Aleppo Archive

Clay Cylinders With Oldest Known Alphabet Unearthed In Ancient Syrian City Of Umm-el Marra

AncientPages.com | November 21, 2024

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - What appears to be evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history is etched onto finger-length, clay cylinders excavated from a burial site

Aleppo soap. Image credit: Bernard Gagnon

Ancient History Facts

Soap Was Invented In 2800 B.C By Babylonians

AncientPages.com | June 17, 2016

AncientPages.com - The first evidence of the use of soap can be traced to around 2800 B.C. Soap was invented by Babylonians and also used in Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt,

Unsolved Mystery Of The Giant Footprints Outside The Ain Dara Temple

AncientPages.com | June 7, 2014

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Outside the Ain Dara temple's entrance is a pair of giant footprints. It remains unknown who made them and why they were carved.