ring Archive

Extraordinary Kite-Shaped Pictish Ring Found At Moray Fort In Scotland

AncientPages.com | September 5, 2024

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The archaeological excavation at the Burghead fort in Moray has yielded a significant discovery: a Pictish ring with an intricate setting. This find

Child Finds Impressive 1,800-year-Old Ring Engraved With Minerva Goddess On Mount Carmel, Israel

Archaeology

Child Finds Impressive 1,800-Year-Old Ring Engraved With Goddess Minerva On Mount Carmel, Israel

AncientPages.com | July 17, 2024

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An ancient ring, approximately 1,800 years old, has been discovered on Mount Carmel in Israel. The artifact was found by 13-year-old Yair Whiteson

Archaeology

‘Incredibly Mysterious’ Bronze Age Gold Penannular Ring Found In Norfolk

AncientPages.com | April 24, 2023

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Recently declared a treasure, it takes one look to realize this Bronze Age ring is unusual. The ancient gold ring was found by

Archaeology

Unique Heart-Shaped Jesuit Ring At Fort St. Joseph In Michigan

AncientPages.com | September 17, 2022

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - While excavating at fort St. Joseph in Michigan, an archaeology student unearthed a beautiful, unique heart-shaped Jesuit ring. The intact ring has been

Archaeology

Ancient Bronze Ring Bearing The Image Of St. Nicholas May Have Been Worn For Protection

AncientPages.com | December 28, 2021

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - This weekend, Christmas was celebrated worldwide and here in Israel, with decorated fir trees, colorful lights, and of course with hats and figures

Archaeology

Rare Sphinx Seal Belonging To Roman Emperor Discovered In India Confirms Existence Of Legendary Muziris

AncientPages.com | October 1, 2020

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Whenever the Sphinx is mentioned most think of Egypt, but the Sphinx was a being most ancient civilizations were familiar with. Artifacts depicting

Caligula’s Stunning Sapphire Ring Tells Of A Dramatic Love Story

Artifacts

Caligula’s Stunning 2,000-Year-Old Sapphire Ring Tells Of A Dramatic Love Story

AncientPages.com | July 10, 2020

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It's hard not to admire this stunning 2,000-year-old sapphire ring. It's an ancient Roman treasure believed to have once belonged to Caligula, the

Archaeology

Remarkable Intact 700-Year-Old Ring With Image Of St. Nicholas Found In Jezreel Valley, Israel

AncientPages.com | March 6, 2018

AncientPages.com - A rare, intact 700-year-old bronze ring bearing the image of St. Nicholas was accidentally discovered work in the garden of a home in the Jezreel Valley, Israel.

Left: A silver ring shaped like a snake which was found in Catterick © Northern Archaeological Associates; Right: One of the many keys found in Catterick, North Yorkshire. © Northern Archaeological Associates

Archaeology

Discovery Of Roman Settlement, Workshops And Artifacts Will Shed Light On Their Life In Northern England

AncientPages.com | April 13, 2017

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have recently discovered a range of Roman objects through a major road improvement scheme in North Yorkshire. The artifacts including Roman shoes, keys, a rare silver

Andvaranaut: Magical Ring That Made Gold And Was Stolen By Norse God Loki

AncientPages.com | April 12, 2017

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Andvaranaut, also called Andvari's loom, is a powerful, magical ring capable of producing gold. It was forged by the shape-shifting dwarf Andvari,

A new study suggests that a ninth century ring from a Viking site in Sweden came directly from the Islamic civilization. The ring includes an inset of colored glass engraved with ancient Arabic script.

Archaeology

Surprising Inscription Discovered On Birka Ring – Ancient Viking Artifact

AncientPages.com | May 13, 2015

AncientPages.com - At first sight, the Birka Ring, an ancient Viking artifact resembles just an old ring. However a closer examination of the ring revealed a surprising discovery, an