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AncientPages.com - In 2023 alone, the board game industry topped US$16.8 billion and is projected to reach $40.1 billion by 2032. Classics like “Scrabble” are being refreshed and transformed,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered a remarkable Roman-era structure submerged near the Campo di Mare coastline on Italy's western coast. The submerged building on the
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AncientPages.com - The Crosby-Schøyen Codex, an important early Christian book containing five distinct texts all copied by the same scribe, is going up for auction in June at
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery of what is believed to be the largest prehistoric rock art in the world. These engravings, carved
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Fossils
Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com - A team of paleontologists has discovered a fossil of a gigantic flying reptile from the Jurassic period with an estimated wingspan of
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AncientPages.com - When it comes to its connection to the sky, Stonehenge is best known for its solar alignments. Every midsummer’s night tens of thousands of people gather
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The ancient Celtic civilization of the pre-Roman Iron Age in Western and Central Europe left a rich cultural heritage, evident in massive burial
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have conducted a fascinating study on the remains of 25 individuals buried between the 12th and 15th centuries in the castle at
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The mighty Viking Hall Lejre is not mentioned in the epic Beowulf, but there might be a connection between the hero and the
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Ellen Lloyd—AncientPages.com - Residents in Connecticut, New England, have long been perplexed by a peculiar underground mystery that has disturbed their daily lives. This ancient subterranean mystery was known
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AncientPages.com - The Knights Templar, a legendary monastic military order forged in the fires of the Crusades, continue to enthrall 21st-century audiences. Did this seal symbolize the order’s
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Since antiquity, the Egyptian civilization has depended on the Nile River, relying heavily on its annual floods for sustenance and prosperity. Nilometer on
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Fossils
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - North America was once a realm dominated by megafauna, colossal creatures that roamed the land during the last ice age, approximately 50,000 years
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - One of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries of recent times was the uncovering of the so-called Seahenge off the north coast of Norfolk,
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com -The Great Living Chola Temples were built by powerful kings of the Chola Empire, which stretched across southern India, and the neighboring islands. Airavatesvara
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When archaeologists ventured into the narrow Scottish cave, they had no clues of what they might uncover, if anything at all. As they
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - This wooden tablet known as the Dispilio Tablet (or the Dispilio Disk), contradicts history as we know it. If it is proved one
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The recent discovery of a 2,300-year-old gold ring set with a precious stone in the City of David, Jerusalem, Israel, is a significant
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPage.com - Ramesses II, the legendary Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt (1292–1190 B.C.), has long been recognized as one of the greatest and
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The timing of the first human arrival in the Americas has been a subject of intense scientific debate for years. However, a scientist affiliated
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AncientPages.com - Humans arrived in Australia at least 65,000 years ago, according to archaeological evidence. These pioneers were part of an early wave of people travelling eastwards from
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Bees are among the most recognized insects, celebrated in ancient myths and folklore across various cultures worldwide. These important creatures have been integral
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Fossils
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com -The emergence of Homo sapiens in the Eastern Asian region has been a main subject of scholarly investigation. However, a scarcity of well-preserved and accurately
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the Wisconsin Historical Society have discovered that the depths of Madison's Lake Mendota in Wisconsin harbor a remarkable find – as
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have uncovered several enigmatic stone structures in Illinois, believed to predate Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. The purpose and origin of
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have found evidence that people in almost all corners of the world have practiced tattooing for thousands of years. Tattoos are a part of
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AncientPages.com - Some people fear that breaking a mirror can lead to seven years of misfortune. The history of this superstition may go back to the ancient Greeks
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A significant archaeological discovery was made during excavations in the 1950s at the Dziadowa Skala Cave in the Czestochowa Upland region of southern
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Peru is famous for being one of South America's most significant rock art sites. The fascinating Toro Muerto, a desert gorge, is situated
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Queen Nitocris of ancient Egypt's Sixth Dynasty remains shrouded in mystery. Historians cannot agree whether Nitocris was a historical person or a mythical
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The recent discovery of thousands of stone artifacts and animal bones in a deep cave on Timor Island has prompted archaeologists to reevaluate the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An Oregon State University study has uncovered evidence that Indigenous groups in the Pacific Northwest intentionally harvested edible camas bulbs at optimal stages
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Inuit concept 'Sila', a multifaceted term encompassing 'the world, the universe; nature, the air, the wind(s), the weather; the place or space outside,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - One of the oldest known suits of European armor, the 3500-year-old Dendra suit, was discovered in 1960 near the village of Dendra, just
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers from the University of Bern precisely dated Dispilio, a prehistoric settlement of early farmers in northern Greece to more than 7,000 years
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Human Beginnings
AncientPages.com - The Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) fascinate researchers and the general public alike. They remain central to debates about the nature of the genus Homo (the broad biological
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The intriguing tale began when locals stumbled upon an anomaly many years ago, prompting them to report their findings to fishermen. However, no
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Myths & Legends
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - According to Norse beliefs, our world is inhabited by numerous spirits that play a crucial role in human lives. Norse spirits were revered
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DNA
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Iron Age in the highland region of Pang Mapha, northwestern Thailand, was characterized by a unique mortuary practice known as the Log
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Graham Senior, a geography teacher, was tidying his garden when he suddenly discovered a mysterious ancient Ogham stone in Coventry. This particular stone,
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many myths and misconceptions about the Vikings. One is that they were dirty and did not pay attention to their appearance.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The dispersal patterns of early humans across continents and islands have long been the subject of intense scholarly debate. Drouseia Skloinikia, the newest
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