Ancient Artifacts
Thousands of intriguing ancient artifacts have been discovered world-wide. Some of these ancient artifacts give us a deeper understanding of our ancestors’ customs, traditions, beliefs, level of technology and scientific achievements. Many of the artifacts are also mysterious and puzzling because we haven’t yet been able to determine their true purpose.
Artifacts Archive
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have spent much time working on the examination and conservation of a Medieval shipwreck wreck found near the Old City Harbour of
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While excavating at Hattusa, the capital of the kingdom of the Hittites in the late Bronze Age, archaeologists unearthed a unique 2,800-year-old object made of ivory.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - One does not need to be an art expert to recognize the value of the magnificent Golden Tree of Lucignano. Created by goldsmith
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The story of the unique Late Bronze Age logboat started many years ago. It has taken scientists and other experts many years to
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Vindelev gold treasure is of great historical importance. Discovered in a field in Jelling, Denmark, the remarkable treasure has re-written ancient history.
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - After almost 2,000 years, the first full word from the Herculaneum scroll has been deciphered by a 21-year-old computer science student at the
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The two Roman coin hoards were discovered by metal-detectorists David Moss and Tom Taylor in Caerhun Community, Conwy, during the winter of 2018-2019.
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In 2022, archaeologists made a very unusual find. A Medieval folding chair was discovered in a woman's grave in Steinsfeld in Central Franconia
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - New imaging and scientific investigations by a team including a King's College London academic has found traces of the original paint used to
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - This beautiful little key was recently recovered by our Kemble field team from a Newland Homes site near Claverham, North Somerset. Medieval key from Court De
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - For nearly 1100 years, in the area of the present state of New Mexico, in the mountains of Mogollon, lived a tribe of
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A rare 2,500-year-old Scythian bone sceptre has been found in a grave by archaeologists excavating in the prehistoric salt mining and urban center
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Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com - The game mancala may have originated as far back as 6000 BCE in Jordan and is played around the world to this day. It
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - For as long as anyone can remember, children loved to play with various toys, but kids living a long time ago did not
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - As many as 35 beautiful 1,400-year-old gold figures were discovered at a site where a Pagan temple was once located outside Lillehammer, Norway.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Anyone, regardless of age, place, and nation, can always find something of archaeological value. You have to keep your eyes open; before you
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Most ancient civilizations believed in the practice of magic to heal diseases and ward off the evil eye, and there were sorcerers one
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Another fascinating ancient treasure has been discovered in Norway, but this one is something truly exceptional. Experts say it is the largest gold
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The metal detectorist could hardly believe his eyes when he saw what he had found. He was looking at a magnificent Viking Age
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When archaeologists recently carried out an excavation at Vinjeøra in southern Trøndelag County, they made a surprising discovery that they had only dreamed
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com -During a rescue excavation in 1996 in the town of Lod, one of the most impressive mosaic floors in Israel was discovered! Image credit: Israel
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A luxurious artifact carved out ivory dating from the time of the Kingdom of Judah period (9th–8th centuries BCE) was uncovered during an
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - One of the first finds in new excavation reveals a glimpse of Roman life at Milecastle 46 on Hadrian’s Wall. Steelyard beam. Image
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - When archaeologists discovered the ancient figurine, they assumed it was a horse, but this is not the case. Scientists have now uncovered a
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An extraordinary Medieval sundial has been discovered in the old town of Marburg, Germany. Students at Marburg University had been excavating the site
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Palmwood shipwreck was discovered off the coast of the Dutch island of Texel in the Wadden Sea. The ship, whose name is
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists found a curious ancient artifact while excavating in a cave in Poggio Nativo, Lazio, Italy. The object in question has been described
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - This summer, archaeologists have worked hard at the Vernon Parish site in the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana, United States. While digging through
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Five treasure finds, including three hoards and two grave groups of Bronze Age and Roman date, were declared treasure on Tuesday 11th July 2023
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A metal detectorist has discovered a part of a Bronze Age twisted gold torc in a field near Mistley, on the River Stour
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The fort of Vindolanda, one of the earliest Roman garrisons, built by the Roman army in England, is one of Europe's most important Roman
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - More than 700 years ago today, on May 20, 1310, shoes were made for the first time for both right and left feet.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists report the discovery of an ancient pendant that may have the oldest carving of a penis ever unearthed. The stone was found
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - At our recent Taylor Wimpey excavation at Bidwell West, Bedfordshire, our Milton Keynes field team have uncovered a medieval timber-framed building and a series of medieval enclosure ditches.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating site Stöð on Stöðvarfjörður in East Iceland have found a small stone carved with a Viking Ship. This little find may
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A team of researchers, including a Virginia Commonwealth University professor, has discovered rare prehistoric instruments made from the bones of birds dating back
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A couple in Denmark found a huge runestone under the floor while renovating the kitchen in their house in the village Mosekær just
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It was a chance discovery. The piece of wood could have easily gone onto the bonfire or been treated as trash. Luckily, Derek
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Urnes brooch is beautiful and eye-striking. Archaeologists have unearthed many Urnes-style brooches in Norway, and scientists say this type of jewelry was
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When most researchers looked at a puzzling group of artifacts discovered at French archaeological sites, they presumed these to be ornaments or clothing.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The gold bust of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is so precious it has only been displayed a dozens of times and never in
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