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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Worshiping trees is one of the oldest traditions in India. One such sacred tree is the Kalpa Tree, also known as the Kalpavriksha,
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Scientists have been searching for an ancient temple dedicated to a winged warrior god Haldi for centuries. Was the temple just an ancient myth
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - He was one of the most influential philosophers of all time and one of the greatest Greek philosophers. His life, enigmatic personality, and
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African Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Anansi the Spider is a very popular creature encountered in African mythology. This West African god frequently takes the form of a spider and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mausoleum at Halicarnassus is an ancient burial place of King Mausolus (377–353 BC), the eldest son of king Hecatomnus of Milas (Mylasa), a
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The legendary kingdom of Punt has long been argued by scholars, who are not exactly sure about the location of Punt. It is
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - After Teotihuacan Empire eventually went into decline around 600- 700 CE, the Pre-Hispanic City of El Tajin (“place of the invisible beings or
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Tanis (dubbed "Luxor of the North"), an ancient area in the Nile Delta, Egypt, was an early subject of the archaeologists' interest. The city's
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Once, it was the site of many temples, especially the temple of Seti I, and first of all, this very ancient city is
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Once, it was the site of many temples, especially the temple of Seti I, and first of all, this very ancient city is strongly
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Orang Bunian are mysterious invisible "Whistle People" living in the forests. In Malay folklore, the Whistle People are believed to be forest
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptian schools were in some way similar to the Eduba, ancient scribal school in Mesopotamia. Students in ancient Egypt were mainly wealthy boys who started school
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A legendary master blacksmith Wayland the Smith has different names in the folklore of many other cultures. In French, he is Galand, and
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Civilizations
AncientPages.com - For the last 3,400 years, since 1350 B.C. two gigantic stone statues known as the Colossi of Memnon have been guarding the temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep III,
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AncientPages.com - Many secrets are hidden in Teotihuacan, northeast of Mexico City, Mexico. Aztecs and the Toltecs, reached a place called Teotihuacan that was already enshrined in myth.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Illapa (aka Apu Illapu, Ilyap'a, Katoylla) is considered by many as one of the most important deities in the Inca pantheon. Staty av Pachacutiq
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Akrotiri is situated in the south of the main island of Thera, also known as Santorini, which lies in the Aegean Sea, approximately
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - Like most ancient civilizations, the Aztecs used slaves for a variety of tasks. However, ancient historical records show that slaves in the Aztec Empire had much broader
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Slavic folklore, this nature spirit is known as' Koshchey the Deathless' or 'Koshchey, the Immortal.' Still, it has many other very similar names
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - Located in the heart of Rome, on the Via dei Fori Imperiali opposite to the Colosseum Trajan’s market was the world’s first known shopping mall. It was
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The astrolabe is a beautiful ancient object. It is fair to say it is an instrument with a past and future. It is
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - This funny-looking writing ball was a considered a great invention back in 1870. To our modern society it might look odd, but it was a practical piece
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Civilizations
A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Bandelier National Monument is an archaeological area (50 square miles (130 km2) of the Pajarito Plateau, in the Jemez Mountains and 20 miles west of
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Have you ever wondered where the word salary comes from? The word salary can be traced to ancient Rome and the history of
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - Ancient Sumerian tablets, dating back to 2,500 B.C. excavated at the ancient city Shuruppak are the very first examples of school textbooks, listing gods, animals, as well as
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - Sigmund was a Norse hero famous for being the only one to pull out the enchanted sword from the ever-so-mighty Branstock tree mentioned
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Only four Mayan pictorial manuscripts have survived the organized book-burnings of Franciscan missionaries following the Spanish Conquest. None of these pre-Conquest manuscripts, record chronicles
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Will we ever solve the mystery of California's maze stones? A mysterious prehistoric maze stone is located on a hill west of the city
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Since ancient times, people have constructed mazes. They were created in countless geometric variations, which are complex and intricate. Mazes and labyrinths have been
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In ancient Egypt, pharaohs were considered to be both divine deities as well as mortal rulers. The ancient Egyptian empire lasted for thousands
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to Inca mythology, the Inca are the direct descendants of a mythical first Inca, named Manco Capac, who emerged from one of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Hedeby was the southernmost Nordic town and a key trading center in the Viking Age. Reconstructed house at Hedeby. Image credit: Matthias Süßen
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AncientPages.com - The first evidence of the use of soap can be traced to around 2800 B.C. Soap was invented by Babylonians and also used in Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The belief that spirits resided in the underground world can be encountered among many ancient civilizations. These spirits could be either good or evil.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Vikings' ships were the European Dark Ages' most outstanding technical and artistic achievement. Without these great ships, the Viking Age would never
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Known in various mythologies under different names such as 'Knocker', 'Coblynau', 'Kobold' or 'Skarbnik' (The Treasurer), these mythological spirits were believed to be
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There is a fascinating and entirely different megalithic site, unrelated to those of prehistoric Europe. This archaeoastronomical site is located on the west side
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Bjorn Ironside was the son of the famous Sea King Ragnar Lodbrok. Bjorn Ironside is today remembered for his cunning tactics when his Viking warriors captured
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the richest and best documented ancient sites in India, there are rock shelters of Bhimbetka located in Raisen district, approximately 45 kilometers south-east
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Graeae were three sisters of fate who shared one eye and one tooth in Greek mythology. They were born as old women and
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - For many who worked hard, life in ancient times was often difficult and unfair. Low wages and injustice was common place. The first labor strike in recorded
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ivar the Boneless was the son of Ragnar Lodbrok, the fearless Sea King. Of all of Ragnar’s children, Ivar the Boneless was the most enigmatic.
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