Magnificent Meteora And ‘Suspended In The Air’ Greek Monasteries
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Meteora, (means in Greek:” raised from the ground, hanging”) and the ancient monasteries built atop the Meteora mᴀssif represent a magnificent place that does seem to hang in the sky. Meteora in Greece. Credit: Adobe Stock – Romy The Meteora mᴀssif, located on the northwest edge of the Thessaly Plain near […]
How Important Was Dance In Ancient Egypt And What Purpose Did It Serve?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Ancient Egyptians loved to dance. Several ancient Egyptian tomb paintings depict dancers in various forms of dress and many different postures. Dancing was not only a form of entertainment, but it also had a religious value in ancient Egyptian life. There is a deep symbolism behind ancient Egyptian dancing, perhaps […]
Fragment Of A Royal Memorial Inscription Attributed To Sargon II – Unearthed
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A portion of royal memorial inscription, which is attributed to a Neo-ᴀssyrian king, has been unearthed by a team of archaeologists in western Iran. Sajad Alibeigi, who leads the survey said that the inscription that was found in Qabaq Tappeh of Kermanshah province, is attributed to Sargon II, who was […]
Did A Universal Ancient Civilization Give Birth To All Other Cultures Across The World?
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Despite our cultural, traditional, religious, and linguistic differences, humans are often alike. That is not surprising because we all belong to the same race. When we study our ancient past, we find striking similarities between cultures separated by vast distances. Ancient people who were not supposed to have contacted each […]
Sun God Ra Was Venerated In Every Age Of Ancient Egypt’s Long Dynastic History
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In ancient Egyptian religion, Ra (Re) was the god of the sun and creation, who was born each morning in the East and died each night in the West. In the night, he traveled through the underworld, full of more terrible monsters. One of them was a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly and evil […]
Location Of Burial Place Belonging To Alexander Nevsky’s Son And Grandson – Found
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Russian archaeologists have found the burial place of the last two rulers of the Pereslavl-Zalessky principality – Princes Dmitry Alexandrovich and Ivan Dmitrievich, the son and grandson of Alexander Nevsky. “The two princely sarcophagi were on the same line in the southern part of the cathedral: the father was buried […]
Knights Templar’s Legendary Sword In Stone In Terminillo Mysteriously Disappeared – Where Is It Hidden?
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – From once being one of the most wealthy and powerful Western Christian military orders, life changed dramatically for the Knights Templar in 1307. Suddenly, members of the Brotherhood realized they were accused of terrible crimes and must hide their possessions and seek refuge in safe lands. There are many historical […]
Strange Ancient Abduction Case And Mysterious Journey To A Snake King’s Palace In A Parallel World
Ellen Lloyd -AncientPages.com – Sacred ancient texts are filled with remarkable accounts describing individuals who came in contact with unknown technology. Our ancestors left behind stories of people and events that baffle or modern minds because we cannot understand how specific incidents could have transpired. Who are we to judge what our ancestors witnessed? Depending […]
Pilot Mountain Is Home To A Mysterious Underground Civilization – Cherokee Legend Tells
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Stories of mysterious beings who dwell in secret underground worlds are common among many Native American tribes. According to local accounts, these individuals avoid contact with the outside world and can only be seen on rare occasions. Who these subterranean people remain unknown. As previously mentioned on AncientPages, the “Choctaw […]
Did First Settlers From Asia Reached America By ‘Stepping Stone’ Migration Across Bering Sea?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – How, when, and where the first Americans made the first daring journey to the Americas is no doubt ‘one of the greatest mysteries of our time.’ New answers to this puzzle come from a new study from the University of Kansas and universities in Bologna and Urbino, Italy. The “stepping-stones” […]