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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - When someone says "Eureka," it's because they have suddenly found or realized something or solved a problem. Scientists often shout Eureka when they
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An amateur archaeologist in Romania has discovered a unique ancient Roman parade mask. Roman-era iron masks are rare, making this a unique find.
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Secret, coded letters penned by Mary, Queen of Scots, while she was imprisoned in England by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I, have been
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AncientPages.com - When construction work began on a new arts center in Newport, south Wales, in 2002, the builders on site could scarcely have imagined what they would
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AncientPages.com - In January 2023, a group of archaeologists excavating tombs in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, near Cairo, discovered the mummified remains of a man named Hekashepes, who lived
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating on the site of a new town in Devon, UK, have unearthed an ancient road, Bronze Age homes, Roman farmsteads, and
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The rare and unusual life of an anchoress, a woman who devoted her life to prayer while living in seclusion, has been unearthed
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In a cave just south of Lisbon, archaeological deposits conceal a Paleolithic dinner menu. As well as stone tools and charcoal, the site
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Evidence for the earliest known Maya calendar has been found in San Bartolo, Guatemala, by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An interdisciplinary team of scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU, Singapore) has found that rapid sea-level rise drove early settlers in Southeast
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Saving lives is more important than archaeological and historical sites. However, regretfully, we must inform you that the ancient Gaziantep Castle has been
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists in Italy report discovering a giant ancient Roman structure near Naples. There is still little information about the subterranean structure, but according
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Jan Bartek- AncientPages.com - Known for their military courage, the nomadic warriors known as the Huns were feared. They were excellent horsemen and archers who invaded southeastern Europe
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - New research has revealed that the process of 'peopling' the entire continent of Sahul—the combined mega continent that joined Australia with New Guinea
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Conny Waters - AncientPages-com - The Geneva court has ruled 15 ancient objects will be returned to Greece from Switzerland. Criminal investigations reveal the ancient artifacts were illegally
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When many ancient monuments and prehistoric places are either neglected or destroyed, news emphasizing the importance of preserving heritage is welcome. Located near
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating the site of Coleshill Manor in Warwickshire have uncovered evidence of what could be one of the first battles of the
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A team of researchers led by a Texas A&M University professor has identified the Manis bone projectile point as the oldest weapon made
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - How should we live when we know we must die? The first work of world literature, the Gilgamesh epic poses this question. More
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Founded in the 780s, Kaupang (in Old Norse' kaupangr', 'market' or 'trading place) was Norway's important commercial and production city for Vikings and others.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Excvations in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Lagash continue, and archaeologists report they have unearthed a 5,000-year-old food tavern. A close-up of the
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have found what they say is the first solid scientific evidence suggesting that Vikings crossed the North Sea to Britain with dogs
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Several accounts of the legend about the mythical and highly spectacular submerged city of Ys exist. When reading about this mysterious place, one
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A beautiful gold pendant on a chain linked to King Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon has been unveiled by the British Museum.
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A photo submitted by an elderly woman has helped glacial archaeologists from Secrets of the Ice to identify a strange ancient artifact. The
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are appealing to the public for help with an unusual carving they unearthed at Nesscliffe Hill, UK, in 2022. Paul Reilly, a
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - At the end of 2022, MOLA archaeologists in Norfolk, UK, announced the amazing discovery shedding new light on the life of Anglo-Saxons. Scientists
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It is always splendid when ancient knowledge can be preserved for future generations. One of the greatest Greek philosophers was Aristotle of Stagira
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have concluded that Anglo-Saxon monasteries were more resilient to Viking attacks than previously thought. Lyminge, a monastery in Kent, was on the
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Striped clothing is common today, and most people have some fabrics with this pattern in their wardrobe. However, the history behind striped clothing
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered 30 amazing ancient Roman gems while excavating at a site in modern-day Carlisle, just behind Hadrian’s Wall, located near the
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Rome, Italy, have again reason to be proud of a new discovery. This time scientists unearthed an ancient marble statue of
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - About 2,500 years ago, people tossed unique and beautiful treasures into a lake. Today the site is a drained peat bog converted into
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Our knowledge of the Neanderthals is constantly improving, but some aspects of our ancient ancestors' spiritual beliefs are still a riddle. Scientists are
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered a 2.37-meter sword and an unusual Bronze Age mirror in Japan. The find was made in the prehistoric Tomio Maruyama
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AncientPages.com - That humans originated in Africa is widely accepted. But it’s not generally recognised how unique features of Africa’s ecology were responsible for the crucial evolutionary transitions from
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Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com - The Latest Permian Mass Extinction (LPME) was the largest extinction in Earth’s history to date, killing between 80-90% of life on the
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A fragment of a wooden axle from a cart or possibly a chariot has recently been identified for us by dendrochronologist Michael Bamforth
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Over the past few years, citizen scientists from the Heritage Quest project have scoured the entire Veluwe and Utrechtse Heuvelrug areas for unknown
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists excavating at the Melka Kunture archaeological site in Ethiopia have discovered that early human species were resourceful and more intelligent than previously
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered elements of the city's fortifications and an intriguing carved hand imprint as they
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have previously discovered that the ancient Mesopotamian city of Lagash, which flourished nearly 5,000 years ago between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers,
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