astronomy Archive

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com -  Like many ancient civilizations, the ancient Egyptians were deeply fascinated with the night sky, actively studying planets, stars, the moon, and other celestial

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A text thought to be lost by the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy (2nd century BC) has been discovered thanks to multispectral imaging, then deciphered

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In the spring of 1900, a group of Greek sponge divers, blown off course by a storm in the Aegean, stumbled upon the

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pyramids and temples of the ancient world were precisely aligned with the direction of the rising or setting sun, moon, star, or planet on

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Inhabitants of the sacred city of Caral were skilled architects, builders, and astronomers who studied celestial objects with great interest. Scientists have discovered

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Is it possible that certain cosmic events have shaped human evolution? One of the most puzzling mysteries concerns what caused humans to start

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Systematic observations of the sky were carried out by Babylonians living in southern Mesopotamia in the middle of the third millennium BC. MUL.APIN,

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Ancient civilizations have always been interested in watching the skies. Solar observatories were built world-wide and astronomy played an important role is humans’

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com  - Ancient astronomical observatories can be found on both American continents and elsewhere. Ancient people who built ziggurats, temples, and observatories, aligned them to exact

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Did ancient Sumerians observe and record the impact of the Aten asteroid over 5,000 years ago? For over 150 years scientists have tried

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A great number of archaeological sites and prehistoric monuments have revealed alignments towards celestial events that played an important role in the life of

David Tee - AncientPages.com - In a nutshell, the Chakana Cross is a simple 3-step cross that captivated the minds and imaginations of the ancient Inca people. As

AncientPages.com - A merkhet ("instrument of knowing") was an ancient Egyptian timekeeping instrument used for telling time at night. It is an amazing example of ancient technology. The device

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Why did our ancestors worship Venus? As we are about to experience, behind a veil of worldwide legends, occult lore and sacred ancient writings

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The magnificent Inca Machu Picchu ruins fascinate people of the modern world. Standing on the highest elevation within the Inca citadel is the

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Known for her astronomical knowledge, Lady of the Stars, goddess Seshat played a vital role in the construction of sacred Egyptian buildings. She assisted

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the distant past, people in Brazil raised fascinating megalithic structures still shrouded in mystery. One intriguing monument is Calçoene, also called the

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The ancient Maya created many books, but almost all of them were burned by conquistadors and clergy. One of those who significantly contributed

AncientPages.com - At first sight, these large circles discovered in a field near Oława, a town in south-western Poland remind us of a crop circle. However, what we are seeing

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many look forward to the Great American Eclipse on August 21 this year. We think about eye protection equipment, weather conditions, and the

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - At first glance, these ancient artifacts may look like ordinary bones covered with insignificant dots. That is not the case, however. Closer examination of