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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists thought there was nothing left to find at the Bayon Temple in Angor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap, but they were wrong.
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Stone of Destiny, more commonly referred to as the Stone of Scone, is an enigmatic block of sandstone that has played a
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists report the discovery of a previously unknown Late Neolithic settlement near the Tamiš River in Northeast Serbia. According to the team leader,
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Tibetan plateau, renowned as the world's highest and largest plateau, presents a challenge to its inhabitants due to its extreme climatic conditions.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Oppin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, have uncovered a remarkable 4,200-year-old grave that sheds light on ancient burial practices. The grave, dating back to
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology integrated ancient DNA data with a comprehensive archaeological, anthropological, and historical framework. It helped
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The archaeological excavation revealed that in anticipation of the First Revolt in 66 CE and the Bar Kokhba Revolt in 132 CE, the
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - For more than 1,000 years, historians and archaeologists have tried to locate King Cerdic of Wessex's burial place in vain. The discovery of
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Conny Waters—AncientPages.com—Archaeologists working on renovations at George Washington's old mansion, Mount Vernon, stumbled upon two European-manufactured intact and sealed glass bottles dated to the 1700s. Archaeologists at George
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A lead coffin dating back over 1,600 years has been unearthed in a field in Leeds and will soon be unveiled to the
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Throughout history, it is inevitable that all leaders will eventually succeed. However, ancient civilizations' responses to these transitions of power varied greatly. Recent
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating at the Somma Vesuviana site on the northern slopes of Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy have unearthed ruins of what appears
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Recent strides in interdisciplinary archaeological research in Arabia have unveiled new insights into the evolution and historical development of regional human populations, as
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have unearthed a rather intriguing prehistoric construction during their excavation in Marliens, France. The function and precise age of this structure remain
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Utilizing advanced laser technology, archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient city on the Pacific Island of Tongatapua. Aerial scanning devices, employed for
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Children are often curious by nature, and they tend to pay attention to things adults would not even bother looking at. The world
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - How and why could an English railway car end up under an old fortress in Antwerp, Belgium? Belgian archaeologists and other experts are
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating on Jiigurru/Lizard Island off the Queensland coast have unearthed the oldest pottery ever found in Australia. The find is highly significant
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., have discovered a banqueting hall with new
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Two amateur archaeologists in Denmark have made a remarkable discovery. While surveying with a metal detector in a field near Ringsted, located on
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Vindelev treasure is remarkable in many ways. The more scientists investigate it, the more surprised they are. With 800 grams of real
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It is becoming increasingly clear that Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens shared a lot more similarities than we initially thought. A recent study has
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A large trove of coins dating back to the formation of Sweden in the 1100s has been discovered at Brahe Church on Visingsö, the
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The dig at a supposed early Medieval hermitage near Crowland, England, revealed a site with an extensive and intricate timeline. Today, the remnants
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During excavations at the 2,200-year-old Baizhuang Cemetery near the Dengcheng village in the Hubei Province in central China, archaeologists made intriguing discoveries that
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - French archaeologists have announced a significant archaeological finding at Cap d'Erquy, located in the Côtes d'Armor north of Brittany. The remnants of a
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An exciting find in the Swiss Alps has been unearthed: soil layers dating back 7,000 years, intriguingly filled with unexplained furrows and animal
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During an excavation in Oxfordshire, England, archaeologists discovered the remains of a significant Roman villa complex. The site is situated in the village
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Fizine site has been the focus of numerous excavation efforts. In fact, excavations at this location included multiple campaigns between 2017 and 2023.
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A 3,300-year-old Hittite cuneiform tablet found in Büklükale, Turkey, has finally been deciphered and sheds new light on the ancient Hittite civilization. The
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers have found well-preserved evidence of oral bacteria, in two 4,000-year-old human teeth in a limestone cave in County Limerick, Ireland. A tooth
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Emperor Wu, who reigned from 543 to 578, was a prominent figure in China's Northern Zhou dynasty. He is most notably recognized for
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The legendary, fierce female Amazon warriors were long considered a myth, but recent archaeological excavations show these ancient women have earned their rightful
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Conny Waters—AncientPages.com - The morning of August 24, 79 A.D., was disastrous for Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius erupted violently, burying the city under a lethal mix of hot ash,
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are making a new attempt to locate King John's legendary lost treasure. This time, they focus their attention on an area of
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in China have made an incredible discovery. During excavations near the Hexitou village in the Xinfu District, archaeologists located two ruins from
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A massive Old Kingdom mastaba featuring rare and beautiful paintings has been unearthed during an archaeological dig in the Dahshur necropolis, located about
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Jan Bartek- AncientPages.com - Scientists have found evidence people navigated the Mediterranean Sea using technologically sophisticated boats about 7,000 years ago. A recent research conducted by Juan F.
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Some of the earliest evidence of ice skating comes from Scandinavia. About 4,000 years ago, people in southern Finland used bone skates to
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The “Serrote do Letreiro” Site, translated as “Signpost Hill,” located in the Sousa municipality, Paraíba State, Brazil, is of great paleontological and archaeological
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the National Park Service have discovered the archeological remnants of HMS Tyger, a British warship from the 18th century, within Dry
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A late medieval loop for hanging keys or a purse was found near Kamień Pomorski, a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship of
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