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Linguistic Discoveries
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were two German scholars renowned for their contributions to folklore and linguistics. While they are best known
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Johann Gutenberg’s brilliant printing press changed Europe’s history. People were excited when the first printed books started appearing in Europe. Thousands of titles
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many interesting stories of people who experienced something unexplained, but few incidents are, as out of the ordinary as the accounts
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The very ancient and mysterious Tibetan books "Kantyua and Tantyua" are a treasury of sacred wisdom and a cornerstone of Tibetan civilization. Kantyua consists 108
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the 1200s Baghdad was a prominent and rich ancient city with a high literacy rate. The House of Wisdom was a huge library in
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In part 1 of this series, we discussed ancient accounts focusing on the identity of these mysterious people. We explained why they claimed they
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - If you are a book lover, you would appreciate the annual Icelandic Jolabokaflod or the "Christmas Book Flood." The best Christmas gift in Iceland
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Aristotle of Stagira (c. 384 BC - 322 BC) founded his own school, called High School, in the year 335 BC. It was located
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News
AncientPages.com - On July 12, 1562, Spanish Franciscan priest and bishop of Yucatán, Diego de Landa, burned the sacred books of the Maya. After hearing of Roman Catholic Maya, who
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Very little is known about the original Sibylline books. The original Sibylline books were closely-guarded oracular scrolls written by prophetic priestesses (the Sibylls) in
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Artifacts
AncientPages.com - Bian Que was exceptional doctor who lived about 2,500 years ago. He possessed incredible skills in medicine, was gifted with clairvoyance and was well known as a
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