Amazing Time Capsule – La Roche-Cotard Cave Sealed For 50,000-Years Offers Evidence Neanderthals Were The World’s First Artists
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Recent research has shown that engravings in a cave in La Roche-Cotard (France), which has been sealed for thousands of years, were actually made by Neanderthals. This research was performed by Basel archaeologist Dorota Wojtczak together with a team of researchers from France and Denmark, whose findings reveal that the […]
Rare 1,400-Year-Old Temple Possibly Used By East Anglian Kings Discovered In Suffolk, UK
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have found more evidence that a site at Rendlesham, near Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, UK, was important to East Anglian Kings. Previous excavation led to the discovery of a large timber Royal Hall, confirming the location as a royal settlement of the East Anglian Kings. The 1,400-year-old hall was […]
New Light On The Complex Evolution Of Our Feet
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An extensive study sheds new light on the complex evolution of our feet. “The human foot is one of the most complex masterpieces of evolution, a work of art in biomechanics: not only does it allow us to walk, run and jump, but it is also a true witness of our past […]
Archaeologists Discover Long-Lost Scottish Monastery Of Deer And Solve An Old Manuscript Mystery
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – It is believed that the earliest written Scots Gaelic in the world was produced in the Monastery of Deer in the late 11th and early 12th century. These texts, Gaelic land grants, were placed in the margins of the Book of Deer, a pocket gospel book originally written between 850AD […]
490-Million-Year-Old Trilobites Fossils Reveal Ancient Map
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Ten newly discovered species of trilobites, hidden for 490 million years in a little-studied part of Thailand, could be the missing pieces in an intricate puzzle of ancient world geography. Trilobites are extinct sea creatures with half-moon-shaped heads that breathed through their legs. A 100-page monograph in the British journal offers […]
Fortified Bronze Age City Filled With Magnificent Ancient Treasures Solves A Mystery In China
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For the last 80 years, farmers in the Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau, China, have encountered many Bronze Age artifacts in the fields. Many locals sent these ancient objects to authorities, and several artifacts can be seen in museums. Still, archaeological experts have long wondered where these beautiful 3,000-year-old jade objects originated. Part […]
Troublesome Ancient History Of Forks That Were Long A Shocking Sensation
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Should you eat the food using five or three fingers? You should use a fork. At the beginning, a fork did not gain many enthusiasts in Europe. Fork and leather case. Southern Germany or Austria, mid-18th century. Image via cooperhewitt.org What is the history of the fork? When the first […]
Vast Network Of Previously Unknown European Bronze Age Megastructures Discovered
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – There are still many unknown ancient structures in Europe. Due to their hard-to-reach location, some prehistoric buildings can only be detected from the air using an ultra-compact, drone-deployed Lidar that can penetrate the environment. Archaeologists using satellite images and aerial pH๏τography have uncovered a previously unknown network of mᴀssive sites […]
Magnificent 2 Meters Tall Marble Apollo Statue And Other Artifacts Found In San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating at Bagno Grande in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy, have all reasons to celebrate. The 2023 excavation campaign that lasted three months resulted in many new and exceptional discoveries. Located 110 km southeast of Florence and 70 km southeast of Siena, Bagno Grande, San Casciano dei Bagni, Tuscany […]
Egtved Girl’s Unique 3,400-Year-Old Style Of Dress
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – About 3,400 years ago, a teenage girl died and was buried near Egtved, west of Vejle, Denmark. Although she is long gone, learning some things about her life is still possible. Her oak coffin was found in 1921 by Jutlandic farmer Peter Platzand and she was named the Egtved Girl. […]