Pre-Columbian Archive
Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In June, construction workers in Hidalgo, Mexico, were expanding the Pachuca-Huejutla highway when they stumbled upon an unexpected find. Beneath the surface lay
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The ancient giant stone spheres in Costa Rica in the Diquís Delta, in southern Costa Rica, are considered unique examples of the complex
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Sea level changes caused the decline of one of the longest pre-Columbian coastal societies of the Americas 2,000 years ago, known as Sambaqui.
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Gran Coclé culture emerged in what is now the Panamanian province of Coclé, near the Santa Marta River. There is extraordinary archaeological
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many of the so-called Aztec temples were temples that existed before the Aztec empire did. Many peoples and cities were conquered and forced to
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Ancient Technology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is plenty of evidence that our ancestors much more advanced than we previously thought. The use of electricity is supposed to be a
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Most agree today that Christopher Columbus was not the first person to discover America. Who exactly discovered America and when is still a subject
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - On December 26, 1665, the Codex Cospi (or Codex Bologna) was given as a Christmas gift to the Italian nobleman Ferdinando Cospi (1606 -
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One of the most mysterious artifacts we encounter in North America is the puzzling Waubansee Stone. The three-foot-high, 3,000-pound boulder of granite has a
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Jama-Coaque Culture developed from 500 BC - 500 AD and was named for the modern towns of Jama and Coaque located in the
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