125,000 Years Ago Neanderthals Hunted Elephants Much Larger Than Extinct Woolly Mammoths
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Hunting the now-extinct straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) was widespread among Neanderthals, concludes a research team. In the study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences scientists write that they have closely examined the bones of elephants that are approximately 125,000 years old that were discovered in Gröbern in […]
Mysterious Stone Age Cemetery Found Near The Arctic – Why Are The Graves Empty?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – There is a large prehistoric hunter-gatherer cemetery south of the Arctic Circle. Scientists call the place a cemetery even though the graves are empty. The Tainaro site was first excavated about four decades ago, but “the unpublished findings and their potential significance have evaded wider recognition. Despite the absence of […]
Roman Copper-Alloy Tortoise Figurine Discovered In Suffolk, UK
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A beautiful small Roman copper-alloy tortoise figurine has been recovered by a local metal detector user near Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, UK. Tortoises or turtles were most often ᴀssociated with the god Mercury in the Roman world, and Mercury is often found accompanied by turtles/tortoises in iconography. Mercury was the god […]
Baths Of Caracalla: Italian Antique Thermae Complex For Leisure, Gossip, Business And Socialisation
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Baths of Caracalla are undoubtedly among imperial Rome’s most ambitious architectural masterpieces. Aerial view of Baths of Caracalla. Credit: Adobe Stock – Stefano Tammaro Their name relates to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus from 198 to 217 AD, better known by his nickname ‘Caracalla. ‘The Baths of Caracalla […]
Seven Bronze Age Swords And Large Hoard Of Slavic Coins Found In Germany
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Seven impressive Bronze Age swords and a large hoard of Slavic coins have been unearthed by volunteer archaeologists in Germany. The find was made in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Ministry of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs announced in a press release that the seven swords were found in fragments […]
Strange Reports Of A Mysterious Stone-Throwing Phenomenon And Invisible Enтιтy Encountered Worldwide
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Someone is out there watching you and your house. Is it revenge, bad luck, or mere coincidence? You feel frightened, vulnerable, and helpless. How can you stop something you can neither control nor see? For hundreds of years, people worldwide have reported curious cases involving a mysterious stone-throwing phenomenon no […]
Paleolithic Humans May Have Understood The Properties Of Rocks For Making Stone Tools
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study has clarified differences in the physical characteristics of rocks used by early humans during the Paleolithic. Scientists found that humans selected rock for a variety of reasons and not just because of how easy it was to break off. This suggests that early humans had the technical […]
Advent: Facts And History About The Christian Season Celebration
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Advent is a Christian season celebration that begins on the 4th Sunday before Christmas. In 2023, Advent begins on Sunday, December 3rd, and ends on Sunday, December 24th. The period covers four Sundays. The candles in the Advent wreath are lit every night during Advent. The first candle is lit the […]
‘Completely Unique’ Seal Matrix Found Near Norwich, UK
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Found in a field, near Horsham St Faith north of Norwich, UK, by a metal detectorist this beautiful seal matrix has been hailed as “completely unique” by experts. Most likely, the Medieval seal matrix belonged to a monk. This beautiful and rare artifact is “a window into someone’s spiritual world […]
7,000-Year-Old Unique Artifacts Discovered Under Melting Ice In Canada
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered dozens of unique artifacts that span more than 7,000 years in melting ice patches in British Columbia’s Mount Edziza Provincial Park, Canada. During the survey, over 50 perishable artifacts were found near Goat Mountain and the Kitsu Plateau in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, a region that is a volcanic landscape “extremely […]