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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The American Southwest desert holds intriguing archaeological secrets that challenge our understanding of ancient history. Excavations in this region have uncovered artifacts that
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A study offers insights into ancient Arctic Canadian cultures, focusing on Paleo-Inuit and Thule-Inuit peoples. Looking down on Pangnirtung, Nunavut. Image credit: Lindsay
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Ancient DNA from bones and teeth suggests plague's role in Stone Age population decline. One of the complete skeletons found in the Frälsegården
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Myths & Legends
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Great Smoky Mountains have a rich cultural and natural history beyond their national park status. These mountains span from Virginia to northern
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists recently unearthed a significant find in Cyprus: a 4,000-year-old temple in Erimi. This discovery is potentially the oldest known sacred site on
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – We, humans desire to understand the world around us. It is in our nature to seek answers when we encounter something puzzling or
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AncientPages.com - We often hear that Aboriginal peoples have been in Australia for 65,000 years, "the oldest living cultures in the world." But what does this mean, given
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An international research team comprising scholars from the Universities of Tübingen, Siena, and Bologna conducted an analysis of cultural artifacts left by early Homo
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The recent archaeological discovery in Peru has shed new light on the region's ancient history. Before the Spanish conquest, the Inca civilization was
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Storytelling has been with humanity as long for as anyone can remember. Before the development of written language and paper, our ancestors utilized
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - An archaeological finding in Washington has provided compelling evidence to support an ancient Native American legend. Many had long dismissed the legend as
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AncientPages.com - K’ahk’ Uti’ Witz’ K’awiil knew his history. For 11 generations, the Mayan ruler’s dynasty had ruled Copan, a city-state near today’s border between Honduras and Guatemala. From the
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Recent archaeological findings in Venezuela have revealed potential evidence of a previously undocumented ancient culture. The discovery occurred in Canaima National Park, located
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AncientPages.com - High-resolution analysis of the genomes of individuals buried in a 4,500-year-old collective tomb at Bréviandes-les-Pointes, near the French town of Troyes, has revealed a surprising story
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Numerous intriguing rocks bearing unidentified symbols have been discovered across various locations in the United States. While some have undergone scientific examination, researchers
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Human Beginnings
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Bone remains found in a high-altitude Tibetan cave (3,280 m above sea level) indicate that an ancient group of humans survived here for
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Cahokia Mounds settlement near present-day St. Louis was a significant urban center approximately 900 years ago. With a metropolitan population of around
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Underwater Discoveries
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A 3, 300-year-old shipwreck with intact amphorae was found 90 km offshore at 1. 8 km depth in the Mediterranean Sea. Image credit:
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Myths & Legends
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the Irish lore, the god Ogma (Ogme, Oghma) was the son of Danuand Dagda and belonged to one of the eldest of the Tuatha
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Recent research has revealed new insights into the repopulation of central Europe following the last Ice Age. The study indicates that human resettlement occurred
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DNA
AncientPages.com - Neanderthals, the closest cousins of modern humans, lived in parts of Europe and Asia until their extinction some 30,000 years ago. Genetic studies are revealing ever
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - There is no doubt. Archaeologists are convinced "something" of historical importance is buried in the fields in south-eastern Norway, but what is it?
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Pömmelte, often called "Germany's Stonehenge," is an ancient monument in Saxony, eastern Germany. This archaeological site bears several similarities to its more famous
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The end of the last Ice Age 11,700 years ago resulted in widespread global flooding due to melting ice and rising sea levels.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the rugged terrain of Alberta, Canada, a peculiar incident that intrigues historians and archaeologists alike unfolded. A police officer, while on duty,
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The formation of Sussex is a complex historical process that spans several centuries. In 410 AD, following the departure of Roman legions from
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Artifacts
AncientPages.com - The Parthenon marbles are rarely out of the news. Most recently, Turkish officials have rejected claims by the British Museum that British diplomat Lord Elgin was
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Being well-dressed has a long and fascinating history that extends far back into human civilization. Archaeological evidence suggests that our ancestors' appreciation for
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Techniques developed to analyze the ripples in spacetime detected by one of the 21st century’s most sensitive pieces of scientific equipment have helped
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Historic shipwrecks are often associated with the possibility of discovering submerged treasures on the ocean floor. However, for the Cornell research team investigating
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation's archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a civilian settlement surrounding an auxiliary Roman fort dating from approximately
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York, have documented the first known instance of Down syndrome in Neandertals. An international team
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The recent reassembly of the only known surviving Roman lorica squamata armor marks a significant milestone in archaeological research. This exceptional find, unearthed
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In ancient Egypt, less than 1% of the population could read and write during the Old Kingdom period. This was primarily due to
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Exploration of North America's pre-Columbian history reveals a complex tapestry of potential early visitors. Archaeological evidence suggests several ancient civilizations reached the continent
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - You’re driving. It’s late and dark. The road is desolate, and you are eager to get home, but suddenly, you see a strange,
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from Innsbruck have made a significant discovery during excavations on the Burgbichl hill in Irschen, southern Austria. The team, led by Gerald
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Anyone interested in ancient history has undoubtedly seen a number of prehistoric ruins that were once part of magnificent ancient monuments, cities and
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Recent archaeological discoveries on the island of Janitzio in Lake Patzcuaro, central Mexico, have shed new light on the region's pre-Hispanic past. The island,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - A peculiar and unsettling phenomenon has been occurring in a small Oregon town, drawing significant attention from residents and researchers alike. The incident
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The discovery of a rare historical artifact by Sarah Brackstone, a 47-year-old amateur historian and mudlarker from the East Midlands, exemplifies the rewards
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Recent archaeological excavations in the Czech Republic have unearthed one of Europe's oldest monumental burial monuments. This significant discovery was made during a
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