Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Most ancient civilizations believed in the practice of magic to heal diseases and ward off the evil eye, and there were sorcerers one could contact and ask for assistance with problems that needed to be
AncientPages.com – When and where did our ancestors first fashion footwear? We cannot look to physical evidence of shoes for the answer, as the perishable materials from which they were made would no longer be evident. Ichnology, the study of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists exploring the waters on the Western coast of Silicy have discovered dozens of ancient artifacts dating back to the Battle of the Egadi Islands. The find was made in the sea of Levanzo,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar report detecting huge ancient structures beneath the 3,000-year-old Zerzevan Castle in Turkey. Have scientists discovered an enormous ancient underground city or something else? The nature of the ancient structures hidden below
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – After 13 years of absence due to the civil war in Libya, archaeologists from the University of Warsaw return to study Ptolemais, a large ancient city on the Mediterranean coast. One of their tasks will
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have found a beautiful life-sized statue of a water nymph estimated to be 1,800 years old. The ancient statue was discovered during excavations in the ancient city of Amastris (modern Amasra), located on the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In the Middle Bronze Age, numerous waves of migration flowed into the territory of today’s Poland and Ukraine. Their traces are now read thanks to new genetic research. Image source Population studies and kinship studies
AncientPages.com – Depending upon how you do the counting, there are around 9 million species on Earth, from the simplest single-celled organisms to humans. It’s reassuring to imagine that complex bodies and brains like ours are the inevitable consequence of evolution, as if evolution
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Another fascinating ancient treasure has been discovered in Norway, but this one is something truly exceptional. Experts say it is the largest gold treasure of it is kind found in the country! The lucky finder
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A leading team of researchers have discovered what is believed to be a complete Neolithic cursus set within a rich prehistoric landscape on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. This monument type is among the first that was
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Birds descended from theropod dinosaurs by the Late Jurassic, but our understanding of the earliest evolution of the Avialae, the clade comprising all modern birds but not Deinonychus or Troodon, has been hampered by a
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists report having discovered four incredibly well-preserved Roman swords in the Judean Desert. This very rare find was made in a small hidden cave located in an area of isolated and inaccessible cliffs north of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Limestone spheroids, enigmatic lithic artifacts from the ancient past, have perplexed archaeologists for years. While they span from the Oldowan to the Middle Paleolithic, the purpose behind their creation remains a subject of intense debate.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists conducting mining archaeological investigations have discovered an extremely well-preserved 2,000-year-old child shoe in a salt mine! The special find was made by the German Mining Museum Bochum, Leibniz Research Museum for Georesources. Excavations were
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In 2007, a passerby discovered a scarab seal at Tel Gerisa, located in northern Tel Aviv, bearing the image of a walking lion. Image credit: Israel Antiquities Authority “Since time immemorial, lions have been a
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – During excavations in Jerusalem’s heart, archaeologists recently unearthed an intriguing fragment of a Byzantine-era jar handle. They estimate the artifact is approximatly 1500 Years. Image credit: Israel Antiquities Authority “On the handle fragment, an engraving
