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
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered as many as 65 ancient jars made of sandstone in India. Some of these jars are giant and researchers suspect
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Founded by Alexander the Great the ancient city of Bazira was long, but its ruins were located in 2019. The city was established
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Beautiful Machu Picchu has not given up all its ancient secrets, at least not yet. There is still much to learn about this
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - A bizarre and strange monument in America can be found in northeastern Georgia, North America. It is the Georgia Guidestones - an ominous
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Founded around 1235 the town of Ravenser Odd had about 100 houses, a large market, prison, court, many shops, a sea wall, and
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Before the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D, people in Pompeii lived a comfortable life. At the time of the destruction,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - One of the great mysteries of late medieval history is why did the Norse, who had established successful settlements in southern Greenland in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Deir el-Bahri, a sacred resting place for the pharaohs, is a mountain valley on the western bank of the Nile River near Thebes,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A new DNA study challenges the notion that the Ohlone migrated to the San Francisco Bay Area between A.D. 500-1,000. Scientists who conducted
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It is impossible to say how many ancient cities may still be hidden in the remote, inaccessible jungle of Guatemala. Exploration of these
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It is a remarkable but unsettling discovery! It sounds fantastic and implausible, but based on the reported finding, this ancient lost underground city could
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The enduring mysteries of ancient Egypt keep fascinating archaeologists, historians, and the public alike. The Land of the Pharaohs refuses to give up
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Dedicated to the goddess Hathor the Dendera Temple is one of the most beautiful temples in Egypt. Famous for its magnificent astronomical ceiling and huge
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - This underground tunnel known as Qanat Firaun ('Canal Of The Pharaohs') or simply 'Pharaoh's Watercourse' is an extraordinary example of the remarkable ingenuity
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - We learned about many remarkable, long-forgotten ancient cities hidden in the Amazon Jungle in recent years. Such discoveries made thanks to LIDAR have
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Kathryn Best and Mahmoud Hassaan Al Hashash - AncientPages.com - Mystery creates wonder, and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand. - Neil Armstrong, Astronaut Why
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the more than two hundred megalithic structures discovered in southwestern Spain's province of Huelva, there is one particularly impressive and, at the
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Many ancient places in Peru are as beautiful as valuable to history. Not far from the city of Cajamarca, there is a fascinating
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Why the mysterious Stone Of Brutus was brought to London, UK, remains unknown. Several theories attempt to explain Stone's enigmatic past, but even
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Northern Sweden, there are many fascinating and mysterious ancient sites and places. Unfortunately, several of these historical sites have not been properly investigated
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Xunantunich, a major ceremonial center of the Maya Civilization, is an ancient Maya archaeological site atop a ridge above the Mopan River, about
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pyramids and temples of the ancient world were precisely aligned with the direction of the rising or setting sun, moon, star, or planet on
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Gilmerton Cove is a mysterious cave system on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland. For a long time, it was considered the work of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is a special and important reason it is not allowed to stay in Nidvidan after sunset. It is said that even the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - This beautiful temple can be found in Belur, situated on river Yagachi, 38 km from Hassan district of Karnataka state, India. Once in
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many ghost towns and villages worldwide, and they all have their exciting history. Among them is one particular story that is
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Heliopolis (" city of the Sun," or "city of pillars") was a city in ancient Egypt, located right at the apex of the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to available ancient references, Takshashila was the first and earliest Buddhist center of Vedic learning, and the city of Takshashila itself also
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - What makes the Tarascans an intriguing pre-Columbian civilization? The Tarascans, well-known for their outstanding musical and artistic abilities, are first of all, famous for
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - One of North America's strangest and most controversial archaeological sites is the Calico Early Man. site. It is located midway between Los Angeles
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pillars of victory, also known as memorial columns, were occasionally erected to memorize the triumphs of victorious achievements of an emperor. They were
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Brihadeshwara Temple (also known as the Big Temple) is an outstanding example of Chola architecture. It is another remarkable sacred shrine in Gangaikonda
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Before being destroyed and abandoned in 50 B.C. by a volcanic eruption, Cuicuilco was an important ancient site on the southern shore of Lake
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Today, there are only some ancient ruins left, but during the times of the Inca, Coricancha must have been a marvelous place to see.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Many places are associated with strange legends telling people to use supernatural power or get help from dark forces to accomplish something. In
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The mysterious 11,000-year-old Tower of Jericho was an impressive ancient structure. It was the world’s first skyscraper that over the years has inspired a
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Black Pyramid, constructed under the reign of Amenemhat III, was initially erected as a monumental edifice that bore witness to the Pharaoh's
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The history of Geghard and traditions that date back to pre-Christian times, Armenians were influenced by the Persians and their Zoroastrian religion. Initially,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Today, all we know about the ancient city of Ur comes from the written documents unearthed at Ur. The people of Mesopotamia, which
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The seventh and final letter to the churches of ancient Asia Minor is to the church in Laodicea, a significant hub of Christianity.
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mahabalipuram is a ruined city located on the coast just 60 km south of Chennai. Even looking at the city’s ruins, it is
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Anchor Church Caves in the United Kingdom have long held a secret, but no one knew it, at least not until now.
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