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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mighty and robust bearded warrior Gilgamesh is remembered as semi-divine King of the Babylonian epic Gilgamesh. The greatest hero of Mesopotamia is believed to
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Minoans appeared to have possessed remarkable technologies; one of them was the creation of tiny, wonderful seals, which were skillfully carved out of
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Biblical Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Garden of Eden is one of many Biblical mysteries. If the legendary paradise existed, we would all like to know where it was
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Probably the most famous medieval ruler of England - though not the best - was Richard Plantagenet, better known as Richard the Lionheart (“Coeur
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - India has been widely known for its iron and steel since ancient times. The Indian state of Telangana, located on the Deccan Plateau, in
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Standing in the center of the archaeological complex of Delphi, few people pay attention to this sacred object of a relatively insignificant structure.
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Egypt’s most mysterious and most interesting figure is the god Thoth (or Djehuty), as the Egyptians called him. This god was highly venerated in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The thirteenth-century Mongolian prince, Kublai Khan, was one of the most influential people in the history of humanity. Kublai Khan was the grandson
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - For many centuries, people in Lithuania have put up crosses on a hill located about sixteen kilometers from Šiauliai, a city in the North.
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AncientPages.com - The cross is best known as a Christian symbol but this ancient universal symbol has its beginnings in the most remote times. The earliest example of the cross
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast have a very complex kinship structure, demonstrated in many carvings on totem poles. A Gitxsan pole (left)
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient city of Pliska was once the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire after the Ancient Bulgars shifted the center of their state from
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Located in northeast Louisiana, North America, about 25 miles from Lake Providence, is a giant C-shaped, 3,500-year-old earthwork known as Poverty Point, a
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - Ancient Pages.com - Why are the 50 groups of about five pillars each clustered on the edge of the Nafud desert in northwestern Saudi Arabia? Were
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The story behind the construction of the temple is in some ways just as remarkable as the temples themselves. For a long time, not
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Celtic Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Celtic tradition describes the Fomorians as terrifying giant creatures, horribly deformed and often mistaken for demons. It is said that this race of
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Urukagina (or Uruinimgina), an illegitimate and controversial claimant to power, ruled only some years (c.2352 - 2342 BC or c. 2700 BC, in older
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to ancient Indian epics and esoteric doctrine, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were two of the Seven Rishi Cities of the Rama Empire. Archaeologists and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Several thousand years ago, before the dawn of historical times, in a remote region of the Himalayas lived a group of remarkable individuals
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - With its magnificent pyramids, the sphinx, mysterious tombs and enigmatic hieroglyphs, Egypt is a country full of ancient secrets, some of which are heavily
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The ancient Egyptians viewed their civilization as a legacy coming directly from divine beings who existed in Egypt thousands of years before the pharaonic
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages. com - There is a mysterious force that in Japan is known as Yokai (“Yōkai”). According to ancient Japanese beliefs, Yōkai (in Chinese: 'kanji', which
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Historical Figures
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient Babylon was home to some powerful dynasties and rulers. Hammurabi. Image credit: Windu1789 - CC BY-SA 4.0 One of them was Hammurabi,
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Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Magnificent ancient city of Petra was first inhabited by a Semitic-speaking tribe of the Edomites, mentioned in the Bible as descendants of Esau, the
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many researchers refer to the Hyksos as West Asian people, but who these people were is not exactly known. They were officially known as
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Thalia Lightbringer - AncientPages.com - This Cherokee tale is interesting because it relates a philosophy of life which was practiced by many Native Americans. They used every part of
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Symbols played an important role in ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian religion had many gods and symbols, some of which were only associated with the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There is an ancient, superstitious, and almost universal belief that certain people possess the supernatural power to cause disaster, illness, calamity, and even
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - EN.KI ("Lord of Earth"), was the Sumerian water god of Eridu, located in the southern wetlands of what is today Iraq. He was also
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A Sumerian epic poem entitled "Inanna and Enki" says that the art of writing was among many essential elements of civilization, transferred from Eridu, the City
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Biblical Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many people have never heard of the mysterious Biblical Q source. That’s not very strange because so far no-one has been able to prove
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - Archaeological excavations and examinations of bones, caves, and various ancient artifacts reveal that the Neanderthals were not as primitive as previously thought. Neanderthals are our closest extinct
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Hopi Indians' encounter with Maasaw was very emotional and frightening. His physical appearance was so horrifying that many of the Hopi Indians
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among three prominent Tamil dynasties that ruled in Southern India, the Chola Dynasty, which ruled for four hundred years, is considered to be the
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - We know that ancient civilizations burned or buried their dead. That was common practice in ancient times, and the same applies today. What
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One of the most beautiful and mysterious ancient places in Bulgaria is the Thracian city of Perperikon. Located in the Eastern Rhodope range, about 15
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There is a wonderful, snow-white horse, in Hindu mythology, which is known as Uchchaihshravas. Uchchaihshravas is considered the best of horses, archetype, and king
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The first Pharaoh in Egyptian recorded history was Menes-Narmer and his reign marks the beginning of human civilization. As recorded on the Palermo Stone,
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Ancient History Facts
Cynthia McKanzie - AncientPages.com - Without access to modern technology, calculating the circumference of the Earth in ancient times was by no means an easy task. Yet, two
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Vahanas are incredible animal vehicles of the Hindu gods and goddesses. From Hindu mythology, we learn that each deity has an animal
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