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 - Many spectacular architectural masterworks of India, like temples, mosques, monoliths, statues, gigantic forts, palaces, universities, and tombs, are left in legacy by the country’s
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Cosquer Cave is the world's only underwater Stone Age cave and a marvelous place where archaeologists have discovered mysterious paintings created by our
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many secrets of the ancient Etruscans, who represent one of the most enigmatic civilizations in Europe, are still to be discovered. Etruscan cemeteries contain
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Inhabitants of the sacred city of Caral were skilled architects, builders, and astronomers who studied celestial objects with great interest. Scientists have discovered
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sarmizegetusa (today Gradistea Muncelului) County was the capital of pre-Roman Dacia, located in the Orastie Mountains, in present-day Romania. Before the wars with
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the most prominent historical sites of Kura Araxes (Uraxes) culture, dating from 3400 BC to 2000 BC, is the Shengavit settlement,
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It has been assumed for some time the Caynton Caves were used by the Knights Templar, who held secret meetings in underground chambers
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Uplistsikhe (today in ruins) is a cave-town fortress, one of the oldest religious, political and cultural centers of present-day Georgia located at the crossroads
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Hattusa was the capital of the kingdom of the Hittites in the late Bronze Age. In the 2nd millennium BC, the kingdom stretched from
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - More than 1,000 years ago, the mysterious great Buddhist Kingdom of Guge, with its capital, Tsaparang, was located on the high Tibetan plateau.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Have you ever wanted to see what the famous, ancient Baalbek temples in Lebanon once looked like? Now you have the chance to
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Cheomseongdae Observatory located in Gyeongju, South Korea originates from the flourishing Silla period. Constructed in 632, the Cheomseongdae (“star-gazing tower” or “star-observing
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - To archaeologists, Luxor is a dream. To tourists, it’s a wonderful place offering the best glimpses into the ancient Egyptian world one can
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It takes only a few seconds to blow up a sacred temple that has withstood the test of time for thousands of years.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The ancient Miami Circle is a fascinating archaeological site in Florida that offers important knowledge about American history. While investigating the site, scientists
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient people left behind many structures and carvings that intrigue us, but it’s not always clear who made what, when, and why. In
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Shortly before 600 BC, the Naxos people dedicated the "Terrace of the Lions" to Apollo. Originally, marble guardian lions were erected north of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Tjelvar's tomb is a ship set from the Bronze Age located near the east coast of Gotland and almost directly east of Visby,
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Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com - People who lived in Tasmania about 41,000 years ago witnessed stunning auroras when the Earth’s magnetic field flipped, and for a few
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The mysterious Cucuteni-Trypillian culture lived in Eastern Europe thousands of years ago. They left behind a number of intriguing ancient artifacts, destroyed settlements, and sacred
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Located in Alexandria, Egypt the catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa is one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval Ages. It’s an archaeological
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Standing on a spectacular hilltop in Glen Nevis, to the west of Ben Nevis, we find Dun Deardail, a mysterious, ancient vitrified Scottish fort. Why
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A rare and valuable collection of 651 silver coins belonging to the Roman period was discovered in the ancient city of Aizanoi, located
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Egyptian architects did not sign their buildings, so their impressive achievements or the remains of them, as we see them today can only
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Remains of the ancient historical city of Darabgerd (Darabjerd) are situated six kilometers southwest of the modern town of Darab in Fars province,
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Celtic Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like many mythical Irish queens, Medb had a strong personality, and she was courageous and intelligent but also cunning and sometimes cruel. Queen
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Constructed in the 1st century, around 40 A.D. during the reign of Roman Emperor Claudius, the huge amphitheater of Saintes in France, could
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Millennia ago, the Burnt City (Shahr-e Soukhteh) located in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan and bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, was the largest city
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Sacred city of Caral is America’s oldest archaeological site. Pre-dating the Inca empire by 45 centuries, this magnificent place has survived for 5,000
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In Siberia, there are many interesting stone idols that provide us with valuable history of events taking place in this region of the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The magnificent Inca citadel Machu Picchu in Peru is admired by people for its beauty and it is a remarkable ancient place worthy
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - There is an interesting ancient mystery on the west slope of Profitis Ilias Hill on the Cyclades Islands in Greece. At the site,
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Archaeoastronomy
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - All around the world there are magnificent ancient structures that show our ancestors have always been interested in studying the skies. Our interest
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many interesting ancient structures have been constructed for unknown reasons by people we cannot identify. One such design can be found in the
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Underwater excavation suggests a massive paleo-tsunami struck near the ancient settlement of Tel Dor between 9,910 to 9,290 years ago. Tel Dor was
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It’s often assumed our ancestors created rock art for a reason, and that’s true in most cases. Some petroglyphs can have symbolic meaning,
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Perched on a ridge near the small village of Leo in Jackson County, Ohio there are curious ancient petroglyphs that remain an unsolved
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Etruscans, one of Europe's most mysterious ancient peoples, are believed to have migrated from Lydia in modern western Turkey, settling in northern
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Hatra called the "City of the Sun" (139 BC - 226 AD) stands in the flat area of southern Jazirah, on the west
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - We will now have the possibility to explore King Herod’s magnificent palace as never before. Israeli authorities are set to unveil previously off-limits
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - If you travel to the island of Öland in Sweden, many locals will tell you they still avoid going near Sandby Borg. It’s
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Thousands of never-before-seen rock art carvings have been discovered in the Amazon Forest. These pictures are very interesting because they are among the
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