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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - At first glance, these ancient stones appear to be scattered all over the place. They vary in size and shape and the entire site
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Why has our week 7 days? The length of our day, month, and the year is based on astronomical observations. However, why we
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The earliest rulers of the long-lasting civilization of Egypt were called "The followers of Horus." At the beginning of its long history, Egypt
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Thor was a very popular deity, particularly in Iceland and the western part of Norway; several complex rituals related to him existed, and
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AncientPages.com - On November 6, 1217, the Charter of the Forest was first issued at St Paul's Cathedral, London, as a complementary charter to the Magna Carta from which it had
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Our history is full of accounts of horrible battles, bloodthirsty warriors, ruthless kings, and queens seeking more power and territory. The ancient people who
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AncientPages.com - Piracy is widely regarded as the world’s oldest profession. Many of the most well known pirates in historical lore originate from a period known as the Golden Age
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Shaka Zulu will be remembered as a great leader and conqueror who united over 100 chiefdoms into one mighty kingdom. He was one of
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Astronomical tradition of ancient China was an important part the country’ cultural tradition and dates back to the Bronze Age and 1800 BC. Through
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to an ancient Egyptian legend, the Valley of the Kings was protected by a goddess called Meretseger. The goddess took the form of a
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - He kept the true purpose of his expedition confidential. Until this day many people still do not know what kind of inner force drove
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many beautiful ancient ruins we can admire in Greece, a country that is rich in history and culture. Among them are
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A gnomon ("one that knows or examines") is the part of a sundial that casts a shadow. The term has been used for many
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Wilhelm Tell was a Swiss national hero symbolizing the political and individual freedom struggle. The scene depicting the hero shooting an apple off
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - People who visit Scotland often ask where they can find the mysterious and beautiful village of Brigadoon. It's a place where the passing of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Ragnarok (Ragnarök) is the world's end as the Vikings knew it. The concept of fate dominates Norse mythology, and to the Norse people,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like most children of the ancient world, Viking children did not have much time to enjoy their childhood. Work, learning, duties, and responsibility started
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Millennia ago, a beautiful Egyptian city existed in the western Egyptian delta along the Rosetta branch of the Nile River. Its name was
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Civilizations
A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com – Ur-Nammu was a Sumerian king who reigned about 2112-2095 BC and was a founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Initially, he held the position
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In ancient times, the seven men were sentenced to death and sent into a certain cave. The cave was sealed off, and the
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Chinese Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the earliest forms of the Chinese Phoenix is the nine-headed bird (“Jiu Feng”), a monster in Chinese mythology. The creature –
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Odin is probably the most complex figure of all the Norse Gods. In the Norse pantheon, Odin is considered ‘Allfather’ and ruler of Asgard,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In 1650 B.C., Egypt was invaded by a group of foreigners who, according to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus called themselves Hyksos. The
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Archaeology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sumerian writing was invented in the second half of the fourth millennium BC. Initially it was used to write Sumerian language; later, however,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Copper was used by several ancient civilizations for a number of reasons. It was the first metal ever used by ancient man, dating
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Today, Pasargadae are ruins of an ancient city in southwestern Iran, in the village of Mashhad-e Murghab, in the Zagros mountains, at an altitude
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the Valley of The Queens, tombs were cut into the hills from the 19th Dynasty onwards for the princes, queens, and some
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AncientPages.com - Kindred Spirits is a wonderful monument in Ireland built in honor of Native Americans. The story behind the creation of this structure is based on true generosity
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the great personalities of the ancient world is Hammurabi. Proud of his military achievements as a ruler of Babylon, he wanted
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Who were the Rosicrucians? Why did this society conceal its identity under various names? Who was the mysterious author of the Order’s manifestos? Who was
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An untouched by looters through several millennia, a remarkable, intact tomb was discovered by Leonard Woolley during his excavations at the "Royal Cemetery of
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AncientPages.com - The mummification process was well-known and practiced by many ancient civilizations. Various mummification techniques were used and ancient people wanted to preserve the body of the deceased
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lemminkainen is a prominent figure in Finnish mythology. He is a handsome young man, a hero, but also a frivolous, ostentatious character with liking
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Apophis (also known as Apep) symbolized chaos and the powers of darkness. This huge snake was feared by the ancient Egyptians, who believed
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - He became the King of Scots and fought one of the most significant battles in English and Scottish history. He was a target
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - More than a thousand years, Babylon (in Akkadian "Babilim" means "Gate of God") was the symbol of power, greatness, and destruction. For over
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - White Temple was located in the sacred precinct of the god Anu in the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk (now, Warka), Iraq, which
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AncientPages.com - When fisherman Ned Maddrell from the Isle of Man died on December 27, 1974 many thought the ancient Celtic language vanished with him. Ned Maddrell was the
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In 1949, Russian archeologist Sergei Rudenko made an extraordinary discovery while excavating burial mounds and a Scythian prince's tomb in southern Siberia. Pazyryk
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Elves can be traced back to Norse, Celtic, and Germanic mythology, but they are also frequently mentioned in folklore and literary writing. According
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