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
Ancient Technology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers at UCL have solved a major piece of the puzzle that makes up the ancient Greek astronomical calculator known as the Antikythera
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A rare 1800-year-old coin depicting the head of the Roman emperor Antonius Pius (86 – 161) was Roman emperor during the time 138
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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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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An ancient idol of Vishnumurthy (or Janardhana, which is another name of Lord Vishnu) was found in an abandoned well in the vicinity of
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Shanon Sinn - AncientPages.com - Vancouver Island’s enigmatic Hepburn Stone is displayed at the Nanaimo Museum. At first glance, it is nothing more than a large rock under
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Over twenty thousand years ago, primitive man noticed that a piece of hollow cane or dried-up fruit shell could make a sound if
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have unearthed 15 ceremonial objects during excavations carried out in the pre-Inca ruins of the Kalasasaya Temple, Tiwanaku, located in the department
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In the Early Bronze Age of Europe, ancient people used bronze objects as an early form of money, even going so far as
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The rare, 2,700-year-old seal of Biblical King Jeroboam II's servant has long been considered a forgery, but new chemical analysis proves the bulla’s
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Roughly 8,200 years ago, the island of Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov in Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, housed a large burial
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The medieval treasures including coins and jewelry that could possibly belong to a Ruthenian princess and sister-in-law of 12-century Polish king Bolesław the Wrymouth
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A six-foot-tall statue of a female figure who may represent an elite woman rather than a goddess, or some mixture of the two,
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Ancient Technology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - More than 12,000 years ago, people developed a sophisticated technique for making a play dough-like material from mammoth ivory. This prehistoric technique enabled
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Many treasure hunters spend years searching for something valuable, but sometimes the most precious ancient objects can be discovered by those who don’t
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Stealing ancient artifacts has become a common crime these days and authorities are doing all they can to retrieve antiques that are often
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A large number of artifacts dated back to the Bronze Age were found hidden in a truck with Romanian license plates, driven by a
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A total of 49 works of ancient art that had been looted and smuggled out of Iran some four decades ago have recently
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Considered as the symbol and protector of fertility and abundance in pre-historic times, Cybele statue is now displayed in an Istanbul museum. The
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The collector with ‘advanced archaeological knowledge’ used metal detectors to illegally build his own collection of valuable artifacts by secretly looting various sites
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A 'lost' 5,000-year-old artifact -one of only three objects ever recovered from inside of the pyramid’s Queen's Chamber, has been finally found at
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An ancient tablet dated back over 2,000 years was unearthed in Duhok province in northern Kurdistan in March this year, and recently, the
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - For the first time ever we get the chance to see the Conan Stone, a rare Pictish stone decorated with strange, massive mythical
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the earliest workshops that designed and created mold-blown glass was the one that belonged to Ennion, but even before him, there were
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Though the exact number is unknown, authorities estimate tens or even hundreds of thousands of Sumerian artifacts have been stolen from Iraq’s museums
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mesha Stele, which is also known as the Moabite Stone, is one of the most valuable Biblical artifacts. It was accidentally discovered among the
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - One of the world's earliest examples of art, the enigmatic 'Venus' figurines carved some 30,000 years ago, has intrigued and puzzled scientists for
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists unearthed two ancient statues of deities in the ancient city of Kibyra in Turkey's southwestern Burdur province. Kibyra,(or Cibyra Magna), was the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some ancient artifacts are truly puzzling because figuring out their purpose is challenging. The 2,000-year-old Disco Colgante is an object that was produced
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A bizarre prehistoric clay mask or a figurine, lacking a mouth but featuring human and animal traits, has been discovered during the latest
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Members of the European Parliament from twelve EU member states have called on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to return the Parthenon Marbles,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It’s certainly not an artifact archaeologists can expect to find often so it’s understandable they are excited about this amazing discovery in central
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A silk shoe that belonged to Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France who was executed during the French Revolution, auctioned with a
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Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Sometimes one should think twice before throwing away objects that may appear to have no value. About 40 years ago, farmer Håkan Linder
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A marvelous juglet containing pure four gold coins has been unearthed in Jerusalem. The coins are still in excellent condition despite being at
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A man who was out searching for mushrooms in the Jesenicko district of Northern Moravia, Czech Republic made a startling discovery. To his
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - This beautiful 2,000-year-old gem seal was found in the drainage canal in the City of David in Israel. It’s a curious artifact because
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An attempt to smuggle three artifacts made of porcelain and glass at Alexandria port - failed, according to the authorities. The head of
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It's not unusual to find ancient silver or gold coins in Europe. Often related to a turbulent year of civil war, or escape
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Tools made by some of North America’s earliest inhabitants were made only during a 300-year period, according to a new study. The findings
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During a pandemic is can be troublesome to conduct archaeological excavations, but it’s not always impossible. Archaeologists in Canada have discovered 35,000 unique
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Today many modern parents visit shops to buy toys for children. Ancient people also wanted their kids to have something fun to play
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A Canadian woman has sent back to Italy five artifacts she stole from Pompeii in 2005, during her visit to Pompeii, the ancient
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