Silver Offers Evidence Viking Age Started Much Earlier Than Previously Thought – Archaeologist Says
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Vikings, traditionally depicted as primitive bearded warriors, had a fondness for some of life’s precious things. In Europe, hundreds of buried hoards of silver testify to its attraction for Vikings when they lived more than 1,000 years ago. “Clearly they loved the stuff,” said Dr. Jane Kershaw, an archaeologist at […]
Mystery Of The Faceless Woman Found In A 1,000-Year-Old Royal Grave
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have unearthed a strange 1,000-year-old grave containing the remains of a woman and man. The most curious aspect of this discovery is that the woman’s face is missing. It is almost as if it was hollowed out, scientists said. The puzzling find was made at the site of a […]
Roman Fort Of Apsaros Reveal Some Of Its Archaeological Secrets
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – This autumn, the Polish-Georgian Gonio-Apsaros expedition completed the 10th season of excavations at the Roman fort of Apsaros, south of Batumi on the Black Sea coast of Georgia. The fieldwork of the team headed by Dr. Radosław Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw) and Prof. SH๏τa Mamuladze […]
Men Are Slowly Losing Their Y Chromosome – Is The Future Of Humanity In Danger?
AncientPages.com – The Sєx of human and other mammal babies is decided by a male-determining gene on the Y chromosome. But the human Y chromosome is degenerating and may disappear in a few million years, leading to our extinction unless we evolve a new Sєx gene. Credit: Adobe Stock – Sebastian The good news is two branches […]
Unraveling The Mystery Of The Phoenix – Symbol Of The Sun And Eternal Rebirth Of Life
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – What is behind the story of Phoenix, the bird of immortality that rises from the ashes? The Phoenix is known in various forms and names throughout the Middle and the Far East, the Mediterranean, and Europe. It is a symbol of resurrection. Phoenix – Mythological Bird. In Greece, the phoenix […]
Oldest Known Spearthrowers Found At 31,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site Of Maisières-Canal
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The hunter-gatherers who settled on the banks of the Haine, a river in southern Belgium, 31,000 years ago were already using spearthrowers to hunt their game. This is the finding of a new study conducted at TraceoLab at the University of Liège. The material found at the archaeological site of […]
Missing Pieces Of The Magnificent Golden Tree Of Lucignano Discovered
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One does not need to be an art expert to recognize the value of the magnificent Golden Tree of Lucignano. Created by goldsmith Gabriello d’Antonio, the Golden Tree is a masterpiece of Italian goldsmithing. Golden Tree of Lucignano. Credit: Lucignano Museum The Golden Tree is a grandiose reliquary 2.70 m […]
Mystery Of The Österödskvinnan (Österöd Woman) Who Lived In Sweden 10,000 Years Ago
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Österödskvinnan (Österöd woman) lived 10,000 years ago in Sweden. Her skeleton, the oldest ever found in Sweden, is now, for the first and last time, on display at the Gothenburg City Museum, Sweden. “This is a unique archaeological find that has great significance for our interpretation of ancient times. […]
Spectacular Giant Bronze Age Hall Found Near Berlin, Germany May Be Connected To Legendary King Hinz
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists in Germany report discovering the largest building of its kind from the Nordic Bronze Age (circa 2200-800 BC). The spectacular find was made near the royal grave of Seddin in the Prignitz district northwest of Berlin. Aerial view of the mᴀssive 3,000-year-old structure. Credit: Universität Göttingen / Sem. UFG […]
Secrets Of Lake Huron – Mysterious Disappearance Of Long-Lost Steamship Solved
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The steamship Africa vanished without a trace on a stormy October night in 1895. For 128 years, many wondered what had happened to the ship, and today, we finally have an answer to this question. Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick, a pair of documentary filmmakers, have now solved the ship’s […]