archaeology

Medieval Mythbusting – New Research Rewrites History Of Glastonbury Abbey

AncientPages.com | November 23, 2015

AncientPages.com - Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset holds a special place in popular culture. It was renowned in the early middle ages as the reputed burial place of the legendary

Non-invasive Japanese radar begins search for the queen's remains.

Archaeology

Tests On Tutankhamun’s Tomb: Non-Invasive Radar Search For Nefertiti To Start Thursday

AncientPages.com | November 23, 2015

AncientPages.com - Egyptian authorities announces the three-day operation that involves the use of non-invasive radar to search behind the walls of Tutankhamun's burial chamber. Exploration work will start Thursday to

Civilizations

The Face Of The Amarakarei – Remarkable Enormous Face Caved Into Stone Cliffs In Peru

AncientPages.com | November 20, 2015

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Hidden deep in the Peruvian Amazon is a remarkable enormous face carved into stone cliffs. The “Face Of The Amarakarei“ has been there

People could live in the underground passages and room for several days without the need of going outside. Photo credits: Iran Front Page

Ancient Technology

Remarkable Underground City Of Nushabad: A Masterpiece Of Ancient Architecture

AncientPages.com | November 17, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The underground city of Nushabad, known as Ouyi to locals is located 8 km north of Kashan in Esfahan province, central Iran. It's

Excavations and electrical resistance survey. Photo by M. Matera

Archaeology

Ancient Greeks In Ukraine: 2000-Year-Old Settlement With Previously Unknown Structures – Localized By Polish Archaeologists

AncientPages.com | November 15, 2015

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw using aerial photographs and geophysical surveys, confirmed the location of settlement dating back more than two thousand years in Respublikaniec (Kherson

Deir Mar Musa; interior | 11th -13th century |Damascus | Photographer: James J. O’Donnell

Civilizations

Ancient Monastery In The Middle Of ‘Syria’s Stonehenge’ – Underground Caves, Tombs, Stone Circles Older Than Pyramids

AncientPages.com | November 13, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the mountains of the Syrian desert - covered with with unknown rock formations, stone circles and mysterious lines of stone - there is

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The Enigma Of People And Gods With Horns In Ancient Times

AncientPages.com | November 7, 2015

AncientPages.com - Horns represent the primal power of nature, express the unstoppable power and the majesty and throughout human history, horns have been synonymous with this strength. Horned animal deities played a

A general view of a digging site of the remains of a citadel used by the Greeks more then 2,000 years ago to control the Al Aqsa mosque, also known as the Temple Mount at the City of David near Jerusalem Old City on November 3, 2015. Photo Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority

Archaeology

Ancient Mystery Of Acra Citadel – Solved

AncientPages.com | November 3, 2015

AncientPages.com - After 10 years of excavations, Israeli archaeologists have finally solved “one of Jerusalem’s greatest archaeological mysteries” — identifying the location of the Acra, an infamous fortress used by ancient

A brief visualisation of an exotic stone found at a 15,000-year-old hunter-gatherer settlement in Jersey. The site, Les Varines, offers great views over landscapes now drowned by the English Channel. It is located in the Jersey parish of St Saviour and has produced over 5,000 scattered stone artefacts during the past five years of excavation, but in the summer of 2015 the team unearthed denser concentrations of tools and burnt bone and, for the first time, fragments of engraved stone. These are currently under study in an attempt to unravel the significance of these unique finds.

Archaeology

Ice Age Engraved Stones, Tools Unearthed At Jersey Hunter-Gatherer Site Dated To Magdalenian Culture

AncientPages.com | November 3, 2015

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists find Ice Age engravings, tools and burnt bone within "very rare" British settlement at Jersey. Archaeologists say hunter-gatherers from the Magdalenian culture of between 16,000 and

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Mystery Of The Candelabrum: One Of The Most Enigmatic Ancient Giant Ground Drawings In The World

AncientPages.com | November 2, 2015

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPage.com - A giant mysterious figure, world-renowned under the name "Candelabrum" can be seen from as far as 12 miles out to sea. The Candelabra

The hilltop of Mukawir, the Biblical Machaerus, is where Salome is believed to have danced for Herodus Antipus who, impressed by her performance, promised her anything she wanted.

Civilizations

The 2,000-Year-Old Citadel Of Machaerus – A New Look For An Ancient Site

AncientPages.com | October 30, 2015

AncientPages.com - The Citadel of Machaerus - a fortified hilltop palace - was built upon a conical peak of basalt, located in Jordan fifteen miles (24 km) southeast of

Berekely Walls Photo by relicsoftheancients.com

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Mystery Of Great Wall Of California: An Ancient Unsolved Enigma

AncientPages.com | October 28, 2015

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The ancient Berkeley walls remain an ancient unsolved enigma. Often referred to as the “Great Wall Of California”, it still remains unknown who

Civilizations

Secrets Of Mount Shasta – One Of The Most Sacred Places On Earth

AncientPages.com | October 24, 2015

AncientPages.com - Many people consider Mt. Shasta to be one of the most sacred places on Earth. This majestic mountain - a part of the Cascade Mountain Range, located

This sword dating from c. 750 AD was discovered by a hiker in Norway. An archaeologist said the artifact was an important example of the Viking age.

Archaeology

1,200-Year-Old Viking Sword Found By Hiker In Norway

AncientPages.com | October 22, 2015

AncientPages.com - A 1,200-year-old Viking sword was accidentally found by a hiker traveling the ancient route between western and eastern Norway. The sword was found at Haukeli located

Archaeology

Ancient Graves That Date Back To Pre-Vijaya Era Discovered In Sri Lanka

AncientPages.com | October 21, 2015

AncientPages.com - In the ancient cemetery at Ibbankatuwa in Dambulla, located in the Matale District, Central Province of Sri Lanka, archaeologists unearthed graves that date back to the

Vestiges of stairs leading to the south side of the Daigokuden hall in the ruins of the Fujiwarakyu palace in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture. (Ryo Kato)

Archaeology

Discovery At Fujiwarakyu Palace Complex Offers Better Glimpse Of 7th-Century Japan

AncientPages.com | October 21, 2015

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists uncovered remains of stairs near the foundations of a grand building where emperors 1,300 years ago performed special rituals in Japan's old capital Fujiwara-kyo. Researchers

In this year's excavations, archaeologists revealed that the colonnade was shaped like a "?" with a space of 2.30 meters between the columns and confirmed the direction of the walls of the colonnade and the outdoor courtyard.

Archaeology

New Discoveries In The Asklepieion Of Ancient Pheneos, Greece

AncientPages.com | October 19, 2015

AncientPages.com - New impressive findings have come to light in the archaeological excavations at the site of the Asklepieion in ancient Pheneos, in the Peloponnese. Among them are

Civilizations

Tracing Footsteps Of Giants In Africa – Obscure Past Of Mzoura Stones

AncientPages.com | October 18, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mysterious, holy stones of Mzoura have a very long and obscured past. "For in these stones is a mystery and a healing virtue against

Left: Clay tablets discovered at Kültepe; Right: A Hittite God from Kültepe

Civilizations

Kültepe: Once Part Of The Kingdom Of Hittites And The Center of a complex network of Assyrian trade colonies in the 2nd millennium B.C.

AncientPages.com | October 16, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mysterious Kültepe was once part of the kingdom of the Hittites. Excavations revealed ancient artifacts, clay tablets, and intriguing prehistoric structures. Kültepe still

A well-preserved human skeleton was also found in the bog (photo: Moesgaard Museum)

Archaeology

Sacrificial Remains From The Iron Age Unearthed Near Aarhus, Denmark

AncientPages.com | October 14, 2015

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from Moesgaard Museum have discovered an unusually complete and well-preserved Iron Age find near Skødstrup just north of Aarhus. Several bogs containing sacrificial offerings have been found

"The sharing of food had religious as well as social connotations for promoting unity among Britain’s scattered farming communities in prehistory. ”

Archaeology

What Was On The Menu For Stonehenge’s Builders, 2500 BC? Milk, Yoghurt And Cheese Only Eaten In Exclusive Ceremonies

AncientPages.com | October 14, 2015

AncientPages.com - Evidence from settlement where Stonehenge builders lived suggests well-organised community feasting. Milk, yoghurt and cheeses could have been seen as “exclusive” foods or eaten predominantly in

Ancient Symbols

Mystery Of The Sphinx – A Guardian Of Knowledge And Symbol Of Riddles And Intrigue

AncientPages.com | October 13, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An idol with human head and a lion's body known as sphinx is one of the most important symbols in humanity's records. It's a

Mystery Of 1,000 Ancient Carved Shiva Lingas Discovered In India And Cambodia

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Mystery Of Ancient Carved Shiva Lingas In India And Cambodia

AncientPages.com | October 12, 2015

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It is an astonishing sight to see hundreds of carved Shiva Lingas embedded on the Shalmala river bed. This is an ancient place

Vallo Castle Ring from the air. Graphic by processed satellite photo, September 7th 2014

Archaeology

Archaeologists Uncover Secrets Of ‘Vallø Borgring’ Viking Age Circular Fortress

AncientPages.com | October 11, 2015

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists begin to uncover secrets of a Viking Age circular fortress discovered a year ago. It's the first Viking Age fortress found in Denmark for the

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Mysterious Great Pyramid Of China: Almost Totally Unknown Even To Most Chinese

AncientPages.com | October 10, 2015

Ellen Lloyd - MessageToEagle.com - It is located about 40 miles southwest of Xian, the largest of sixteen pyramids located in the area designated as a Shensi, or

Gilgamesh is ferried across the Waters of Death

Artifacts

Missing Lines From Epic Of Gilgamesh Shed New Light On Humbaba

AncientPages.com | October 9, 2015

AncientPages.com - The 'Epic of Gilgamesh' - devoted to gods, mortals, and monsters - is considered one of the first masterpieces of World Literature and tells the story of

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A 200-Year-Old Swedish Mystery Remains Unsolved

AncientPages.com | October 7, 2015

AncientPages.com - A remarkable and unexplained phenomenon took place in a small village in Sweden over 200 years ago. As you are about to find out, not all unidentified

Ruins of the unearthed temple. Courtesy Of Antiquities Ministry

Archaeology

Discovered: Mysterious 2,400-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Shrine Belonging To 30th Dynasty Pharaoh Nectanebo I

AncientPages.com | October 6, 2015

AncientPages.com - The ruins of a 2,400 year-old shrine beneath Cairo’s modern district of Mataria, have been discovered by Egyptian and German archaeologists, according to Antiquities Minister Mamdouh

A rare turtle-shaped brick tomb dating back to about 800 years. Credits: (AFP)

Archaeology

Unique Ancient Turtle-Shaped Tomb Discovered In North China

AncientPages.com | October 5, 2015

AncientPages.com - Archeologists in North China's Shanxi Province have excavated a rare turtle-shaped brick tomb dating back to about 800 years. The tomb of the mid to late Jin

A file picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows visitors walking near the famous Arch of Triumph of the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus. AFP Photo

Archaeology

Arch Of Triumph In 2000-Year-Old City Of Palmyra – Destroyed

AncientPages.com | October 5, 2015

AncientPages.com - Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) extremists have blown up the famous Arch of Triumph in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, the country's

Sunduki observatory - ancient paintings,16,000 years old

Civilizations

Sunduki – ‘Home Of The Gods’ – One Of The World’s Oldest Astronomical Observatories

AncientPages.com | October 4, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many people believe that one of the oldest astronomical observatories is Stonehenge. However, an ancient and spectacular Sunduki (or "home of the gods") could

Civilizations

Secret Ancient Subterranean Tunnels And Caverns Across America: Who Or What Were Our Ancestors Hiding From?

AncientPages.com | October 4, 2015

Ellen Lloyd - Ancient Pages.com - Throughout all the Americas there are a number of legends of secret of subterranean passages stretching for miles. Did perhaps our ancestors for

Are the bones evidence of a lost royal stronghold? Credits: Edinburgh Museums and Galleries

Archaeology

Mystery Of An Edinburgh Crypt – Secrets Of Warriors Of Dark Ages In Scotland – Revealed

AncientPages.com | October 3, 2015

AncientPages.com - A two-year meticulous investigation into the mystery of an Edinburgh crypt has finally cast important new light on the turbulent and little-known history of the Dark

the building is likely to be a ‘burnt mound’, which generally comprises of a fireplace, water tank and a pile of burnt stone. Through experimentation and reference to medieval Irish literature, experts have been able to deduce that stones were roasted on a hearth before being placed into the tank of water, bringing the water to a boiling point and producing lots of steam.

Archaeology

Rare 4,000-Year-Old Sauna Discovered In Scotland

AncientPages.com | October 3, 2015

AncientPages.com - A "very rare" Bronze Age underground building which experts believe could have been a sauna or steam house has been discovered by archaeologists in Scotland. The

A new project is performing CAT scans on the plaster casts of the victims of Pompeii. Photo: Mario Caporta/AFP

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Incredible CT scans show Pompeii victims ‘in good health’

AncientPages.com | October 3, 2015

AncientPages.com - A recently launched project that is performing CAT scans on the remains of Pompeii victims contained within plaster casts has revealed that good health was widespread

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Mysterious Marcahuasi, Peru – One Of The Greatest Puzzles Of Human Prehistory

AncientPages.com | October 2, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Marcahuasi is an eerie place related to many legends and unbelievable stories about mysterious subterranean chambers, sightings of balls of light or even encounters

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Ajanta Caves: Incredible Accomplishment Of India’s Ancient Stonecutters

AncientPages.com | October 1, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Now, it’s time to take a look at the next architectural wonder of India – the cave temples of Ajanta – that represent a

The skeletal remains were found both inside and outside the rectangular stone-lined cist (pictured), under the floor of the cavernous, vaulted structure that is 26 feet (eight metres) tall. They are undergoing DNA analysis

Civilizations

Mystery Greek tomb was dedicated to companion of Alexander – experts say

AncientPages.com | October 1, 2015

AncientPages.com - A massive ancient tomb recently opened in northern Greece was likely a monument to Hephaestion, the close companion of Alexander the Great, experts working on the

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10 Great Ancient Mysteries Of North America

AncientPages.com | September 30, 2015

First version of this article was originally published August 17, 2014 AncientPages.com - In every corner of the world we come across fascinating ancient mysteries that encourage us to

A 1,500 year old mosaic, depicting a map with streets and buildings, was exposed about two years ago in archaeological excavations the Israel Antiquities Authority

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A Rare 1,500 Year Old Mosaic That Depicts Ancient Streets And Buildings in Egypt – Discovered

AncientPages.com | September 29, 2015

AncientPages.com - A 1,500 year old mosaic, depicting a map with streets and buildings, was uncovered on the floor of an early Christian church in Kiryat Gat, about two

Another view of the inscription on the balsamarium. The vessel has been found in the main grave of the Great Burial Mound in Bulgaria’s Tatarevo. Photo: Parvomai.net

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Inscription Found In Ancient Thracian Tomb in Bulgaria’s Tatarevo Is A Verse from Solon’s ‘Prayer to the Muses’

AncientPages.com | September 29, 2015

AncientPages.com - The 1st century AD inscription printed on an ancient clay vessel in an ancient Thracian burial mound near the town of Tatarevo in Southern Bulgaria is

The depictions on one of the stone steles found in the Stolovatets Shrine near Bulgaria’s Razlog feature geometric motifs such as triple and double spirals representing the sun light

Artifacts

Bulgaria’s Reliefs From Ancient Thracian Sun Shrine – Restored

AncientPages.com | September 29, 2015

AncientPages.com - Ornate ancient Thracian marble steles from a Thracian shrine dedicated to the sun have been restored with a permanent open-air exhibition of replicas of the steles.