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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - No one knows exactly where the term "Yankee" comes from but in the mid-1700s it was used by the English as an insulting
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Polish archaeologists discovered a structure and objects that may indicate that Tel Erani site in Israel was one of the first places in
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Native American legend of the salt witch and her deadly encounter with a chief tells how Nebraska's great Salt Basin was formed.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists discovered 30 prehistoric monolith stones (from 1 m to 1.60 m) and one human skeleton in central France. Archaeologists said the findings
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Antarctica may not be the place most people associate with ancient history, but this remarkable continent still holds many secrets. This virtually uninhabited,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - From the late Middle Ages until the mid-17th century, Italy was widely known for employing mercenary leaders – condottieri. In his book "Mercenary
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It may look like an iPhone, but this artifact is not a modern invention. The 2,500-year-old black rectangular object was found in a
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In ancient myths and legends, Lailoken is portrayed as a mad prophet who lives in the woods. He is said to be a
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Ancient Symbols
Matthew LaCroix - AncientPages.com - We continue where we finished in part 2 of this series. The conquering of the Americas was part of a much larger plan
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Wales were stunned when they unearthed a huge Iron Age roundhouse at Dinas Dinlle. This ancient structure is extraordinary, and experts say
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Aegir (Ægir) was the ancient jotun lord of the sea, who belonged to a primeval order of gods, predating the Aesir, the Vanir,
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Ancient Symbols
Matthew LaCroix - AncientPages.com - We continue where we finished in part 1 of this series. Evidence shows that the Flag of Mexico actually represents the historical account
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Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It’s time to reevaluate our historical image of Viking women who were much more prominent than previously thought. It was long assumed that
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - The Kingdom of Judah was born when the people of Israel demanded to have a king reign over them, as the surrounding nations
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient sources, Aglaonice (also Aganice) is mentioned as the first Greek female astronomer of the 2nd or 1st century BC and natural philosopher.
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Ancient Symbols
Matthew LaCroix - AncientPages.com - The purpose of this article is to reveal the truth behind how ancient civilizations viewed the symbols of the eagle and serpent, the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Stone tools and other artifacts unearthed from an archeological dig at the Cooper’s Ferry site in western Idaho suggest that people lived in the
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - While visiting an ancient temple, he came across an iron kettle. Being a scientist who often worked with various metals, he noticed the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Being judged by the Greek gods was horrible, but receiving an eternal punishment was the worst that could happen. Sisyphus tried to escape
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A unique, ornate sword has been discovered in a mysterious pre-Viking tomb in Uppsala, Sweden. The sword belonged to a person of high
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - He was an accomplished and respected scientist whose work remained classified. One can say that his life was as mysterious as the secret
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A wealthy and brave shipowner, Laskarina "Bouboulina" Pinotsis (1771–1825) was a fleet commander who participated in the War of Greek Independence against the
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - We are so used to shaking hands with others that we hardly think about how, where, and why this custom was born. In
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Vali was the god of eternal light and the youngest son of the god Odin. His mother was the earth goddess Rindr
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Ancient Technology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Many ancient civilizations constructed stunning buildings that still stand today. Modern scientists have long wondered how our ancestors were able to lift giant
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - St. Paul’s Catacombs provide us with the earliest archaeological evidence of Christianity in Malta. The ancient Roman burial site is the largest and most
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A decision to deliberately destroy a 12,000-year-old Mesopotamian city has sparked outrage and controversy. Hasankeyf, located on the banks of the Tigris River
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One can only imagine how frustrated and angry this scientist must have felt when he discovered something incredible beneath the waters, only to
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - After being submerged for 50 years, the stunning Spanish Stonehenge can now be admired once again. The 5,000-year-old site believed to have been
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Celtic Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Cernunnos is one of the most mysterious deities worshiped by the ancient Celts. His widespread and complex cult dates to the Bronze Age and
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers have recreated Cleopatra’s ancient perfume, which will be showcased in a National Geographic exhibit. The ancient Egyptian city Thmuis (Tell Timai) in
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - People in Croatia during the 5th to 6th centuries may have used cranial modifications to indicate their cultural affiliations, researchers say. The latest
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - We continue to explore many ancient mysteries of the Knights Templar. In part 1 we discussed a secret meeting organized by influential persons
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The concept of life after death is often mentioned in Norse mythology, and there are several stories about the journeys of the dead and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Legend has it that champagne was invented by Dom Perignon, a monk from the Benedictine order, who in 1668 was lucky to taste
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - New research has found that the population of Ireland was in serious decline for almost 200 years before the Vikings settled. Previously it
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Scripts, Paintings & Inscriptions
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting Virgin of the Rocks contains some surprises. Using a technique called infrared reflectography (IRR) researchers
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A small piece of papyrus that was excavated on the island of Elephantine on the River Nile a little over 100 years ago,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Tsuchinoko is a legendary ancient creature that appears in Japanese myths. Interestingly, people in modern times report having encountered the fearsome snake-like being.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Knights Templar have fascinated historians, writers and the public for many centuries. Much has been written about this powerful and wealthy Christian military
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Modern humans traveled across the Eurasian steppe about 45,000 years ago, which means the date is about 10,000 years earlier than archaeologists previously
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The face of one of Scotland’s oldest druids, believed to have been more than 60 years old when she died during the Iron
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