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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A forest is an exceptional place where the passage of time ceases to have meaning. It simply does not exist. Each forest has
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - About 5,000 years ago, Los Millares was Europe's biggest and most important town. The ruins of the city of Los Millares are situated
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Maya Blue has been a scientific puzzle mainly due to its unusual chemical composition. Maya blue is a highly resistant artificial pigment.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many crimes in ancient Greek myths. This story is about a terrible crime committed by forty-nine maidens, who were later punished
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The legend of Prester John arose during the period of the Crusades when European Christians hoped to regain the Holy Land (Palestine) from
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Hnefatafl or tafl was an ancient Viking board game that became very popular in medieval Scandinavia. The Vikings played board games as early as 400
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AncientPages.com - As a means of communications, the Inca used fast roadrunners to relay messages. The roadrunners were the mailmen of the Inca Empire. Not everyone could become a
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Stone of Destiny is more popularly known as the Stone of Scone. It is an enigmatic block of sandstone, used for centuries in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Magnetic compass is an indispensable navigation tool that has played a significant role in our history. We find the first use of a
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AncientPages.com - Forensic experts from Denmark and Norway have opened a sarcophagus containing the remains of descendants of Viking ruler Rollo in Normandy, France. DNA studies will hopefully once
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Salzburg Catacombs, hewn out of the Mönchsberg (a mountain named after the Benedictine monks), just above the church, are located in an ancient St.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Oral Inca traditions tell of a magical kingdom hidden deep in the Amazon jungle, east of the Andes area of Cusco, Peru. This
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Hovenweep became a National Monument in 1923, but the site is a very ancient. "Hovenweep" is a Paiute/Ute word meaning "Deserted Valley". It is
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Dublin, the capital of Ireland was founded by the Vikings. Vikings were first spotted off the coast of Ireland in AD 792. In the
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Was princess Tadukhipa of the ancient Mitanni kingdom the famous Egyptian queen Nefertiti? Today, Nefertiti is remembered as an Egyptian queen renowned for her
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are not many ancient Egyptian temples dedicated to two gods. Temple Of Kom Ombo is unusual because it honors both the ancient Egyptian
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In 1880, archaeologists discovered a Viking grave in Norway. Scientists examined the burial site, but fear of moisture led to the decision that
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A remarkable, ancient archaeological site Guachimontones (‘Los Guachimontones’) is located just outside the modest little town of Teuchitlán, Jalisco, 43 kilometers (26 miles) west
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are still many un-deciphered ancient scripts scientists try to learn more about. Among them is the mysterious Isthmian script, also been referred to
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The familiar saying that the conquerors write history applies well to the forgotten ancient kingdom of Tuwana that was more or less erased
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AncientPages.com - Until recently, people believed that vulcanization, combining rubber with other materials to make it more durable was discovered by Charles Goodyear who received his patent in 1843.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient Tintagel Castle has quite spectacular natural topography, particularly the eroded neck of land dividing the island from the mainland. Located on both sides
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the most puzzling geometrical designs found elsewhere is a spiral found on countless rocks, sculptures, boulders, and ancient cave walls worldwide. With
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Codes of Ur Nammu, written on a Sumerian clay tablet are the world’s oldest laws known to exist. The codes were composed
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to ancient sources, Seneca (c. 4 BC - AD 65), the Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist used to read "all the books in
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the local dialect, the Chogha (also known as Tchogha) means abnormal hills, and “Zanbil” means the basket, and since this site was
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Three huge Viking swords tower over Hafrsfjord just outside Stavanger, Norway. This extraordinary artwork - Sverd I Fjell (Swords in Rock) was created
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Do all living beings have a soul? What happens to the soul after death? For as long as anyone remembers these questions have
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There is an ancient and very curious legend of Britain. This legend was first mentioned by the historian Geoffrey of Monmouth in 'History of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The history of banks can be traced to ancient Babylonian temples in the early 2nd millennium BC. In Babylon at the time of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - He was well-known for his intelligence and wisdom. Imhotep, or "he who comes in peace," was an ancient Egyptian genius and the great
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Mithradates VI Of Pontus (120-63 BCE), often referred to as the Poison King, was a brilliant toxicologist. He was obsessed with poison and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - “Chac Mool” (chacmool) is one of the most famous ancient statues throughout Mexico and it has been seen in many important ancient places. 'Chacmool'
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AncientPages.com - The Vikings used a Runic calendar often written on parchment or carved onto staves of wood, bone, or horn. The year was divided into moon phases and the calendar reflected
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AncientPages.com - Located in the in the Nevsehir province, Turkey, the impressive Kaymakli underground city consists of elaborate labyrinth of tunnels, caves and low, narrow passages. There are 36
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Archaeological discoveries reveal the Vikings filed their teeth for unknown reasons. Teeth filing was a very painful process. What is most intriguing is
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Medieval people used many instruments to keep track of time. During the Middle Ages, a combination of water clocks, sundials, and candle clocks
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Very little is known about Pennard Castle, a ruined castle near the village of Pennard in the Gower Peninsula in South Wales. The
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Etruscans had many prophets, and Tages was the most important one. The Etruscan religion was based on the idea that the destiny of man
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AncientPages.com - Have you ever wondered how North America got its name? In ancient times, America was visited by many foreigners such as the Vikings and of course Christopher
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - About 3000 years ago, a mysterious people called the Etruscans settled in a region of Central Italy known as Etruria. They were one
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AncientPages.com - Going out on the streets of ancient Rome after dark was a very dangerous thing. By the first century BC, the time of Julius Caesar, ancient
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