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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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It is unknown how, when, and by whom the buildings were raised, but it is obvious their creators were excellent astronomers. Many of
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The population on Rapa Nui didn't crash because the Europeans came. Nor did they live in idyllic equilibrium with nature for centuries. Rapa
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Sogdian temple of Jartepa II is located in the countryside, on the caravan route from Samarkand to Penjikent, in the area that
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Romans were skilled builders, and throughout their vast empire, we find their impressive, massive, and long-lasting structures. A view of Hadrian's Wall
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Bethsaida is frequently mentioned in the Gospel, and archaeologists have long tried to locate this Biblical place. It was not really a city,
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Ancient Technology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Knowledge of acoustics was not uncommon among ancient people. Many ancient cultures used and modified architecture for acoustic purposes. The musical sound of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - We continue our investigation of ancient monuments the world for some reason is not allowed to see. As explained in part 1, it
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - For a very long time, Native Americans have told stories about great floods that devastated Tennessee, USA. Memories of these catastrophic events have
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Megadrought that caused the end of the Green Sahara and its vegetation, also heavily damaged human settlements in Southeast Asia. Researchers have now physical
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Mosaics were a popular art form for thousands of years and in many cultures around the world. The art is old and the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Tell Mozan, the site of the ancient city of Urkesh, holds a significant place in both historical records and myths. This ancient city,
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Archaeoastronomy
Jan Bartek- AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are trying to solve an ancient mystery and that is not easy because there are several contradicting theories. Around Jerusalem, there are several
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Whenever ancient monuments, tombs, artifacts, prehistoric skeletons, or anything else of historical value are discovered, the site where the findings took place should
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In 2010 excavations of the ancient city of Dara in southeastern Mardin province, archaeologists unearthed a 1,500-year-old mass grave. Dara - located in
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archeologists discovered the remains of a massive and complete structure similar to Rome’s Colosseum in the 2,700-year-old Mastaura ancient city in the Aegean
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Five years after its destruction, the ancient Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria has been digitally reconstructed by the UC San Diego Library’s
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Thousands of years before the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, and the Maltese temples were built, people of Arabia constructed the mustatils. The mustatils are
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Located 20 km (12.4 mi) north of the Al-`Ula town, 400 km (248.5 mi) northwest of Medina, and 500 km (310.7 mi) south-east
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While excavating at the Kultobe settlement in Turkestan, archaeologists made an impressive discovery of great historical significance. Researchers found not only fragments of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - From part 1, we already know why the Professor was convinced that his discovery was extraordinary and could expand our knowledge of ancient
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many years ago a distinguished Professor of ethnology and archaeology made a remarkable discovery that could have rewritten history. Together with a scientific
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A man, living in the Central Anatolian province of Çorum, has been engraving symbols and figures unique to the Hittites on stones, with
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The ‘modern’ version of ancient Egyptian is interesting, and who can deny that the land of pyramids is full of ancient marvels? It’s
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Beautiful Machu Picchu in Peru is visited by millions who want to admire the ancient city’s magnificent architecture. This ancient place is on
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptian pyramids are magnificent and worthy of admiration. Egypt can be proud of all its beautiful ancient monuments, tombs, statues, and countless
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The year was 1191 and King Richard Lionheart had no intention of surrendering to harassing attacks by Saladin's forces. The Battle of Arsuf
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - INAH (National Institute of Anthropology and History) scientists say that the Pyramid of the Moon, which is the second main structure of the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Dragons played an important role in the mythology of many ancient cultures. In Asia, the dragon was one of the four totems of the ancient
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Using remote-sensing technology and a geophysical survey, scientists have discovered a massive, underground anomaly. It has been suggested Iron Age temples of the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When archaeologists started to investigate the ancient holes at Løykja in Norway, they were not particularly excited, but then they suddenly found evidence
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Hyksos, who ruled during the 15th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, were not foreign invaders, but a group who rose to power from
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the ancient times' most amazing technologies is underground irrigation canals known as "qanats." The qanats transported water from water wells to
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During the Middle Bronze Age, about 4,000-5,000 years ago, an unknown civilization was present in the Middle East. These mysterious ancient super-builders left
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A new study conducted on pottery items uncovered in the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron suggests the cave was used and visited
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Curiosity can be a great asset as it helps us to gain knowledge and understanding of the world around us. Yet, sometimes, curiosity
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The ancient city of Patara on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast fascinates visitors with traces of history and the stories of people who once lived
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many reports of strange sightings of unknown beings and mysterious lights around certain mountains and unusual hills. The most famous ones
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Living underground has many advantages. Ancient people knew this, and they constructed many remarkable cities that we are investigating today. But sometimes, archaeologists
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In the vicinity of Toruń that is one of the oldest cities in Poland, archaeologists discovered massive 7,000-year-old structures with a rounded or
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In a flooded cave of Quintana Roo in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, underwater archaeologists and cave divers have discovered overwhelming evidence of prehistoric mining of
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeological excavations conducted at the site of the ancient city of Pergamon show that the region is even older than first thought. In
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - New cultural relics have been revealed during the 70-day long excavations that shed new light on the mysterious capital of Medes, which is
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